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8 apps that will help track your travel expenses

Keeping track of travel expenses can be challenging. With paper receipts, email receipts and not being handed any receipt at times, it's important to be organized for both the business and leisure traveler.

Fortunately, for those who are not the best at having a good grasp on their expenses, there are many apps that can simplify your life. These apps help with expense reports, budgeting purposes, tax preparation and splitting expenses among friends.

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With something for everyone, here are the best apps to help you keep track of your expenses.

TrabeePocket

TrabeePocket is a straightforward app that allows you to keep track of your expenses for a given trip. Before you even start your trip you can add all prepaid expenses to the "preparing" tab. This allows you to account for your flights and any tours you might have booked in advance. Once your trip begins you can easily add all additional travel expenses. You can categorize your expenses into eight different categories, but with the paid version, you can add as many additional categories as you want if you have very specific expenses you want to track. The free version also only allows you to track one currency per trip, but the paid version allows you to track multiple currencies in one trip file.

Not only will TrabeePocket serve as a place to file your expenses, it also helps you on the budgeting front as well. You can set a monthly budget and have your expenses track against that overall number. If you are earning income during your travel, you can also enter income to a specific trip expense.

One neat feature of this app is that you can take pictures and tie it to a specific expense. This is great for the backpacker or family traveler who wants to remember exactly what the expense was used for, or to keep track of trip suggestions. Business travelers can also use this feature by taking a picture of a receipt if it is needed for a corporate expense report.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $1.99 and includes some additional options (i.e., multiple currencies, additional categories, view and export expense report)

Download: Google Play Store or iTunes App Store

Trail Wallet

Trail Wallet is very similar to TrabeePocket, but unfortunately is not available to Android users. With this app, you can add as many categories as you want to separate expenses and everything is color coded to make the app more visually appealing. (Unlike TrabeePocket, you do not need to pay for an upgraded version to add more categories).

When you enter your travel expenses, you'll tie it to both a trip and a date. This allows you to view your expenses at a Month View or Trip View. You can also spread expenses across multiple dates so you can see your daily expenses for a certain trip. This is handy if you are on a daily budget to ensure you're not exceeding the amount you can spend on a particular day.

One nice feature of this app is that you can add as many currencies as you'd like within a certain trip. This comes in handy if you are paying in multiple currencies — for example, flight and hotel costs in USD, but food expenses in euros.

This app caters more toward individual or family travel as you cannot invite friends to add expenses. You can, however, take pictures of receipts and tie them to a specific expense, and then export the images — perfect for keeping all receipts or for business travelers for expense purposes.

Cost: Free for the first 25 expense items added to a single trip; Upgraded version is $4.99 which allows you to enter an unlimited number of expenses per trip.

Download: iTunes App Store

Concur is one of the top expense programs for business travel. This app is definitely more involved then some of the others on the list, but it has all the bells and whistles for keeping your expenses fully organized. If you work for a large corporation, you might already find that this is the required app to use for your business expenses.

Expenses from corporate credit cards will automatically be uploaded and you can also manually add out-of-pocket expenses. For manually entered expenses, employees can take a picture of their receipt which will be included in their expense report. For the business traveler with many paper receipts during the week, this app helps ensure that all expenses are reimbursed properly.

If you run a small-business, this is a great platform for you and your employees to use as it allows you to manage expenses and prepare expense reports. When I worked for a large consulting company, I used this program on a weekly basis. Being able to keep track of my work expenses to ensure I was reimbursed with every amount paid out of pocket was huge. For solo and group travelers, this is not the app I suggest using as there is no need to pay the monthly fee as there are many other free apps available.

Cost: Fee depends on number of users and account type.

Related: 5 tips to turn business travel into family vacations

Tripcoin is a very simple app to use that will track all of your expenses against a particular trip. You can tie each expense to a specific category, enter a city location and a defined date and time. You can also include notes and a screen shot to keep better track of every purchase you make.

This app has an atheistically pleasing filter capability, where you can look at expenses between a given date, within a certain category, a type of payment method or within a particular country. There is also a real-time currency converter or you can set custom currency exchange rates if needed.

Best of all, you can automatically back up all of your data by enabling the Dropbox integration. With many of the other apps listed here, if you lose your phone or if your data gets wiped out, you will lose all of the expenses entered. If this does happen, with this specific app, all of your expenses are saved and can be re-imported.

Unfortunately, this app is only available for iPhone users.

SplitWise is one of my personal favorites and an app I've been using for years. If you are traveling in a group , this is the app for you. The best, and unique feature, is that you can have friends or family members join a group and everyone can enter all expenses incurred for the joint trip. The app will then itemize expenses and tell each individual how much they owe to make things equal. You can even designate which expenses should be split among certain individuals. Like most of the other apps, you can also take include a picture and notes for every expense entered.

I have used the app for friend and sibling trips, including bachelorette parties, group ski trips and even just day trips. Aside from travel expenses, you can even use it to split up expenses among roommates or just everyday purchases with friends.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $2.99/month ($29.99/year) which includes receipt scanning, currency conversion and more.

Tricount is a simple app, but a great choice for group travel . It works very similar to SplitWise where you can split expenses among multiple travelers in your group. Everyone can add their own expenses and designate the specific amount (or percentage) for each individual within the group. At the end of the trip, you'll then receive a breakdown of what everyone owes each other.

The app supports multiple currencies and allows you to take pictures of images or receipts to go along with every expense entered.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $0.99 and allows you to have an ad-free experience.

Related: 30 essential travel apps every traveler needs to know

If keeping track of receipts is high on your priority list, then the Foreceipt app will be perfect for your needs. You can attach a receipt with all expenses entered and all images will automatically be saved to your Google Drive account. Additionally, all email receipts can be tracked as well by forwarding them directly to Foreceipt email address and including your unique ID.

Other features include the capability to batch upload bank transactions and downloading excel reports for tax return purposes — perfect for those who need to write off travel expenses.

Within the app, Foreceipt allows you to enter your income, bills and travel expenses to track against your overall budget. You can also tie all travel expenses to one of many pre-populated categories.

With these more involved capabilities, business travelers and those who own small businesses will probably find this app more useful than solo or group travelers.

Cost: Free; Upgraded version is $3.99/month ($38.99/year) and includes more receipts scans per month, email receipts and expense reports.

Expensify caters toward both individual and group travelers traveling primarily for business. This app allows you to complete all the simple tasks such as documenting your expenses and taking a picture of your receipt, but goes one step further where you can submit your expenses to your manager or accountant (or really whomever you'd like).

For those who need to keep track of mileage driven, this app allows you to not only manually enter your information but also has a GPS calculator which you can turn on to track your distance. You can also enter your time worked, which helps those needing to track billable hours.

The app also features more than just a place to submit your expenses, as you can keep track of business operations and even set expense policies.

On the feel good front, Expensify will also donate $2 for every $1,000 in expenses to Expensify.org. These donations are given to a broad range of campaigns to help organizations around the world.

Cost: Free up to five scans a month; Upgraded version is $4.99/month per user giving you unlimited scans and additional automatic capabilities.

Bottom Line

With many apps to keep track of your expenses, it helps to find one that fits your needs. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, with a group or on your own, there are many apps out there that work well depending on your needs.

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While you’re stuck daydreaming about your next bucket-list vacation, why don’t you get a hold of your finances and make it a reality by first budgeting out your travel expenses? Whether it’s a road trip or international vacation that you’re planning, easily forgettable items like parking fees can add up. That’s why you should use a travel-specific budgeting app to help streamline your costs on your next trip. Here are 12 budget apps to help you plan your expenses.

PocketGuard

Link all of your financial accounts and cards to this app, and it will automatically update and categorize your spending in real time. It then tells you what spending money you have with the “in my pocket” feature. It also automatically builds you a spending budget based on income, bills, and the goals you set. It even finds ways to lower some of your monthly bills for you … sign us up.

Download: iOS | Google Play

Tripcoin lets you enter in your expenses per day and even works offline. It then processes your spending to give you a spending summary of your trip, which you can export for other uses. This lets you see how much you’re spending on each category of your trip, broken down by day, so you can monitor your vacation expenses in real time.

Download: iOS

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Trip Expense Manager

The Trip Expense Manager app is ideal for large traveling groups that need help planning and monitoring travel expenses. For each trip you take, you can add Google users, a list of places to go, and expenses, and even mark who paid which bill.

