36 Apps That Will Save You Money
http://time.com/money/4715103/best-apps-to-save-money/?xid=homepage
What's the best way to put your phone to work for you? A team of MONEY reporters checked out dozens of apps (and websites in places where apps were few) to find 36 top picks across seven areas of your financial life: travel, tracking your money, your home, retirement planning, shopping, college, and investing.
Whatever your circumstances, there’s something here that can make your life easier and help you get more for your money.
Tools are free unless a price is indicated.
Rome2Rio
Rome2rio takes the guesswork out of planning your transportation from city to city. Plug in your origin and destination, and it lays out the choices—plane, train, bus, and car—along with the approximate time each route will take. Use it when traveling around Europe or when weighing Amtrak vs. a flight from, say, Boston to New York. The app factors in the total time it will take door-to-door using each type of transit.
With this app you can download maps of the cities you’re planning to visit and then use the offline mode to view them. That can save on phone charges overseas. And closer to home, the app’s offline version of the New York City subway map makes it easy to double-check your route even when you’re underground. Offline maps are available for 1,300 cities across 110 countries. They take a while to download, so make sure you allow time to get them set up before you take off.
$25 per day of travel
If planning vacation activities feels overwhelming, Journy can help map out your days and make reservations in more than 60 destinations. You specify your age, types of activities, and a price range. The app taps a network that includes chefs, travel writers, and photographers to help craft an itinerary from breakfast through evening entertainment. You can work with a member of Journy’s concierge team to tweak that further. You get maps and directions, as well as reservation notifications, via the app.
- Download the app for iPhone
Before you next head overseas, download this app authorized by the U.S. government. It can get you through Customs faster on your return. You plug in basic personal information and your passport data, along with a selfie, ahead of time. When you arrive back in the U.S. at one of the 21 participating airports (they include most of the major hubs), the app asks a few questions about your trip. It then lets you jump into a dedicated Mobile Passport line.
Google Translate
There are several translation tools on the market, but Google Translate’s features are still the best among free apps. You can write or even speak words and phrases that the app then translates into more than 100 languages. It even works offline (so you don’t rack up data charges) for more than 52 languages. Bonus: You can take photos with your phone’s camera to translate signs and menu options (although this works best with simple typefaces—it struggles with ornate script).
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