After exploring the internet and looking for apps which could bring a smile of relief to anyone travelling in / to India, I bring for you 15 travel apps, which I believe are a ‘must have’ for any tourist travelling in India or to India.
1. India Travel Guide
Our India Travel Guide includes travel details including maps, hotels & news.
Our India Travel Guide for Android devices offers a host of information on Aurangabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Mahabalipuram, Bombay, Pune & Thiruvananthapuram. Application comes with access to hundreds of hotels, Street & Satellite Maps etc. Please give us your vote.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
2. XE Currency
Convert every world currency on-the-go with the universally optimized XE Currency App for iPhone and iPad. It features live currency rates, charts, and even stores the last updated rates, so it works when the Internet doesn't. This FREE and simple currency calculator has received over five million downloads. XE Currency was an app of the week in iTunes, and has been featured by the BBC, the LA Times, CNN, and The Travel Channel!
LIVE CURRENCY RATES & CHARTS
- Every world currency & precious metals
- Live rates can refresh every minute
- 30,000+ currency charts for historic rates
- Rate high & lows for multiple time frames
- Calculate prices with the currency converter
- Simultaneously monitor up to 10 currencies
- Our rates are trusted by millions of people
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
3. Google Translate
The mother of all translator apps, Translate words and phrases between more than 65 languages using Google Translate. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations.
With Google Translate you can:
• Translate text between 65 languages
• Translate by speaking the text instead of typing it (17 languages)
• Use camera to take a picture and brush text to translate (available on Android 2.3 and above).
• Listen to your translations spoken aloud (40 languages)
• Communicate with another person using speech-to-speech translation in Conversation Mode (ALPHA, 14 languages)
• Display translations in full screen mode to make it easier for others nearby to read
• Star your favorite translations for quick access even when you’re offline
• Access your translation history even when you’re offline
• Spell out the translation of non-Latin script languages (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc..) in Latin characters to read it phonetically (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji)
• View additional dictionary results for single words or short phrases
• Push the handwriting button and simply write what you want to translate
Translations between the following languages are supported:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
4. Red BUS
Redbus app can be used to book tickets in redbus site. This app is fastest and secure way to book your bus tickets Redbus.in
Buses in India are a most used mode for transportation for local as well as inter state journeys. Busses offer comfortable and hassle free service to travelers especially considering the train booking and plane booking system in India which require lot of time to process and work out.
Redbus.in is a popular bus booking and information servie portal that offers quick and easy information and bus bookings through the application. Users can find out the busses that deliver services form a particular place to the destination and book them.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
5. IRCTC (Indian Railways)
This application is for booking your train tickets in Indian Railways. This app uses network connection for contacting the server. You can book both tatkal and general tickets through this app.
Now you can check PNR Status directly without logging in IRCTC Book your train tickets online using this mobile Application.
The application contains mobile app version of the IRCTC mobile website.
The application takes you to the bookmarked mobile site https://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
We do not save any usernames or passwords It contains CITIBANK as a PAYMENT GATEWAY after selecting it YOU CAN USE OTHER BANK's DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS ALSO.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
6. Auto-Taxi Route & Fare Finder
Know Auto & Taxi Fares & the best route to take in India’s top cities. FREE APP
Want help at your finger tips to know the reasonable Auto or Taxi fare in India’s top cities? The Auto-Taxi Route & Fare Finder is a simple to use, free service that lets you know what you should be paying and the best route to take to reach your destination.
The cities for which this service is currently available are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata & Hyderabad Along with the regular tariff, you also get to know nuances that are unique to each city along with night fares, waiting charges, luggage charges. You will even get the complaint numbers where available, for you to call in case of a discrepancy or if you are being harassed.
Please note that the fares are the published fares at this point in time and can be subjected to changes at a short notice. We will do everything possible to update the information in the shortest possible time. Ascenso has made all possible efforts to ensure that the fares are accurate and the fares should only be used as being indicative. We intend to include more Indian cities in the days to come as well as make this application available in multiple Indian Languages so that it can cut across language barriers.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
7.Trip It
Get peace of mind while traveling, by having all your plans in one place.
No more frantic searching for confirmation emails in your inbox - or worse yet - hunting down that pesky manila folder. TripIt is an easier way to organize and share travel.