Download: Google Play

TravelSpend

I love TravelSpend for its easy-to-use features and simple design. How it works: You add expenses as they happen (the app works offline and even converts foreign currencies) and the app tracks your spending by total and by day. You can even follow your spending on a map throughout your vacation.

Wally connects to your current financial accounts and tracks your spending so you can get a handle on your cash flow and spending by category. Wally is useful because unlike some of the other budgeting apps, it lets you use private groups for managing trip spending or other budgets. You can even add reminders, notes, lists, documents, and comments.

Users love TripMate for its simplicity and easy-to-use features, plus it’s all free. This travel expense tracker app lets you create a trip and then add and remove users as needed. You can add expenses, receive a personalized summary, and even get hotel, and other booking-related information.

Trail Wallet

If you’re looking for a travel-specific budget tool and expense tracker, this is your best bet. Input your expenses into Trail Wallet and the app will split them up based on category so you can get a closer look at your spending. Note that only the first 25 items you enter are free.

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This travel expense app makes splitting costs a breeze. Simply invite your travel partners to the trip you’ve created on the app, and each person can enter in his or her expenses. Once the trip is over (and all expenses have been entered) you can see who owes whom what amount.

Splitwise is another useful cost-tracking platform that easily lets you split group expenses while traveling. You can split by percentage or shares, and it’s even available in offline mode. It’s great for international trips, too, as the app is available in seven languages and over 100 currencies. Plus, it’s integrated with Venmo and PayPal for easy payback.

Mint is so much more than just a travel expense app—it connects with all of your bank accounts to give you an overall summary of your cash flow. You can then easily create a budget for different categories, like saving for a vacation.

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For those who have been involved in the planning of a bachelor or bachelorette party, you know the trials and tribulations that come with splitting large group expenses. This app was created specifically for those organizing large group trips and includes building an itinerary, polls, and chat features as well as ways to track payments and bar tabs within your group.

YNAB (You Need a Budget) is a popular software used for budgeting. While it’s slightly pricey ($84 annually), the positive reviews are endless. On the app version, you can set savings goals and itemize your vaca expenses. There is a free 34-day trial to get you started.

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Key takeaways

• These travel budget apps are built to help you track expenses, set budgets, plan trips and split costs across your travel group.
• Choosing the right travel budget app for you will depend on your travel purpose, who you’re traveling with and your individual expense tracking needs.
• For planning group travel budgets, the best apps are Batch app, Splitwise and TravelSpend.
• Work travel apps include Expensify and SAP Concur.
• To plan solo travel budgets use PocketGuard, Trabee Pocket, TravelSpend and Tripcoin.

We’re in the height of summer travel season, and that means you’ll likely spend more on booking hotels, airfare and other travel necessities. At the same time, more than 1 in 3 (36 percent)  people planning a summer vacation in 2024 are considering taking on debt to cover the costs , according to Bankrate’s Summer Travel Survey . Even if you’re using one of today’s best travel credit cards to offset some of the costs, it’s important to set a budget for your travel expenses.

Whether you’re traveling alone or with a group, tracking your vacation spending with one of the best travel budget apps can help you avoid overspending and even split expenses equally between your travel partners. Find out which of the top travel budget apps you should be using for your next trip.

Best travel budget apps

With so many great travel budget apps on the market, you might be wondering which one to get. It really comes down to your travel style and needs. Are you traveling solo or with a group? Do you need a simple budget tracker or do you want planning tools? There’s something out there for everyone, but here are the best options:

Work travel budget apps

Managing your expenses when you’re traveling for work can be challenging. Expensify lets you track your travel expenses easily. Instead of ransacking your luggage for that missing dinner receipt, just snap a picture of the receipt with the Smart Scan feature, and share it with your accounting team for reimbursement.

If you’re merely tracking expenses for tax purposes, Expensify offers several handy tools. The GPS calculator automatically tracks your eligible mileage for you, so you don’t have to enter it manually. This work travel budget app also lets you create expense reports by scanning receipts or entering time worked, for billing purposes.

Sign-up is super easy. All you have to do is provide your email address to set up an Expensify account. You can start using the app immediately, which is free for most users. A “Collect” account, which includes accounting and payroll tools, costs $5 per month. Meanwhile, a “Control” account costs $9 per month and allows for multiple approvers, setting expense policies and custom reporting tools.

When you sign up for Expensify, you can get a seven-day free trial of the Collect and Control memberships.

If you use Expensify regularly for work travel, look into the Expensify Card, which simplifies the process of importing business transactions. You can also import card transactions into Expensify directly.

If you’re a seasoned business traveler, you may already be familiar with the Concur suite (and in some cases, you may be required by your employer to use it). If you aren’t, get ready to meet one of the most robust, full-featured business travel solutions available today.

Within the SAP Concur suite, you’ll find separate modules for managing travel plans and submitting reimbursement requests for travel-related expenses. Concur Expense’s ExpenseIt app for travel expenses makes it easy to take pictures of your paper receipts and automatically categorize them to submit as expense reports. Meanwhile, Concur Travel lets you book your own business travel or make arrangements with your company’s preselected airline carriers , hotels, and other providers.

SAP Concur offers travel management solutions for organizations of all sizes — from small businesses to enterprise leaders. Business owners and managers can try Concur Expense and Concur Travel for free; individual users who have access to these tools through their employer can download the iOS or Google Play app to get started.

Solo travel budget apps

Pocketguard.

PocketGuard markets itself as the “#1 budgeting app for college students and overspenders,” but it’s actually a great vacation budget planner as well. That’s because the app uses the “in my pocket” feature to calculate how much disposable income you have available. You can then allocate this towards your travel budget.

All you have to do is provide your income and spending information. PocketGuard will calculate your disposable income accordingly. If you’re one of the 36 percent of summer vacationers who are willing to go into debt to travel this summer, according to Bankrate, then PocketGuard might be able to help with that too. This impromptu travel budget app will recommend a strategy for paying off debt in the most efficient way. You can use PocketGuard to set financial goals, save money and plan for future travel as a reward.

Trabee Pocket

The Trabee Pocket app provides both travel budgeting and expense tracking in a user-friendly interface. Trabee lets you set a vacation budget and then enter your expenses to track how much you’re spending in different categories. The app also provides currency conversion, so you can get an accurate sense of your spending.

At the end of your trip, you can even export your expense data to a PDF or CSV file for future budgeting and tax purposes. Overall, this is a solid vacation budget planner app if you’re looking for a free option. Trabee is available on iOS and the Google Play store.

The great thing about Tripcoin is that you can use it without an internet connection, which is especially important if you’re traveling through remote areas. The app’s Dropbox integration also makes it possible to back up your data in case you lose your phone.

Tripcoin’s user-friendly interface makes it easy to set up a trip and break down your spending each day by expense category. You can find out how much you’re spending on transportation, meals, activities and other travel expenses, making it a great way to stay accountable and on top of your budget at each destination.

Tripcoin supports over 150 currencies, converging your spending automatically based on current exchange rates. This ensures accuracy in your budget tracking and ensures you don’t have to perform this tedious task yourself.

Group travel budget apps

If you’re traveling with a group, it’s not always practical for each person to pay for their own expenses. Pulling out multiple credit cards to cover the group dinner bill is possible, but booking group tours and even airfare can be a hassle when done individually.

That’s where Splitwise comes in. The app lets users track shared expenses and the balance owed by each person. This transparency can make it much easier to determine who owes what at the end of a group trip. Frequent traveler and UX Specialist, Christian Castillo has used Splitwise across multiple group vacations to split expenses evenly with friends.

“The app makes it easy to input expenses as they occur and I’m able to send it to the group that I’m traveling with all at once,” says Castillo. “So no miscommunication has been had because with ferry rides, dinners, and excursions, we all agree to split the cost evenly.”

He touts Splitwise’s ability to load expenses as you go and even scan receipts with the paid pro version of the app. One of the biggest advantages he shares is having everything on one platform.

“Splitwise connects to your Paypal, Venmo, or bank account where you can pay back your friends quickly. It doesn’t stop you from adding a gaggle of people. Create the group, add expenses — it’s all tracked in one area. You’re also able to remove people just as easily if one of your friends decided they did not want coffee that day, but everyone else did.” — Christian Castillo Frequent traveler and UX Specialist

The one downside Castillo shares about using the Splitwise app is the limited capability of the free version,

“One downfall about Splitwise is that you do get capped on how many expenses you can input in one day unless you have the pro version.”

