What are the most useful apps for expats and travellers?

[orientalist]

I have the usual Agoda, Booking.com, Nok Air, and Air Asia apps for flights and accommodation. I have Line for contacting folks in Asia and Whatsapp for contacting people in Europe. aWallet is for storing my passwords etc. I use Snapseed for jazzing up photos, Google Translate for obvious reasons, plus OpneVPN.

A real gem I discovered recently is Maps.me, an offline map app for when you don't have Internet access. It doesn't have all the features of Google Maps, but it has the important stuff and you can add notes to your bookmarks. Another one is Truvision Anywhere for the gf's iPad (not my little Samsung), so we can watch movies or Thai news while upcountry.

I tend to do my research on PC before going on a trip, so I haven't installed Tripadvisor on the phone.

What are your favourite apps?

[lostinisaan]

What about Skype? Thai TV and I also installed German TV on my Samsung Android. And you should have an Anti virus, not to forget.

There's so much spam and adds, maybe an Anti spam program that doesn't use too much memory.

Edited April 19, 2016 by lostinisaan

[SoiBiker]

You can still use Google Maps without internet access - you just need to download the maps for the area you'll be visiting. Sadly, for some reason this feature doesn't work in Thailand, but it's really useful if you're going elsewhere.

[orientalist]

You can still use Google Maps without internet access - you just need to download the maps for the area you'll be visiting. Sadly, for some reason this feature doesn't work in Thailand, but it's really useful if you're going elsewhere.

It isn't only Thailand. I was in Laos last month and it didn't work there, either. That's the reason I got Maps.me.

[orientalist]

What about Skype? Thai TV and I also installed German TV on my Samsung Android. And you should have an Anti virus, not to forget.

There's so much spam and adds, maybe an Anti spam program that doesn't use too much memory.

I did have Skype on my Samsung, but I found that Line was better for voice calls. I still use Skype on the PC to call my mum on her landline, but when I tried the android version from an upcountry guesthouse (with and without wifi) the quality was hopeless. Otherwise I would definitely use it.

[Boycie]

Not sure i would say it's my favourite App but i use it quite a lot, think it's called

Thaivisa Connect

[aussiandrew]

For me its AFL live streaming, so I can now. watch Australia Rules Football live or replys now from any where around the world as I move about in different country's and time zones. Cheers

[taotoo]

Track & Trace

[Somtamnication]

Angry birds.

[SoiBiker]

Uber.

[crap shoot]

gtkballs

[Sealbash]

Waze

[dave2]

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What are your favourite apps?

in bangkok ... trainsity ... train routes app is very good

offline map .. HERE maps .. worked well for me in manila last week

hotel booking ... i use ... booking .com .. easy to use and it works perfectly

english newspaper .. ... daily mail online .. it even works here

dave2

[WhizBang]

Root

EDS (OnTheFlyEncryption program, requires root)

XE Currency exchange

AdAway (requires root)

WhatsApp

Line (prefer whatsapp)

Mobiwol (firewall)

Quickpic

Root Explorer (requires root)

Root Uninstaller (requires root)

Super Backup

SuperSU (grants root access to programs requiring root)

Thai Dictionary (Paiboon software)

[Chromeman]

One app that I find very useful, and has not been mentioned here yet is TripIt, you forward to it all your hotel and airline bookings, car rentals etc and it pull out all the information from the emails. So you have all your booking reference numbers and such in one location that so no need to print out all those documents that I see many still use.

it is free to use, but they also have a paid level that gives you things like updates on your flights like delays, gate numbers and such.

[matta]

Sygic

smart tools

translator

tuneln

[poooket]

Thaiflight for domestic flights

[slipperylobster]

This one is my favorite, and I rely on it 24/7.

It is called...BG4U

Basically, It tells you where the closest bars are to your hotel. Additionally, it provides the price of beer and barfine. It will also give you the rating for each girl, and how many are dancing with stilettos and thigh high nylons.

Has photo page as well.

Priceless.

Edited April 20, 2016 by slipperylobster

[ChrisKC]

Here are two suggestions that are suitable for iphone or iPad

Not much of a thing but I have a nice compass.

The other one is a very nice word game called "alphabetty" it's free. I have been using it for some months now and it is really good with more than 200 levels. An intelligent game with many variations and really nice graphics. Good for Thais but more specially for English Speakers from low level to intellectual. Simple to play; no need for instructions., though I can offer some tips to improve your scores.

[bazza40]

This one is my favorite, and I rely on it 24/7.

It is called...BG4U

Basically, It tells you where the closest bars are to your hotel. Additionally, it provides the price of beer and barfine. It will also give you the rating for each girl, and how many are dancing with stilettos and thigh high nylons.

Has photo page as well.

Priceless.

Has anyone ever told you you may have OCD?

[Boycie]

This one is my favorite, and I rely on it 24/7.

It is called...BG4U

Basically, It tells you where the closest bars are to your hotel. Additionally, it provides the price of beer and barfine. It will also give you the rating for each girl, and how many are dancing with stilettos and thigh high nylons.

Has photo page as well.

Priceless.

This one is my favorite, and I rely on it 365.

It is called....Bullshit Analyzer

Has a smell sensor as well.

Free of Charge

Edited April 20, 2016 by Boycie

[mrfaroukh]

Hotel booking= www.Trivago.com, Apartment download Airbab and follow instruction, Search for places of interest download Tripadvisor and Triposo,

[mulder12345]

Travel Calc. Currency converter

[orientalist]

Sygic

smart tools

translator

tuneln

How does Translator compare to Google Translate?

[laislica]

Sygic

Word in the hand Thai speaking dictionary

[ukrules]

I might be old fashioned but the only app I really need on my tablet is a web browser and the Kindle app.

As for my phone, I might load the browser once every few months to look something up or use the GPS functions.

[meltingpot2015]

@Op:

...Another one is Truvision Anywhere for the gf's iPad (not my little Samsung), so we can watch movies or Thai news while upcountry.

You have gf?

[meltingpot2015]

I might be old fashioned but the only app I really need on my tablet is a web browser and the Kindle app.

As for my phone, I might load the browser once every few months to look something up or use the GPS functions.

App yours mate.

[siam2007]

FOTMOB ! ;-)

[Tapster]

I live in Phuket, therefore, tourists!

I find Trip Advisor helpful when looking for a new restaurant. The large number of people who rate these places makes the ratings 'statistically valid' up to a point.

Also, Foursquare is a similar app, useful for restaurants and bars.