TripIt “automagically” takes all your trip details and creates one truly helpful itinerary that’s there when and where you need it – on your iPhone or iPad, sync'd with your calendar, and online at tripit.com.
When you receive a confirmation email from anywhere you book, simply forward it to plans@tripit.com. TripIt instantly recognizes reservations from 3,000+ booking sites including cruises, restaurants, concerts and more.
You can easily share trip plans with family or colleagues directly, or let Facebook and LinkedIn contacts know when and where you’re headed.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
8. Just Dial
The official Justdial Application for your Android smart phone is simple, interactive, intuitive and extremely fast so you can search for businesses, products or services in your area with ease. Now use India's No.1 Local search engine right from your Android device. Find out which movies are happening around you, the best restaurants and lounges in your city, the latest art shows, or find ATMs, Hotels, Doctors and much more from our list of popular search categories. The official Justdial android app gives you all flexibility to sort the results based on your preference.
Get quick access to results with just a tap on Justdial Hotkeys. Use the “Near Me” feature that allows you to search for any business, product or service near you. The Justdial App uses the in built GPS functionality of your smart phone to detect your current location and provides Mapping and Navigation features. The App allows you to choose a city of your choice for your desired searches anywhere in India. You can now check the reviews and ratings as posted by your friends for various establishments by just tagging them from your Android Application. This will assist you in making an informed choice by checking the reviews you trust the most.
Send listings via SMS/Email free of charge and refer the application to your friends. You can even Just Dial these businesses with a tap on the phone icon.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market
9. Zomato
Discover more places to eat around you!
Zomato Restaurant Finder app lets you search menus, pictures, GPS coordinates for 52,000 restaurants in India & UAE. Zomato is present in 13 cities in India - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Indore and Ludhiana. Zomato is also available for UAE (Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi) and Sri Lanka (Colombo).
Zomato.com for Android also lets you check ratings and reviews of all restaurants in your city. Zomato on your Android is also location aware - it recommends you the best restaurants around your current location.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
10. Indian Festivals & Holidays
List of all the major Indian Festivals and Holidays categorized by months in which they occur in the year 2010, 2011 and 2012.Features:
1. Instantly know which holidays fall on which dates.
2. Short 4 line description of each holiday.
3. Link to Wikipedia article for the selected Holiday for further reading (Requires Data/Wi-Fi) Useful to find out date when a specific holiday occurs in India. India has very large no. of holidays due to its religious and cultural diversity. Anybody even non-Indians can use this application to study various holidays and festivals being celebrated in India.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
11. India travel cab
With India Cab Info, you can call cabs in all major cities in India.
If you are a tourist in India, then this app is a must have app for all the local cab info.
This app will save you time from searching the web for local taxi details. Since no internet connection is required for viewing the contact details, it will save roaming charges.
How to use the app :
1) Select the city from a list.
2) Select the Cab name from the list that are available in that particular city.
3) If you want to book a cab, just tap on the phone number, a call is placed for you.
4) If you like to add a cab to your favorites tab, just select the favorites button, the cab info is automatically added to your favorites tab, so that you can place a quick call.
5) All the recent call lists are automatically stored in History tab for recent dials.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
12. Make My Trip
MakeMyTrip's travel management app allows you to do everything a travel agent can: search and book flights, make cancellations, track refunds and schedule alerts. You can also store multiple passenger details on your gadget so you won't need to type in details each time you want to book a flight.
The app supports payments through credit and debit cards as well as Net banking. You can't use it to book international flights, only domestic ones. Also, there is no option of booking train tickets.
Enjoy our fast, easy, beautiful and fully secure application that will ensure a smooth travel booking experience anytime, anywhere! Book flights, hotels, compare fares, manage your trip itinerary, check flight schedules and even find places to eat on your trips with our amazing app!