Even without spending $4.99 per month on the pro version, this travel budget app is still highly useful. If you’re planning a group trip and need a way to split expenses without the hassle, simply download the free app, add group members and seamlessly settle up at the end of the trip.

Check out Splitwise’s “simplify debts” feature, which balances debts across group members to minimize the total number of payments needed to settle up. It doesn’t change the amount each person owes, but it does make it easier to pay everyone back across the group.

This one is for the planners. Planning bachelor or bachelorette parties are notoriously challenging on both budget and group logistics. But the Batch app simplifies things with budgeting and planning tools designed to make a variety of parties and vacations less stressful. Users can budget, plan and book all activities for a dinner party, group trip, birthday or bachelorette party. You can even add your friends to the app to communicate and make planning decisions easier, as well as divide up expenses in the app.

While Batch is primarily marketed around bachelorette parties, you can use it to book any type of group activity in participating cities. Although you can do just about all of your trip planning through this app, this one doesn’t handle payments. It only helps track group expenses through its Ledger feature, so you can see who owes what. The Batch app is free to use, though there is a processing fee when you book events.

TravelSpend

In my own experience, one of the best travel budget apps is TravelSpend . It’s simple to use, automatically converts spending to your home currency and lets you add friends so you can track expenses together. Plus it gives you a breakdown of which categories you’re doing most of your spending in. I recently used it to track expenses on a trip to Toronto, and it helped me stay within my budget.

It took no time at all to enter my spending as it occurred and it was immediately deducted from my set budget for the trip so I could see how much was left to spend at a glance. It was also nice to see what categories I did most of my spending in which would come in handy for those using a rotating category credit card .

You can also export your spending to a csv or excel file to integrate it with your other budgeting methods. With the premium version (which costs $4.99 per month) you get added functionality such as:

• Creating custom categories
• Attaching GPS locations to your costs
• Adding income
• Creating your own exchange rate
• Seeing and settling debts

Even without the added features of the premium version, using TravelSpend for free is powerful on its own. The primary drawback for me is that even though you can track shared expenses, there are no payment integrations within the app. So you’ll have to switch over to Venmo, Paypal or Zelle once it’s time to settle up, and then switch back to TravelSpend to mark the debts as paid.

The bottom line

With the summer travel season on the upswing, having a travel budget app is more important than ever. Sticking to a budget at home can be challenging in itself, but once you add the thrill of a vacation, budgeting can quickly snowball if you don’t have the right tools or apps to help you reign it in. By utilizing one of the best travel budget apps, you can stay on budget, cut down on unnecessary expenses and plan your travels more efficiently .

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Luckily, there are a number of software and apps available for managing your expenses, and we've picked the best expense tracker apps here.

Some of these are cloud-based, and allow you to use an app on your smartphone or other mobile device to  not only enter the amount but also scan the receipt to create a digital image. This makes it much easier to keep a copy and file it away in case it's needed by your accountant or even someone from your tax office, plus in just using your phone you can do this on the move.

Additionally, the ease by which document scanning can now be done by an app means that you can keep on top of deductible expenses, helping ensure you bank the profit due to you and pay less on taxes.

This becomes an essential concern the more employees a business has, as lost receipts are literally money thrown away. Software that allows businesses to keep a proper record of expenses isn't just more efficient, it's also more profitable.

So read on to see our list of the best expense tracker apps and software to help manage your expenses.

We've also highlighted the best tax software .

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1. QuickBooks

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QuickBooks is one of the most popular and effective accounting applications for businesses of all sizes. Available on a variety of platforms, the app aims to keep all aspects of your accounting process running smoothly. There’s a big emphasis on expense tracking here.

There are real-time dashboards so you can keep up-to-date with all your financial transactions as they happen, and you can download bank account data automatically. That way, you won’t have to waste time typing information into spreadsheets.

You can also track invoices to ensure you get paid on time and chase them up when a client’s payment is overdue. The app even provides sales tax tracking compliant with tax standards, and you can capture all your receipts on your mobile device. Perhaps best of all for smaller firms, this is one solution that won’t break the bank.

And it's getting better all the time. You can also get QuickBooks Self-Employed, QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA) and QuickBooks Assistant.

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Formerly known as Xpenditure, Rydoo positions itself as paperless expense reporting app for growing business and enterprises. It aims to streamline the way you track expenses, and allow you to do so without having to spend money on an accountant. 

The app saves you lots of time in this respect, avoiding manual input and paper-based expense reporting. In terms of capabilities, you can upload receipts via the app or email. Once you’ve done that, it’ll extract the most important data and order all this based on projects and categories.

Within the app, there’s the option to log cash advances and mileages, and you can set up offices, branches and groups to organize how you use the software and to improve your financial policy. For your records, you can generate reports in the form of XML, PDF, CSV and XLS files.

Read our full Rydoo review .

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3. Expensify

Expensify is an automated business app that aims to manage your expenses in real-time. The app wants to cut out all the hassle in accounting and ensure your books are kept up-to-date, letting you worry about other things.

Through the app, you can scan your receipts and log your outgoings. It’ll then generate reports and submit them to you for approval. And because Expensify analyses your company policies, it knows exactly what to send. 

What’s also useful is that the software sports an automatic reimbursement system. The latter will rapidly deliver money to employee bank accounts based on your accounting reports. Because the app is cloud-based and real-time, all changes are remembered. You needn’t worry about losing important financial data.

Read our full Expensify review .

Expensify - Save up to 50% Get up to 50% off Expensify, which is one of the leading lights in the expense tracking software marketplace. Businesses will find the likes of the Collect option, which is priced from $5 per user per month or the Control package from $9 per user per month when you enroll for the Expensify Card a real boon.

4. Concur Expense

Concur Expense by SAP is a business finance app that covers a number of areas, from invoicing to expense management. Positioned as an ecosystem and open platform, the app will help you stay compliant with regulations and optimize expense performance.

With the expense side of things in mind specifically, there’s an app that lets you take pictures of receipts and submit them to make expense claims. Bosses can quickly manage and approve them with the software, and everything is tightly organized. 

You can add as many business bank cards as you want, and there’s also integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) to give you a complete view of your budget and forecasts. The software analyses all your data and ensures it’s fully compliant with tax rules and regulations, plus Concur is protected by corporate-grade security, too.

Read our full Concur Expense review .

SAP Concur Expense - Powerful reporting on tap Say goodbye to manual expense reporting and lost receipts with the power and precision of a SAP Concur Expense account. Test drive the software for free or arrange for a demo to see how it ticks and then tailor a package to suit your business size.

Hurdlr is an expense tracking app that aims to make the whole process simple, automated, and more efficient, helping to increase your tax deductions.

Specifically developed for freelancers, realtors, hosts, drivers & couriers, Hurdlr offers to auto-track mileage as well as every expense, so that you can claim for every deduction due to you.

The software can also provide real-time status updates of your profit before and after tax, on top of tracking your income and expense streams in a single place.

You can also link the app to your financial accounts, and the app can even be used to automatically send your tax filings to your CPA.

Altogether, Hurdlr offers a comprehensive range of features along with expense tracking, and their recent acquisition of Deductr can only help increase their list.

Even better is that there is a free tier available.

Read our full Hurdlr review .

Hurdlr - Try it free Hurdlr automatically tracks all of your mileage, expenses, income streams, and tax deductions in real-time. There are plans to suit all business needs, with Premium from $8.34 a month and Pro for $16.67 a month . Alternatively, there's a completely free edition or an Enterprise package with many extra features.

6. Zoho Expense

Zoho Expense comes from business software specialist Zoho and is an expense tracking app aimed at small to medium sized businesses (SMB).

The application can automatically turn receipts into expense entries and several can be grouped together into a single report. There’s also the possibility to import card transactions and forward expenses from your inbox.

Receipts are stored in the cloud, so you don’t have to worry about receipts fading or getting lost.

For organizations, it’s possible to set policies about spending limits and to monitor an employee’s expenditure or any policy violation. The addition of instant approval makes life easier for both the business and employee.

Finally, there are UK specific features. VAT is automatically calculated and mileage expenses are calculated at HMRC rates.

Read our full Zoho Expense review .

