5 Best iPhone Apps for Family Traveling
With the school holidays just lurking around the corner, I am sure you are considering a fantastic trip for the family to enjoy. But for those in the know, travelling with kids and pets can prove stressful especially if you are off for a long travel period and your kids begin to feel anxious and impatient. Lucky for you if you have an iPhone or an iPad as you can access a wealth of apps to assist you in your traveling and keep the kids entertained. Here are some of the best ones for you to take on the road or to the skies,whichever mode of travel you prefer.
Rest Area Finder (Free)
Do you normally find your kids asking for a toilet stop when you just were just at the gas station a few minutes ago? Such are the sweet moments of traveling on the road. But worry no more as the Rest Area Finder app can give you information on where the nearest rest stop is. So you can either take a detour or tell the kids to hold it for another kilometre or if it just happen to be too far away, then you can opt to just look for a safe & hidden stop for the kids or the pet to relieve themselves. This app is free.
iFlyPro
This is a very useful tool especially if you are a frequent traveller or your family trip has way too many stop overs. The tool will help you sort out your whereabouts in the airport that you are in should the kids require fast food pronto. Think of it as your own airport GPS as it is often hard to grab a copy of the the airport map when you most need it.
With this app you are no longer forced to ask directions from strangers who may or may not understand you. So that saves you a lot of time and from becoming irate. iFlyPro also provides you with flight status so you will be notified should there be any terminal changes affecting you.
Family Car Games ($1.99)
Gone are the days when you have to buy a new game or tow a box of games for that long road trip to keep the kids’ annoyance level down. For just a few dollars you will have 100 games available for the kids to go gaga over or they can just click the fun spinner function to choose the game for them. Just make sure you tell the kids firmly to share and take turns should you only have one device to play on. Otherwise you may be onto a different kind of problem.
Family Matters ($1.99)
Family trips are supposed to encourage quality time together so why wait until you reach your destination? Start the interaction during the travel with Family Matters that compels everyone to join in and have a conversation through random questions and activities.
The task could be to create a story with everyone having a turn in adding a sentence one after the other. Be delighted on how the story turns out. This app can be used on the dinner table as well or when you have relatives or special guests on the weekend.
iStoryTime ($0.99 – $1.99 per book)
And to those who have kids who can only go to sleep after being read a bedtime story, this is the perfect app for you. No need to waste baggage weight and space with loads of books to match the number of nights you are away from home. iStory Time has many collections for you to choose from and you can pick a story relevant to honour travel or what your kids may have experienced that day. The illustration in itself are a sure hit for kids to gaze at.
Any other interesting iPhone apps to travel and spend time with family? Please let us know!
Jessy is a frugal blogger and stay-at-home mom. She loves using iPhone for traveling. Jessy blogs for Dobovo, the best resource of apartments in Kiev
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