Key features -
1) Flight Booking
a. Search and book one-way and return trips
b. Store flight search preferences and recent searches
c. Secure payment channel
2) Hotel Booking
a. Book Hotels across India (choose from 9500+ Hotels)
b. Pay using our secure payment channel or Pay directly at hotel
c. Get exclusive discounts and deals
3) Manage Trips
a. Access all flight bookings through MakeMyTrip
b. View booking details, make cancellations, request e-tickets and track refunds
4) Get alerts on updated flight schedules
5) Post updates on Facebook and Twitter
6) Find places to eat
7) Grab exclusive travel deals and get instant deal notifications
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
13. Map my India
Download MapmyIndia Maps for your phone and get:
- The most accurate and updated interactive maps of India with house number and street-level detail
- Step-by-step driving directions from your current location or between any two points in India
- Search for businesses, localities, cities, or just about any other place by name
- Find millions of useful places of interest like ATMs, restaurants, petrol pumps, hospitals, hotels and hundred other categories in and around any location
MapmyIndia Maps makes sure you find what you're looking for and takes you there. Travel smart and never lose your way again!
You can Find this app on Android Market.
14. MySOS
MySOS turns your cell phone into a personal security device. It instantly sends emails and SMS texts - along with your GPS position - to close family and friends if you are in danger, lost or need rescuing. The app also contains an optional sound alarm that can be activated by simply tapping the phone screen. MySOS is designed to give you peace of mind by instantly alerting family and friends if you are in danger or lost. It is the perfect solution when visiting a dangerous urban environment or unfamiliar rural territory - essentially any place you feel unsafe or at risk. When armed the alert works instantly just by tapping the phone, making it invaluable during an earthquake as people will know where you are immediately (without the need to text or call).
Open the app and switch to ‘alert on’ mode and put it back in your pocket when you think you could be in danger. Then simply tap the screen 3 times to trigger the alert
if you become concerned. Up to 3 texts and 3 emails are sent immediately to family members and friends designated by you. Each text and email contains your GPS position and a map showing where you are. Your friend or family member can then either come to your aid or phone the emergency services to help you further.
The app also comes with an optional sound alert that makes a shrill noise when triggered, momentarily putting off any potential attacker and alerting passers-by to your distress.
Give yourself peace of mind with MySOS!
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
15. ATM Locator India
ATM Locator India helps you find ATMs near you.
You can Find this app on Android Market.- See more at: http://www.readnsurf.com/inside.php?id=94#sthash.ibH1XtWO.dpuf
1. India Travel Guide
Our India Travel Guide includes travel details including maps, hotels & news.
Our India Travel Guide for Android devices offers a host of information on Aurangabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Mahabalipuram, Bombay, Pune & Thiruvananthapuram. Application comes with access to hundreds of hotels, Street & Satellite Maps etc. Please give us your vote.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
2. XE Currency
Convert every world currency on-the-go with the universally optimized XE Currency App for iPhone and iPad. It features live currency rates, charts, and even stores the last updated rates, so it works when the Internet doesn't. This FREE and simple currency calculator has received over five million downloads. XE Currency was an app of the week in iTunes, and has been featured by the BBC, the LA Times, CNN, and The Travel Channel!
LIVE CURRENCY RATES & CHARTS
- Every world currency & precious metals
- Live rates can refresh every minute
- 30,000+ currency charts for historic rates
- Rate high & lows for multiple time frames
- Calculate prices with the currency converter
- Simultaneously monitor up to 10 currencies
- Our rates are trusted by millions of people
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
3. Google Translate
The mother of all translator apps, Translate words and phrases between more than 65 languages using Google Translate. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations.
With Google Translate you can:
• Translate text between 65 languages
• Translate by speaking the text instead of typing it (17 languages)
• Use camera to take a picture and brush text to translate (available on Android 2.3 and above).
• Listen to your translations spoken aloud (40 languages)
• Communicate with another person using speech-to-speech translation in Conversation Mode (ALPHA, 14 languages)
• Display translations in full screen mode to make it easier for others nearby to read
• Star your favorite translations for quick access even when you’re offline
• Access your translation history even when you’re offline
• Spell out the translation of non-Latin script languages (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc..) in Latin characters to read it phonetically (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji)
• View additional dictionary results for single words or short phrases
• Push the handwriting button and simply write what you want to translate
Translations between the following languages are supported:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
4. Red BUS
Redbus app can be used to book tickets in redbus site. This app is fastest and secure way to book your bus tickets Redbus.in
Buses in India are a most used mode for transportation for local as well as inter state journeys. Busses offer comfortable and hassle free service to travelers especially considering the train booking and plane booking system in India which require lot of time to process and work out.