Zoho Expense - Comprehensive expense management For over 5 years Zoho Expense has helped tens of thousands of businesses streamline corporate travel, automate expense reporting, gain complete control over spending, and get crucial financial insights to stay two steps ahead. Enjoy a free trial or get a demo to see how it all works.

7. Pocketguard

Pocketguard is perfect you’re often in the position where you’re feeling a little bit nervous about just how much you're spending. This is a financial management app, for both Mac OS and Android, plus there’s a desktop edition too. 

However, if you're looking for a handy quick reference guide to your finances at any time of the day, or night, then the mobile edition of this package is certainly one to try. 

It’s available for both the US and Canadian markets and allows you to get all of your incoming and outgoings into one convenient place and subsequently get budgeting much more efficiently thanks to its central In My Pocket star feature.

Pocketguard comes in a basic edition, which is still pretty well stacked, that comes with no cost attached. If you’re suitably smitten with what it does then you may want to boost the usability by plumping for the Pocketguard Plus model.

Read our full Pocketguard review .

Pocketguard - Simple expense tracking PocketGuard makes it easy to take control of your money, optimize your spending and grow your savings automatically. Better yet, it's easy to sign up and try the software for yourself. Even in its most basic guise the package has plenty of features, but get the best from Pocketguard by heading for the Plus edition .

The marketplace for expense trackers has grown a lot in recent years, with many other options available depending on your requirements. Take a look our reviews of:

• Chrome River
• Webexpenses
• ExpensePoint
• ReceiptBank
• ExpensePath

Best expense tracker apps and software: how did we choose?

We've spent time using the best expense tracker apps and software collection assembled here to see just how well suited it is for business use.

The software has been evaluated for power, performance and reliability. However, we also keep an eye on just how easy expense packages are to use in day-to-day workplace scenarios.

You may well be looking for an expense tracking system that will be used by many different employees, which means that usability is a big part of the package.

On top of that we've also taken a look at what levels of support are available with expense tracking software. Ensuring that you'll have someone on hand to help you through any issues further down the line is always a bonus and in many ways one of the most important aspects to think about.

When testing the best expense tracker apps and software we'll try each selected package on a compatible mobile device, or laptop, depending on the platform it has been designed for.

First and foremost, we look for ease of use because simplifying the process of managing your finances is the whole point of an expense tracker. We look for versatility, flexibility and how well the package integrates with things like the best tax software .

In addition, being able to use the same data from the best expense tracker apps and software with the best accounts software is vital too. Knowing that you can amalgamate all of your figures, quickly and easily is a large part of the appeal of software like this.

We also evaluate the value for money aspect of the best expense tracker apps, and check that each package delivers everything as expected. The same goes for any desktop editions of the same software.

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Expense tracking is an important life skill. Self-employed people especially need to keep track of expenses for tax season. Even normal people can benefit from a good budget. Luckily, there’s nearly an endless number of ways to track your expenses. Your bank app can help, but there are other apps specifically for this purpose. Whether it’s keeping the IRS off your back or just trying to save up, here are the best expense tracking apps for Android to help.

The best expense tracker apps for Android

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Money Lover

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Price: Free / $3.99

AndroMoney is an excellent, albeit simple expense tracker. You can keep tabs on multiple accounts, backup your stuff over the cloud, and various ways to view your spending statistics. The app keeps it simple by not having a lot of extra stuff that people generally don’t use. You input your accounts, add in your expenditures, and see what you spent money on over the course of a year.

We also like that the premium version is a single price and not a subscription, a boon to people trying to spend less money.

Price: Free / $129.99 per year

Every Dollar is another decent budgeting and expense tracker app. The app lets you create custom monthly budgets, track your expenditures, set custom reminders to pay your bills, and do various things like that. The app has a simple layout that’s mostly easy to use, at least after you get everything set up.

It leans a bit more toward budgeting rather than expenditures, but it’s certainly helpful if you’re keeping track of the books for independent contractors.

Price: Free / $5-$9 per user per month

Expensify is another excellent app for managing business expenses specifically. The app includes multiple ways to track your business spending, good basic features like receipt scanning, and other stuff like that. It was recently updated in 2021 with some fresh UI elements, although long-time users do say it’s a little more difficult to get around the app. Regardless, the app was custom-built for expense tracking.

The free version should work fine for most folks. The premium subscription is mostly for enterprise use.

Price: Free

A lot of folks drive for work and Fuelio can help with that. It’s a gas and mileage log where you can easily input how far you drove and how much gas it cost you. It can also help you find nearby gas stations and cheaper gas. The app uses GPS to keep track of your distance traveled. It also works with bi-fuel vehicles.

You can back up your data on Dropbox or Google Drive, get reminders for things like odometer counts, and more. Drivers should definitely check this one out.

Microsoft Excel (or similar apps)

Price: Free / $6.99 per month / $69.99 per year

Those looking for something simple can use the good old spreadsheet approach. You simply configure your spreadsheet and add all of the various items you need. I personally use a method like this for my business expenditures as a tech blogger and it works fairly well as long as you remember to keep up with it.

We linked Microsoft Excel because it’s the most recognizable one, but Google Drive’s Sheets function works just as well in most cases. You can store both in the cloud and edit them there so you never need to worry about losing your data. For the most part, both options are free.

Price: Free / $0.99

Mint is one of the biggest names in expense tracking and budgeting. The app lets you track your transactions across all of your accounts, monitor your expenses, and even keep track of your investment accounts. There’s also support for cryptocurrency. It’s a decent all-in-one spot for all of those things.

The one downside is how Mint keeps changing its UI. It’s very clunky to use even after you get used to it. The pros outweigh the cons, but the continued complexity added to the app keeps it from being the slam dunk offering it once was.

Price: Free / $2.49

Monefy is another financial organizer app that works quite well. It takes a more manual approach where you add records every time you spend money. Thus, you can more easily keep track of only some types of expenses if you want to go that route.

Some other features include Google Drive and Dropbox support, multi-currency support, a decent budget tracker, and the ability to collaborate with another person. It’s simple enough to be effective, but powerful enough to be useful.

Price: Free / $34.99

Money Lover is a budgeting app with some powerful features. You can connect your various accounts to the app, connect your bills to the app, and then automate your bill paying. That makes life easier just on the face of it. Some other features include an expense tracker with a nifty pie chart, categories so you can keep track of business stuff, and a decently simple UI.

The premium version unlocks a bunch of stuff and is rather pricy, but it does got on sale fairly frequently so we’d recommend waiting for a sale.

Wallet is a good finance manager. It’s built to help people save money, manage expenses, and plan for the future. The premise of this one is to get a lot of the extras out of the way, so you can set clear goals in regard to your finances. The app connects to your bank and automatically syncs with it.

You can create budgets, view reports, check out planned payments, and share the account with other people. It can also track receipts and export to CSV, XLS, and PDF so it’s also perfectly usable, come tax time.

Your banking app may have the features you’re looking for depending on the bank. It obviously shows you how much money you have, your recent transactions, and you’ll need bank statements for a variety of things like car loans. Some banks include things like daily insights into your spending, budget tracking, and you can even track expenses on some apps.

Your bank probably won’t do it as well as one of the others listed, but if your needs are simple and your bank is equipped to help, it’s worth checking first to save yourself time and money.

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Traveling can be wonderful only if you can enjoy every moment of your trip, starting from planning to getting home safe and sound, and not broke of course. This is why it’s really important to think about your travel budget and here it comes some travel budget apps you can use to manage your expenses and enjoy your travels.

Every travel has it’s own budgeting tips, plans and a way of spending. In order to calculate and track travel expenses, I’m suggesting those budget-tracking apps to help you plan your trip, or let’s say plan the way you’re spending your savings.

Budget travelers (frugal travelers) and backpackers don’t travel the same way as those travelers who enjoy luxury hotels and rent a Lamborghini while on a trip. But all of them need a spending plan to track every penny while on the road.

To enjoy the best of your trip, you need to know some basics about managing your spendings, get away from overspending and stop stressing over money. You can do all of this by creating a travel budget.

That’s the beauty of the listed travel budget apps below. You don’t have to make the budget manually, you’ll save time and focus on having fun.

Other features that travel budgeting apps offer is to make it easy packing, navigate your destination , and most of all help you plan your trip by booking good hotels and flights based on your budget to make the vacation stress-free.

Which Travel Budget Apps should I use?

