We love road trips!
Planning them can be fun but, let’s be honest, also stressful.
The Ultimate Map App for Planning Your Route: Roadtrippers
Access to free and convenient travel guides.
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App might drain your gadget’s battery quickly.
Add a new place to your itinerary to work it into your trip.
The app features an easy-to-use interface.
Waze
In addition to covering the U.S., it also covers Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Navigate Like a Local: Waze
Waze
Hands-free navigation with voice commands.
Alerts-only mode for road hazards and police.
Waze
Share up-to-date ETA with friends.
Spotify and Apple Music widgets get in the way.
Cluttered maps can be confusing.
Higher battery usage than Google Maps.
Wazeis a community-driven travel app that shows you the shortest possible route to your destination.
There’s also a cool option torecord your own voice and use it for directions.
Information on gas prices at nearby gas stations.
Search for the next 100 exits from your location.
Can only be used on major U.S. exit-based highways.
No offline access, so you’ll use your data.
Find the Cheapest Fuel Nearby: GasBuddy
An in-app gas payment feature.
Opportunity to save 10 cents per gallon on your first fill-up.
Save five cents per gallon on every fill-up after.
The app can take up a lot of data and battery life.
GasBuddy is an app specifically designed to find nearby gas stations and save money on gas.
It’s the app you want to have if you’re serious about finding the cheapest gas around.
Information comes from users like you, so you have the most up-to-date prices.
Real-time updates on available parking spots.
Rates and hours may be inaccurate in some areas.
ParkMe claims to be the world’s largest and most accurate parking database.
Gorgeous, high-quality images of menu items.
Informative reviews from other users.
Reported problems with built-in reward system.
Searching for specific restaurants can be difficult.
TripIt
Deciding on a place to eat in a new area is quick and hassle-free with OpenTable.
Automate Your Trip Planning and Organization: Google Travel
Automatic trip organization via Gmail integration.
Limitations with customizing some day trips.
you’re free to count on Google to make your trip planning a breeze.
Find and Book a Last-Minute Place to Stay: Hotels.com
A fast, easy-to-use booking feature.
Possible to get one night free after 10 bookings.
No option to easily cancel if you change your mind.
An elegant, intuitive app interface.
Can’t input multiple destinations for a single trip.
Not a free app.
In addition, the app takes into consideration the length of your trip and the expected weather conditions.
Perhaps best of all, this app turns a mundane chore into something that’s actually quite fun.
Automate Your Itinerary: TripIt
Automatically creates itineraries from your inbox.
Widget displays trip details on your home screen.
Annoying amount of alerts by default.
You canuse Google Maps as a trip plannerthrough the Places and My Maps features.
Both the Google Maps website and app let you save locations to lists and get directions.
