THE 7 BEST FREE APPS FOR TRAVELERS

Reverso

If you have done any study of Turkish, you will know that every Turkish word can mean multiple different things and often it is hard to understand which meaning is intended unless you really understand the context of the conversation.

This app is helpful for travelers because, unlike Google Translate which only gives you one option for a sentence, this app will give you multiple options.

It will help you converse with others much easier and actually learn a few things as you go.

Tureng

Google Translate is often the most commonly used when needing a quick translation. It is a helpful option for sure.

Definitely recommend Google Translate for the camera, live-action translation feature.

The difference with this app is that it will provide you with multiple means for the word you’re searching for. When you use this app, you will understand why Reverso is so helpful.

Here you will also find Turkish phrases and idioms as well.

yemeksepeti

Jet lag is no joke. Sometimes it seems easier to transition than others. But for those times that you are so tired and don’t want to cook or prepare something, this app is a winner.

This is the Turkish version of Uber Eats or the like. Again, within the app, you can change the city and have multiple addresses.

You can order all sorts of foods and discover new things, without having to lift a finger.

wise

Every month I send myself money using this handy app. It has the lowest fees for time sent that I have found.

While there are other apps to use, they aren’t as fast and the difference in fee isn’t worth it in my opinion. You might not use it as much if you’re just visiting.

It comes in the most handy when you need to pay someone in TL (Turkish Lira) because apps like PayPal and Cash don’t work here. If you use the link above, you can even get a free transfer!

trafi

I am a huuuuuge Google Maps fan, and this didn’t make the list since it is already on most people’s phones.

Trafi is different because you change which city you want in the settings. They currently have 8 different countries.

But here you can see the routes for all the different modes of transportation. It is so helpful in discovering a new route to take. You can also map a journey (though I find I do this more often on Google Maps still).

units plus

As an American, one of the hardest things for me still is conversions. Here they are Celsius and meters and kilograms. Even the money has to be converted.

This app, even the lite version, allows you to convert all the things. So whether you need to know how much something is in dollars or what the temperature is or so on, you can use this brilliant app.

bitaksi

Safety is often a big concern when traveling to this part of the world. While you can most assuredly hail the yellow taxis, sometimes you aren’t in an area that has a plethora of taxis passing by.

This app is helpful because it will call a genuine taxi and it will have a record of what taxi picked you up and where they took you.

If you do just hail a taxi, and make sure that the meter is running. Also, realize they will always take you the faster way (and usually more expensive) unless you tell them otherwise.

If you don’t get a Turkish number while you’re here, you can use iTaksi instead.

Radar bot

This one is a bonus! If you plan on renting a car and doing any driving, I highly recommend using this app. 

If you’re from America, you will assume that speed limits will be posted and you will know easily how fast you should be going so you can obey the laws. 

It is not that way, at least in my experience. When we rented a car and drove around there were a ton of cameras (which they tell you about thankfully) but I never knew how fast I should be going for the radar. 

With this app, you’ll know how fast you should be going and never miss a camera!

This app, even the lite version, allows you to convert all the things. So whether you need to know how much something is in dollars or what the temperature is or so on, you can use this brilliant app.