TripIt: Travel Planner
You’re at the airport. You need your flight number, you want to check your flight times,
and you have to find a map to the terminal. Where do you look?
Info//
Concur Technologies, Inc
http://www.tripit.com
Free, with IAP
Compatibility:
iOS 11.0 or later
I
f you spend a lot of time travelling, you know
how tricky it can be to organise your trips. With
flights, trains, accommodation and other such
bookings, you soon end up with a lot of emails
and attachments, all of which you need. TripIt is
designed to collate your electronic travel data, so
you can access them all in one place. After setting
up an account, you can add plans by forwarding
relevant emails to the app, add the address of
Verdict// your destination for instant access to a local map,
PROS AND CONS:
+ Great for organising
+ Easy to use
+ Lots of free features
- Subscription is expensive
LAST WORD
A polished, easy-to-use
app that does a great job
of organising your travel
plans. A real boon if you
spend a lot of time away
from home.
RATING: 4/5
have alerts sent to you by SMS, and set up a Siri
Shortcut to take you straight to the trip in question.
With a Pro subscription, you can add Seat and Fare
Trackers, keep on top of earned rewards, send your
travel plans to a select group, such as friends or
colleagues, and receive real-time flight alerts.
There’s little in here that can’t be done by other
means, but the value of TripIt is the way it brings
all your travel planning under one roof. For regular
travellers, it could prove a real boon. AF
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Christian Selig
https://apolloapp.io
Free (IAP)
Compatibility:
iOS 10.0 or later
Verdict//
PROS AND CONS:
- Easy to navigate
- Powerful features
- Useful free version
- Multiple themes
LAST WORD
A stellar app that makes
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RATING: 5/5
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