We did check more than 50 travel managing apps before writing this article. The list above contains the best travel budget apps, based on several factors like:

• App size : Some apps need more than 100mb storage space. This list includes only expense apps with less than 10mb size.
• Privacy : All apps respect your privacy when connected to your bank account.
• App score : Every app has at least 4/5 customers and user reviews.
• Functionalities : All apps work offline, and don’t require registration or payment.
• App Price : The best apps aren’t free. Those who provide true help to travelers can be smaller apps with limited features but still provide great results.
• App Compatibility : Some apps don’t work on all devices. We made sure to include those working on major devices and on both iOS and Android systems.

Trabee Pocket

One of the best travel expense apps available in the market; offers great features to help you manage your overall spending habits, you can set a trip budget , share budget reports and organize your expenses by categories.

Trabee Pocket lets you see how much money you spent, and how much you still have in your pocket or bank account. You can also set a budget and make sure not to encounter any financial emergency while abroad.

This app is a true travel budget manager and tracker. It supports multiple currencies and a real-time converter to check the price in your local currency.

With the predefined categories that Trabee Pocket provides. You can make multiple budget reports like how much you spent on public transportation, food & restaurants, souvenirs, museums and much more.

The app offers a great option to export the budget reports into CSV and XML files, an easy way to share and save you reports for a better understanding of your spending habits.

A great option offered by Trabee Pocket is taking pictures , recipes photos, add notes about the spending you made, all of this to easily manage your expenses without blowing your budget.

Pictures can be for a cup of coffee and where you got it from, or even a picture of a souvenir to remind yourself how much you spent on the road.

Get Trabee Pocket on Google Play or App Store .

The app isn’t just a travel expense tracker app, it’ also a travel planning app . It includes some features that help you a lot while planning your trip , by making a saving plan or defining your travel budget before hitting the road.

Card payment will be available once you connect the app with your bank/card account. So you don’t have to add the expenses manually every time, even if the manual option is available on the app.

Also, Spendee provides a good feature to help you save money by tracking your income and managing expenses before you go on a trip. It helps a lot when planning your travels.

Another great feature is the option to add multiple users to manage expenses on one account. They call it  shared wallets , a great way to track your spending while traveling in groups or with family.

The app has its own  currency exchange system . The feature requires an internet connection and you can add expenses in multiple currencies. Suitable for those traveling to a foreign country while using a local credit card .

By using Spendee you can set an overall budget for your entire trip and stick on it, the app will send you notifications if you reach your daily budget.

Get Spendee on Google Play or App Store .

Trip Expense Manager

The app is 100% Travel related , track every penny while traveling solo or in groups. The app developer said, “I searched Google Play and didn’t find any good travel expenses app that fulfills travelers requirements”. So he/she decided to create an app that is perfect for group and solo travelers .

Some of the features making Trip Expense Manager one of the best budget apps ; are creating multiple trips and managing expenses on one account.

You can also add places and destinations (sort of a travel bucket list ) and write some descriptions or notes for a future visit.

For group travelers, it’s important to have the possibility to split the bill and calculate travel costs. With Trip Expense Manager it’s possible and you can also share the budget reports with other travel companions.

The app also provides categories, charts and a currency converter. While the multiple currencies option requires an internet connection to fully work. It can be a very helpful option when visiting multiple countries.

Get Trip Expense Manager on Google Play .

Another travel-related app is TripBudget, some of the outstanding features are the option to plan a trip based on a fixed budget . You can make trip budget plans before traveling, and track trip expenses when you start your trip.

A great option offered by TripBudget is the possibility to compare the estimated budget on the same trip by making several versions of a single trip. One of the best features I love about TripBudget while planning any trip or multiple trips at once.

After you create your trip budget (Plan Mode) you can switch directly to the Spending Mode once your trip begins. Start tracking expenses in real-time and compare with the Budget Plan you already made.

The app also provides the group travel option , share, split bills and make trip budgets for multiple travels. It can be done on the Plan Mode or while traveling via the Pending Mode by adding other travelers to the group.

TripBudget automatically (requires internet connection) converts expenses into/from your local currency. But a good feature with this app is the possibility to fix currency rates for every trip budget.

Another good feature is that you can add Discounts and Taxes. Those are usually hidden expenses that can ruin your trip budget.

The best features that TripBudget provides is the GPS localization , used to track expenses from specific locations and destinations. A great feature for travel foodies and those travelers who enjoy exploring new places.

The TripBudget is totally Free , doesn’t contain ads , and no in-app purchase is required. Even if it’s a Beta version but the functionalities are above expectations and really a must-have app on any traveler’s phone.

Get TripBudget on Google Play .

Toshl Finance

The app isn’t just a Travel budget app, Toshl Finance is a complete Financial app with a lot of features. Some of them are travel-related and those are the options I’m going to cover regarding this app.

A great option in Toshl Finance is the possibility to import past transactions , from different financial services (Banks, Cards, Digital Currency). A good feature to check your past trip’s expenses and make sure to prepare an even better budget plan for the next trip.

With Toshl Finance you’ll be able to access your expenses reports from various platforms using the Toshl web app . As I already said, it’s a complete financial app with various options to choose from.

The option to connect multiple bank accounts, credit cards, and other financial services is a good feature too. But the best thing is the possibility to connect PayPal and Crypto-Currencies as well.

The Toshl Finance app is free , but not totally , you’ll get only 2 financial accounts and 2 budgets with the free version, also no photos if you’re not paying for a subscription.

The app offers two subscriptions to get unlimited budgets and accounts, also to take pictures (receipts, locations…) and to import transactions from your banking accounts. (Check if your country is supported before downloading the app)

What makes Toshl Finance the last app on my list, it requires an internet connection for every task, some of the features doesn’t load at all if you’re working offline, not the best feature for travelers.

Get Toshl Finance on Google Play or App Store .

Other Travel Expense Apps you may consider:

I already picked the best travel expense apps I feel more comfortable with, I do travel in Europe and Asia mostly, so for those traveling in the USA and other destinations you can check the above list.

Those apps aren’t free , contains ads and some of them get very bad reviews when it comes to Privacy Policy (especially when connecting bank accounts) so be careful before using or purchasing any of those travel-related apps:

In order to manage funds, the Goodbudget app is using the envelopes’ concept . First, you’ll have to create a category (envelope) and assign a budget, the category can be for flight tickets, hotel booking or even a package.

The app is free and gives only 20 envelopes without the subscription, for more, you’ll need to pay for it.

Goodbudget is available for iOS and Android .

Travel Budget Tracker

The best thing about Travel Budget Tracker is the option to work offline in all conditions, very useful for those travelers willing to enjoy a trip without the internet ; and only looking to spend their savings without blowing the budget in one day.

With Travel Budget Tracker you can also create categories, assign a budget and export budgeting reports.

Travel Budget Tracker is available for iOS and Android .

Spent is an ordinary expense-tracking and budgeting tool . It comes with many features like receipts’ scanning , multiple categories, banking features, and the best feature is the easy interface.

Another great feature is the cashback program when you make purchases. Still, this option is limited to some countries and a small list of companies to use with.

Spent is available for iOS and Android .

This app works as a money management tool, can be sync with your bank account to track your income and expenses as well. The manual option is also available in the Mint app.

Mint app is free , but you’ll have to watch ads , a lot of ads. Also, keep in mind that Mint App works only in the US and Canada .

Mint is available for iOS and Android .

The Wally app doesn’t have the option to connect to your bank account, so you’ll have to perform all actions manually and enter every single transaction.

Other good features that come with Wally are location tracking , taking pictures , and of course the currency exchange .

Wally is available on iOS and Android .

What’s the best travel app for Business Travelers?

If you’re traveling for business and you need to justify the business expenses I’d recommend using  Toshl Finance , but better using the paid subscription and connecting your bank accounts with the app to get the best of it.

By using Toshl Finance you’ll be able to take receipts’ pictures, extracting financial data from the bank into the app, and also making spending reports for your business trip .

Travel budget apps for Group Travel

When traveling in groups, it’s mandatory to check your budget and the group’s budget, split bills and make sure every member of the team is paying. For this kind of trip, I’d recommend either TripBudget or  Trip Expense Manager .

The first one is more suitable when traveling in groups and planning the trip ahead , the second app will be more helpful if you’re making a one-time group journey between friends or family.

The most reliable travel app for Currency Exchange

Any travel budget apps list can’t be complete without talking about the most used and reliable app for currency exchange , I’ll have to add XE to the list because it’s a focused app that gives exact exchange rates in real-time .