Redbus.in is a popular bus booking and information servie portal that offers quick and easy information and bus bookings through the application. Users can find out the busses that deliver services form a particular place to the destination and book them.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
5. IRCTC (Indian Railways)
This application is for booking your train tickets in Indian Railways. This app uses network connection for contacting the server. You can book both tatkal and general tickets through this app.
Now you can check PNR Status directly without logging in IRCTC Book your train tickets online using this mobile Application.
The application contains mobile app version of the IRCTC mobile website.
The application takes you to the bookmarked mobile site https://www.irctc.co.in/mobile
We do not save any usernames or passwords It contains CITIBANK as a PAYMENT GATEWAY after selecting it YOU CAN USE OTHER BANK's DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS ALSO.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
6. Auto-Taxi Route & Fare Finder
Know Auto & Taxi Fares & the best route to take in India’s top cities. FREE APP
Want help at your finger tips to know the reasonable Auto or Taxi fare in India’s top cities? The Auto-Taxi Route & Fare Finder is a simple to use, free service that lets you know what you should be paying and the best route to take to reach your destination.
The cities for which this service is currently available are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata & Hyderabad Along with the regular tariff, you also get to know nuances that are unique to each city along with night fares, waiting charges, luggage charges. You will even get the complaint numbers where available, for you to call in case of a discrepancy or if you are being harassed.
Please note that the fares are the published fares at this point in time and can be subjected to changes at a short notice. We will do everything possible to update the information in the shortest possible time. Ascenso has made all possible efforts to ensure that the fares are accurate and the fares should only be used as being indicative. We intend to include more Indian cities in the days to come as well as make this application available in multiple Indian Languages so that it can cut across language barriers.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
7.Trip It
Get peace of mind while traveling, by having all your plans in one place.
No more frantic searching for confirmation emails in your inbox - or worse yet - hunting down that pesky manila folder. TripIt is an easier way to organize and share travel.
TripIt “automagically” takes all your trip details and creates one truly helpful itinerary that’s there when and where you need it – on your iPhone or iPad, sync'd with your calendar, and online at tripit.com.
When you receive a confirmation email from anywhere you book, simply forward it to plans@tripit.com. TripIt instantly recognizes reservations from 3,000+ booking sites including cruises, restaurants, concerts and more.
You can easily share trip plans with family or colleagues directly, or let Facebook and LinkedIn contacts know when and where you’re headed.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
8. Just Dial
The official Justdial Application for your Android smart phone is simple, interactive, intuitive and extremely fast so you can search for businesses, products or services in your area with ease. Now use India's No.1 Local search engine right from your Android device. Find out which movies are happening around you, the best restaurants and lounges in your city, the latest art shows, or find ATMs, Hotels, Doctors and much more from our list of popular search categories. The official Justdial android app gives you all flexibility to sort the results based on your preference.
Get quick access to results with just a tap on Justdial Hotkeys. Use the “Near Me” feature that allows you to search for any business, product or service near you. The Justdial App uses the in built GPS functionality of your smart phone to detect your current location and provides Mapping and Navigation features. The App allows you to choose a city of your choice for your desired searches anywhere in India. You can now check the reviews and ratings as posted by your friends for various establishments by just tagging them from your Android Application. This will assist you in making an informed choice by checking the reviews you trust the most.
Send listings via SMS/Email free of charge and refer the application to your friends. You can even Just Dial these businesses with a tap on the phone icon.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market
9. Zomato
Discover more places to eat around you!
Zomato Restaurant Finder app lets you search menus, pictures, GPS coordinates for 52,000 restaurants in India & UAE. Zomato is present in 13 cities in India - Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Indore and Ludhiana. Zomato is also available for UAE (Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi) and Sri Lanka (Colombo).
