Introduction
Featuring Foursquare integration for user reviews, opening hours, directions, and more, this very cool iPhone and iPad app takes a novel approach to helping you scout out cool new places while taking road trips all over the world.
The best iPhone apps for travelI really like the idea behind this app and I think that the developer has done a pretty darned good job of executing it with an attractive interface and just enough features to get the job done without being too cluttered or excessively flamboyant.
Road Trips Made Better
Along the Way - Road Trips Made Better, quite simply, is an adventurer’s dream come true. If you’re in the process of planning a road trip or some excursion overseas then this is the perfect tool to come up with some novel ideas for places you could visit “along the way.”
The best iPhone apps for traveling-2021All of the locations are split up into different categories such as Food, Popular, Sights, Shopping, and Nightlife, and there is also an integrated search facility that you can use to find places manually. This is ideal for finding slightly more obscure locations.
Enjoy Foursquare Functionality
Each place in this app has full Foursquare functionality in the sense that you can view all of the user ratings along with details of opening times, directions, and so on. There are also photographs for many locations so you’ll know exactly what to expect before getting there.
Best iphone and ipad appsI’ve mentioned this below, as has the developer on the iTunes description page, but please be sensible when using this app. Ideally you’ll want to plan ahead and plot out your route so that you don’t have to keep referring to your iPhone while you’re driving; eyes on the road at all times!
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Discover new places while taking road trips all over the world
- Use the integrated search facility or view locations sorted into various categories such as Food, Popular, Sights, Shopping, and Nightlife
- View the Foursquare ratings for any attractions you pass along the way
- View photos of locations so that you know exactly what to expect
- Receive directions to locations and view business opening hours to avoid disappointment
Cons
- Do NOT use this app while you’re driving! Pass your device to a passenger or pull over before you start reading reviews and thumbing through pictures!
- One user has remarked that there is no category for lodging: I think the one-star rating they left has a little over the top, but it would be good to see the developer take this into consideration for their next update
Final Words
Whenever I find hiking apps, road trip apps, and the like, it always sparks my wanderlust, but I don’t think my editor would be very happy if I upped and went on vacation so I guess for now I’ll have to make do with the pretty photos in Along the Way - Road Trips Made Better for iPhone and iPad!