The XE Currency Converter & Exchange Rate Calculator is a free and very trusted app, it provides accurate foreign exchange rates (requires internet connection) in charts and graphs, with options to monitor currencies and get rate alerts.

XE Currency apps are available on iOS devices, iPad,  Android , and even on BlackBerry .

When using XE it’s better to create an account (Free or Paid) to monitor currencies and get the best mid-market rate when planning your budget trip, you can also use the app offline (saves the last exchange rate) or create a widget on your phone for fast access and live view .

Bonus : XE provides a Travel App called XE Travel  it works like other travel budget apps, but some of the features are missing, I didn’t try it myself on any of my trips.

What is your favorite travel budget app?

Travel is about freedom, but it can’t be if you’re spending too much on things that don’t bring so much fun to the trip.

Also, you don’t have to sacrifice freedom and fun by avoiding things and activities that you’ll enjoy, use one of those apps as expenses tracker to stay on track and make sure every activity has a priority.

We’d like to know which expenses tracker you like, head over to the comment and share your experience or ask questions and will try our best to help you.

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Managing business travel expenses

Best business travel expense tracker apps in 2022, what’s an expense tracker app, what are the best expense tracker apps overview:.

• Expense reporting
• Corporate card product
• Live travel schedule updates
• Mileage tracker
• SmartScan receipt upload/storage
• Credit card importing
• Auditor access
• Automatic approval flows
• Same-day reimbursement
• Multi-currency support
• Free training webinars
• IOS/Android compatibility

Zoho Expense

• Simplified approval hierarchy
• Expense recording
• SmartScan receipt upload
• Employee reimbursement
• Integration with Zoho CRM/ Zoho Invoice
• IOS/Android compatible

Rydoo Expense

• Integration with Enterprise Resource Planning packages
• Approval processes
• Digital receipt/invoice upload
• Reimbursement management
• Supports external services, ie. DropBox
• Credit card statement analysis

Xero Expense

• Payroll processors
• Automated tax adjustment
• Financial reporting
• Digitized billing

Webexpenses

• Google Vision-powered optical character recognition (OCR) technology
• Expense policy compliance management
• Drag-and-drop real-time reporting
• Digital receipt capture
• Petty cash management
• Corporate card management
• Currency converter
• Custom spend categories
• Duplicate claim checker
• Intelligent card matching
• Mileage tracking and verification
• ERP integrations
• IOS/Android mobile apps
• Digital receipt management
• Optical character recognition (OCR) technology
• Automated expense validation
• Duplicate claim detection
• Multilingual and multi-currency management
• Real-time centralization of data
• Mileage allowance management
• Integrations with HR, payroll, accounting, and travel solutions
• Virtual individual credit cards
• Automated credit card reconciliation
• Real-time expense analytics
• Automated reminders
• Expense approval workflow
• Centralized dashboard
• Automated expense and compliance approval
• Fraud detection
• Multiple tax groups
• Mileage and per diem rates
• Digital receipt scanning
• Real-time reporting
• IOS, Android, and Windows compatibility
• Receipt data extraction
• Automatic mileage calculations
• Purchase, mileage, and time expenses
• Management of corporate travel policies
• Flexible approval routing
• Customizable CSV exports
• Import card statements
• IRS-accepted receipt images
• Optical character recognition (OCR) and human data verification
• Automatic archiving of receipts from Gmail
• Receipt and mileage tracker
• Employee expense reporting
• PDF report generation
• Centralized web dashboard
• Real-time location monitoring
• Travel policy application
• Bank and credit card integration
• Classification of business/personal trips
• Established “Frequent Trip Rules”
• Tax-compliant mileage reports

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The best travel apps for Android

Save yourself time, headaches, and even money with these standout android apps for business travel..

For all the ways travel is different these days, one thing hasn’t changed: Moving from one place to another can be a massive hassle. There’s plenty of room for inconvenience and error, and a journey rarely goes according to plan.

But while there’s not much you can do about the late departures, the surly gate attendants, or the smelly fella somehow always seated right next to you (a factor where your mask may come in extra handy, incidentally), there are some tech-centric steps you can take to make your next business trip a little less unpleasant.

Android’s travel app selection has really taken off over the past few years, and the Google Play Store now boasts an impressive array of genuinely useful titles for the traveling professional. After putting numerous standout candidates to the test, these are the apps I’d recommend stowing on your smartphone and keeping at arm’s reach whenever your work next has you hitting the road or flying the (allegedly) friendly skies.

(All apps are free unless otherwise specified.)

Planning and preparing

Organize your packing process.

PackPoint is a travel organization genie. You simply tell it where you’re going, when, and what you’ll be doing — and the app generates a detailed checklist of suggested items for your suitcase.

You can add your own items to the list, as needed, and then use it as a guide to make sure you remember everything, every time.

PackPoint takes some of the pain out of packing for a trip.

PackPoint is free, with an optional one-time $3 upgrade that removes ads and gives you the ability to create your own custom packing templates. The paid version of the app also integrates with TripIt (more on that in a moment), which means it can import your travel plans automatically and create packing lists before you even ask.

Prepare for local navigation

Yeah, yeah, I know: You’re well aware of Google Maps . But what you might not realize — or maybe have just forgotten — is that with a teensy bit of planning, you can download all the data you need for a trip directly into Maps in advance. That way, you can navigate to your heart’s content, even in areas without strong mobile data signals, and you can avoid burning through mobile data unnecessarily on the road.

Here’s the trick: While you’re still in the comfort of your home or office, open up Maps on your phone and search for the city you’ll be visiting. Tap the city’s name within the search interface, then tap its name a second time when it appears in a box at the bottom of the screen.

At that point, you should be taken to a full-screen info page about the city — and within a row of circular icons, you should see one icon with a downward-facing arrow and the word “Download” beneath it. Tap that, then tap “Download” on the confirmation screen that appears. Once the download finishes, you’ll be able to access maps and directions within your destination without the need for an active connection.

Repeat as needed for any additional places on your agenda, then rest easy knowing your navigational guide will be there and waiting — no matter what sort of conditions you encounter.

Manage your air travel

TripIt is an all-around air travel management companion, and it’ll make your life easier in some meaningful ways — especially if you do a fair amount of flying.

At its core, TripIt allows you to forward flight itineraries and other travel-related emails to a special address — or, if you want, to grant it direct access to your inbox so it can find and process such emails on its own — and it then extracts all the relevant details and organizes them into clean and easy-to-follow master itineraries.

Where TripIt really shines, though, is with its optional $49-a-year TripIt Pro service (which you can try out via a free 30-day trial). That service gives you real-time flight updates all throughout your trip — often beating notifications by airlines’ own apps, in my experience, as well as updates to the monitors in the terminal.

Once you travel with TripIt — and specifically its TripIt Pro service — you won’t want to fly without it.

Beyond that, TripIt Pro makes it dead simple to find alternate flights at any point in your adventure. If a connection is canceled or delayed, all it takes is a couple of taps to see what other flights are available — even down to the specific open seats — on your current airline or on another. That’s helped me stay a step ahead of the gate agent on multiple occasions when late departures have put connecting flights in jeopardy.

TripIt Pro comes with a few other perks, too, such as a four-month free trial of the CLEAR expedited airport access program and then a $30 discount on that service’s ongoing annual fee. But the notifications and alternate flight finder are what really make the app invaluable. And while services like App in the Air offer similar sorts of features, no other app has been as consistently helpful, reliable, and easy to use as TripIt in my real-world travel testing. It’s the gold standard of travel organization and a must-have for any frequent flier or business traveler.

Find the best flights

Forget all the clunky, upsell-infested flight-finding services and instead, open up your Chrome Android browser and navigate to Google Flights . All right — so technically, it isn’t an Android app , but Google’s flight-searching system makes it super-easy to find and book flights across all airlines. You can save or share potential itineraries, monitor flights and get notified by email as soon as a specific fare goes up or down, and then buy your tickets directly with whatever airline (or airlines) you choose.

Pro tip: If you want to make the app easier to access, tap Chrome’s three-dot menu icon while viewing the website and select “Add to home screen.” That’ll give you a more traditional mobile-app-like icon that can then pull up the tool with a single tap.