Zomato.com for Android also lets you check ratings and reviews of all restaurants in your city. Zomato on your Android is also location aware - it recommends you the best restaurants around your current location.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
10. Indian Festivals & Holidays
List of all the major Indian Festivals and Holidays categorized by months in which they occur in the year 2010, 2011 and 2012.Features:
1. Instantly know which holidays fall on which dates.
2. Short 4 line description of each holiday.
3. Link to Wikipedia article for the selected Holiday for further reading (Requires Data/Wi-Fi) Useful to find out date when a specific holiday occurs in India. India has very large no. of holidays due to its religious and cultural diversity. Anybody even non-Indians can use this application to study various holidays and festivals being celebrated in India.
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
11. India travel cab
With India Cab Info, you can call cabs in all major cities in India.
If you are a tourist in India, then this app is a must have app for all the local cab info.
This app will save you time from searching the web for local taxi details. Since no internet connection is required for viewing the contact details, it will save roaming charges.
How to use the app :
1) Select the city from a list.
2) Select the Cab name from the list that are available in that particular city.
3) If you want to book a cab, just tap on the phone number, a call is placed for you.
4) If you like to add a cab to your favorites tab, just select the favorites button, the cab info is automatically added to your favorites tab, so that you can place a quick call.
5) All the recent call lists are automatically stored in History tab for recent dials.
You can Find this app on Android Market.
12. Make My Trip
MakeMyTrip's travel management app allows you to do everything a travel agent can: search and book flights, make cancellations, track refunds and schedule alerts. You can also store multiple passenger details on your gadget so you won't need to type in details each time you want to book a flight.
The app supports payments through credit and debit cards as well as Net banking. You can't use it to book international flights, only domestic ones. Also, there is no option of booking train tickets.
Enjoy our fast, easy, beautiful and fully secure application that will ensure a smooth travel booking experience anytime, anywhere! Book flights, hotels, compare fares, manage your trip itinerary, check flight schedules and even find places to eat on your trips with our amazing app!
Key features -
1) Flight Booking
a. Search and book one-way and return trips
b. Store flight search preferences and recent searches
c. Secure payment channel
2) Hotel Booking
a. Book Hotels across India (choose from 9500+ Hotels)
b. Pay using our secure payment channel or Pay directly at hotel
c. Get exclusive discounts and deals
3) Manage Trips
a. Access all flight bookings through MakeMyTrip
b. View booking details, make cancellations, request e-tickets and track refunds
4) Get alerts on updated flight schedules
5) Post updates on Facebook and Twitter
6) Find places to eat
7) Grab exclusive travel deals and get instant deal notifications
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
13. Map my India
Download MapmyIndia Maps for your phone and get:
- The most accurate and updated interactive maps of India with house number and street-level detail
- Step-by-step driving directions from your current location or between any two points in India
- Search for businesses, localities, cities, or just about any other place by name
- Find millions of useful places of interest like ATMs, restaurants, petrol pumps, hospitals, hotels and hundred other categories in and around any location
MapmyIndia Maps makes sure you find what you're looking for and takes you there. Travel smart and never lose your way again!
You can Find this app on Android Market.
14. MySOS
MySOS turns your cell phone into a personal security device. It instantly sends emails and SMS texts - along with your GPS position - to close family and friends if you are in danger, lost or need rescuing. The app also contains an optional sound alarm that can be activated by simply tapping the phone screen. MySOS is designed to give you peace of mind by instantly alerting family and friends if you are in danger or lost. It is the perfect solution when visiting a dangerous urban environment or unfamiliar rural territory - essentially any place you feel unsafe or at risk. When armed the alert works instantly just by tapping the phone, making it invaluable during an earthquake as people will know where you are immediately (without the need to text or call).
Open the app and switch to ‘alert on’ mode and put it back in your pocket when you think you could be in danger. Then simply tap the screen 3 times to trigger the alert
if you become concerned. Up to 3 texts and 3 emails are sent immediately to family members and friends designated by you. Each text and email contains your GPS position and a map showing where you are. Your friend or family member can then either come to your aid or phone the emergency services to help you further.
The app also comes with an optional sound alert that makes a shrill noise when triggered, momentarily putting off any potential attacker and alerting passers-by to your distress.
Give yourself peace of mind with MySOS!
You can Find this app on ITunes App Store and Android Market.
15. ATM Locator India
ATM Locator India helps you find ATMs near you.
You can Find this app on Android Market.- See more at: http://www.readnsurf.com/inside.php?id=94#sthash.ibH1XtWO.dpuf