One other utility that might be worth keeping handy is Hopper — but there’s a very specific purpose and also an important asterisk involved. Hopper watches flight prices over long periods of time in order to track trends and show you how fares are likely to fluctuate based on when you fly and when you make your purchase. If you’re booking your own travel and either footing the bill yourself or trying to stay within a limited company budget, that knowledge can be incredibly helpful to have.

Hopper’s airfare-tracking system can give you valuable flight price knowledge.

But Hopper’s ultimate goal is to get you to book your tickets through its service, and that doesn’t necessarily seem like the most advisable thing to do. User reviews on the Play Store mention difficulty changing itineraries once they’re booked with Hopper and challenges getting through to the company’s customer service.

So what I’d suggest is treating Hopper as a resource and not a ticket-purchasing portal: Use it to research optimal travel dates and purchasing windows, if you need to, and then take the info it gives you and plug it directly into either Google Flights or the appropriate airline’s website to buy the tickets directly from the source — and without the potentially problematic middleman.

Speed up your border entry

If you’re traveling internationally — and have a valid passport from the U.S. or Canada — the Mobile Passport app can save you precious time when you enter the U.S. by allowing you to submit your passport info and customs declaration form through the app upon landing and then skip the regular line on your way through border patrol.

Despite its name, the app does not replace your passport; you still need to carry that with you. And not to worry: It’s authorized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protections agency and totally legit .

Track your mileage

If you drive your own car for business, Microsoft’s MileIQ makes it easy as can be to keep track of all your mileage for later reimbursement. Once you set up the app on your phone and activate its “Drive Detection” feature, you don’t have to do a thing: It’ll automatically detect when you’re driving and then log all your miles in the background. It even uses current IRS-mandated reimbursement rates to calculate what you’re owed.

The app has some interesting advanced options, too, such as the ability to set specific work hours and then ignore any drives that occur outside of those times.

MileIQ is free to use for up to 40 drives per month. For unlimited access, you’ll have to pony up $6 a month or $60 for a full year of service.

Pay less for gas

Why pay top dollar for top-offs when you can drive an extra minute from the highway and save yourself (or your company) some money? GasBuddy gives you the insight you need to find fuel that won’t break the bank: You just open up the app, tap the option to find gas near you, and then either look through a list of nearby gas stations and how much they’re currently charging or switch to a map view to see prices plotted out around your present location.

GasBuddy relies on user reports to provide up-to-date info on gas prices in your area.

GasBuddy has a bunch of other features you probably won’t want to mess with, but the app’s price searching ability is worth every penny (particularly since the app is free and thus costs you precisely zero pennies to use).

At your destination

Track your travel expenses.

When it comes to more general expense-tracking, Expensify is the app to have in your arsenal. Expensify lets you simply take photos of receipts with your phone — or forward invoices and receipts via email — and it then extracts the relevant details and organizes them into reports. The app is available on the web as well, and it offers direct-export integrations with QuickBooks, Xero, and other accounting services.

Snap a photo of a receipt — or forward it in via email — and then forget about it with Expensify.

Expensify costs either $5 or $9 per person per month for businesses, depending on your needs. You can try the app out with a free individual plan, too, though that limits you to just 25 imports per month and lacks many of the service’s advanced expense reporting and integration options.

Find a place to stay on short notice

The next time you find yourself unexpectedly stuck somewhere — be it due to a cancelled flight or a road trip gone awry — don’t panic. Instead, snag the free and easy to use HotelTonight app. HotelTonight searches around your current location to find hotels with open and available rooms, but that’s not all: It also scores you legitimate savings on the rates, by way of an apparent deal wherein hotels let the service sell rooms at a discount in order to fill last-minute vacancies. I spot-checked a handful of the app’s recommendations, and the savings were absolutely real.

HotelTonight provides an easy way to find last-minute rooms at discounted rates.

HotelTonight has handy details and ratings for all the hotels it recommends. And once you find something suitable, all it takes is a few taps within the app to book your room and be ready to roll.

Find Wi-Fi anywhere

Why waste money on mobile data when Wi-Fi is all around you and waiting for the taking? Just open WiFi Map to see an interactive map showing available Wi-Fi networks in your area (or any other area you want to search). The app lists out speed information and even provides user-submitted passwords to secured public networks in some instances.

Just note: When you first open WiFi Map, you’ll be pressed to upgrade to a $40-a-year premium subscription. That allows you to eliminate some rather aggressive ads within the app and also gives you the ability to download information in advance for offline viewing. You don’t have to make the upgrade, though (and arguably shouldn’t bother); if you want to use the app for free, just tap the “Continue without subscription” text when the upgrade prompt appears.

Also, when searching for available networks, be sure to tap the three-line menu icon at the top of the results list and change the setting from “Show All” to “Recently Connected.” That’ll weed out old (and thus likely to be inaccurate) info from the list and show you only networks that have been confirmed to work by other users within the last 90 days.

Convert and translate anything

For your next border-crossing journey, let XE Currency Converter convert currency for you without the usual headache. Once you tell the app your home country’s currency and select which foreign currencies you want to convert into, all you have to do is type in a dollar amount to get an instant glimpse at the exact equivalent based on up-to-the-minute conversion rates.

And when language translation is what you require, the aptly named Google Translate app is the tool you want. It’s jam-packed with practical features, such as the ability to translate text instantly from an image you capture with your camera and a “conversation mode” that lets you have a (somewhat awkward) back-and-forth dialog, in real time, with someone speaking a different tongue.

Stay fit wherever you go

Who says you have to stay sedentary just because you’re traveling? Skip the underwhelming hotel “exercise facility” and turn to RunGo to find and navigate popular running trails wherever you are. It’s free to use, with an optional $2-a-month or $15-a-year premium upgrade that gives you a variety of extra features you probably won’t need (unless you really want to sync the app with a Strava activity tracker).

If you’d rather get your heart pumping from the privacy of your own room, snag the Nike Training Club app. It’s filled with easy-to-follow workouts, ranging from the intense and Crossfit-reminiscent “Bodyweight Only Benchmark” to the simple and stretch-oriented “Run Ready Yoga.”

The Nike Training Club app has tons of workouts you can do almost anywhere.

You can find workouts for practically any amount of time you want — as little as five minutes, even! — and you can browse specifically through “no-equipment workouts,” assuming you don’t carry your entire collection of kettlebells with you every time you travel. And best of all? The app is completely free to use.

The only thing you’ll be missing is an excuse.

This article was originally published in June 2018 and most recently updated in September 2021.

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Top 9 Corporate Travel Expense Tracking Apps And Platforms

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Managing business travel and related expenses can be a massive exercise, depending on your organization’s size and your executives’ travel frequency. Further, it is critically important to collect and report all work related travel expenses accurately. However, this can prove challenging, especially if you have to handle huge volumes of booking data emanating from hundreds of invoices, bills, and documents. Here is when travel expense tracking apps come into the picture.

Fortunately, the increasing number of travel-related documents and invoices is not a hassle anymore for the management. Modern software applications and platforms help business managers remain in control of the processes. Business travel expense tracking apps are now available to help organizations manage their travel expenses more efficiently. It also eliminates the need for paper reports, manual checking, reimbursement, and going back and forth approvals.

What is a business travel expense tracker app?

A budgeting technique known as expense tracking allows you to keep track of all of your outlays over time and stay on track with your spending plan. An expense tracker app is an automated and easy solution to manage all the expenses in one place for a smooth reporting and reimbursement process. Business travelers should have an expense tracker app to be mindful of their expenses and report to the organization accordingly.

Benefits of streamlined business travel expense tracker

• A technologically advanced travel expense tracker offers real time visibility into the traveling employees expenses, helping in managing travel costs
• Eliminates the need and associated errors with manual data tracking and entry; thereby, frees up the time of employees
• Assists in managing expenses and ensures travel policy compliance
• As these applications require logins from individual IDs, they removes the risk of unauthorized payments

Things to Look For in a Travel Expense Tracker

• While taking the demo of the apps, ensure to choose the one that is powerful and easy to understand
• Travel expense tracker should easily be integrated with other softwares such as booking software, HRMSs, etc.
• The tracker should be accessible through mobile and has essential feature to manage the expense

Top corporate travel expense tracking app and platforms

1. Expensify

Expensify offers unlimited receipt scanning, mileage tracking, quick reimbursement, and many other features. An important aspect is its one-click receipt scanning. Travel managers can create approval workflows to match the company’s expense policy. It is among the best app for tracking travel expenses with the following features.

Key Features

• Expense reporting
• Mileage tracking
• Importing of credit card
• Auditor access
• Automatic approvals
• Expensify is compatible with all operating systems
• Supports multiple languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese

Rydoo’s business travel budget app is a bit different from other expense apps. The corporate travel management app ensures your travel executives remain compliant with the changing business travel policies of the company. The app runs an automated check on everything from timestamps to duplicate receipts. Companies can start right away as they offer a 14-day free trial.

• Can be quickly integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning packages
• Mileage tracker
• Supports multiple currencies
• Uploading of digital receipt
• Makes reimbursement easy
• Offers credit card statement analysis
• Rydoo is compatible with both iOS and Android
• Supports English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

3. Xero Expense

Xero Expense is a cloud-based business trip expense app. It works best for small and growing businesses and has one of the best expense management tools. Claims can be submitted on the go with a photo of the receipts. It also reviews and approves expenses in one click. With its powerful analytics, Xero helps travel managers closely monitor employee spending.

• Processes payroll
• Provides financial reporting
• Accurate reporting of expenses
• Offers digitized billing
• Zero Expense is compatible with iOS and Android operating systems
• It supports only the English

4. Webexpenses Travel

This user-friendly business management tool is best suited for business travel management and booking. It makes use of industry-leading AI to save time and costs. It is designed to remember executive preferences and limits and automatically applies the same to new bookings. The set pre-approvals help streamline travel requests and bookings. The company’s updated travel policy can be integrated into the corporate travel management app easily.

• Comes with optical character recognition (OCR) technology
• Drag-and-drop reporting in real-time
• Digital receipt capture
• Corporate card management
• Mileage tracking and verification
• Webexpenses Travel is compatible with iOS and Android mobile apps
• It supports English, Spanish, and Portuguese

Fyle is one of the most accessible travel expense tracker apps with automatic business rules check system and one-click expense reporting . Travel managers can use this corporate travel management app to track business expenses from commonly used software systems. It offers an effortless expense management system that provides real-time visibility and control.

• Automated credit card reconciliation
• Real-time expense analytics
• Automated reminders
• Fraud detection
• Fyle supports English

6. ExpenseIn

ExpenseIn is a low-cost but feature-rich business travel expenses tracking app. It is the best choice for small businesses as the app has everything needed to create, approve and report on costs in one place. It has some robust features that can work well for medium and large companies.

• Digital scanning of receipts
• Real-time reporting
• Currency converter
• Automatic mileage calculations
• Compliance with corporate travel policies
• ExpenseIn is compatible with Android, iOS, and Windows
• It supports the English

TripLog is a leading business travel expense management solution that calculates mileage and time, among other things. It is best suited for mid-sized businesses and enterprises. TripLog tracks mileage automatically and makes reimbursement and mileage log management easy. The mileage reports are tax compliant.

• Offers real-time location monitoring
• Bank and credit card integration
• Tracks established trip rules
• Tax-compliant mileage reports
• TripLog supports the English

8. Shoeboxed

Shoeboxed offers regular travel expense features that can be found in many other similar apps. What makes it stand apart is the ‘Magic Envelope’ feature. It allows organizations to mail their business-related travel receipts in prepaid envelopes. The same is digitalized. Organizations can extract the relevant data from the receipts. The travel management team can organize and report the data as needed.

• Optical character recognition (OCR) and human data verification
• Automatic archiving of receipts from Gmail
• Receipt and mileage tracker
• Employee expense reporting
• Supports the maximum number of languages

Paxes is a SaaS-based platform serving the corporate travel needs of companies of all types and sizes. It also helps travel management companies efficiently manage their global corporate travel management processes of various clients. Paxes allows corporate administrators to create multiple invoices, manage budgets, and analyze expenses in micro detail. Further, the corporate travel management app assists in the easy self-booking of flights and hotels.

• Self-booking tools
• Hybrid inventory engine
• Implementation in a few clicks with a SaaS-based platform
• Single solution for multiple forms
• Concierge services
• Paxes supports multiple languages

Must Read: Top Benefits Of Using Travel And Expense Management Software

With user-friendly, feature-rich, role-specific, and powerful software to manage your corporate travel expenses, you won’t have to deal with the negatives associated with travel management tasks. The best travel budget app provides complete visibility into all the core aspects of business travel.

Business travelers prefer to choose their trip options but don’t want to stray beyond travel policies. Business travel expense tracking apps and platforms such as Paxes make it easy for your executives to stick to their style of staying and traveling and ensure it happens within your budget. It also saves the travel management team and the executives a lot of manual work.

Business Travel Expense Tracking Apps FAQs

What are the top apps and platforms for expense tracking for corporate travel.

There are many applications and platforms that can be used by TMCs for expense tracking for corporate travel. Some of the top apps that one can use for a seamless tracking experience are Paxes, Rydoo, and Expensify.

How can corporates personalize their bookings by themselves?

Many apps and platforms offer a self-booking tool like Paxes, where the corporate traveler can book their travel necessities at their convenience.

How can corporates track their expenses during business travel?

Certain travel expense platforms and applications provide features such as real-time expense analysis, where the corporate traveler can access, report, and track all the expenses that are incurred during the trip. Fyle is an expense tracker app that offers such a feature for a hassle-free experience.

What travel expense apps support all major currencies during corporate travel?

There are many travel expense applications and platforms that support major currencies, such as Rydoo and Xero Expense.

How can TMCs and corporations track or monitor the location of the business traveler?

Certain applications and platforms provide location tracking for managers to monitor the location of the traveler while on a business trip. This helps in preventing any major risk or threat that might occur. Triplog offers such a tracking feature in their application.

How to choose the best business travel expense tracking app?

Different apps offer different benefits; hence, corporates should choose the most suited app as per their individual requirements.

How does an expense tracker app work?

Expense tracker app generates reports, invoices, and tax details and more that is helpful in managing the finance of a business.

Why should you use expense tracker app?

Expense tracker app help in budgeting, tax calculations and deduction and more; hence, you should use these apps.

What types of expenses can I track with a dedicated travel expense tracker?

Transportation costs (flights, trains, rental cars), accommodation expenses, meals and entertainment expenses, and incidentals (parking fees, tolls, tips).

Is my data secure with a dedicated travel expense tracker?

Yes, most of the trackers use highly secure techniques to provide reliable services. However, you should be vigilant while selecting the best tracker.

How do expense tracking apps benefit businesses?

These apps helps in automating data entry, improving accuracy, enforcing policy compliance, and providing insights for better financial decision making.

How do I choose the right expense tracking app for my business?

Consider factors like cost, features, user interface, integrations with accounting software, mobile accessibility, customer support, and scalability to find the best fit.

Pratyush is a traveling enthusiast who always looks for innovations in business travel management. He has 5 years of experience writing content on corporate travel management and working closely with expert business travel facilitators.

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• Budgeting App Reviews
• Introduction
• Features to Look for
• How to Choose an App
• Setting Up and Using an App
• Pros and Cons
• Alternatives
• Why You Should Trust Us

Best Budgeting Apps of July 2024: Top Picks, Features, and Benefits

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Budgeting can already feel difficult, but with the right money management tool, you should be able to track your spending habits, find ways to spend less and save more, or budget effectively as a couple.

50% off for new customers

$3.99 monthly subscription or $47.88 annual subscription

• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Connect all your bank accounts, investments accounts, and credit cards
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Help you save for individual savings goals
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Create a budget
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Track expenses
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. 30-day money-back guarantee
• con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. Must buy a subscription (no free option)

Quicken Simplifi is a great budgeting tool if you want to create a detailed monthly spending and savings plan and don't mind paying for a subscription. If you would rather get a budgeting app that doesn't have a subscription fee, you'll have to consider other options.

• Up to 50% off on Simplifi for all new customers
• Stay on top of your finances in under 5 minutes per week.
• Check your custom budgeting plan — anytime, anywhere!
• Track your spending
• See where your money is going and discover places to save.
• Keep your bills in check
• Find subscriptions you don't use and start saving from day one.

Check out our picks for the best budgeting apps, and read more about how we chose the winners.

Best Budgeting Apps of July 2024

• Rocket Money : Best overall for reducing spending and creating a budget
• Monarch Money : Best for saving toward financial goals
• Quicken Simplifi : Best for robust budgeting features
• Honeydue App: Best for couples

The top budgeting apps have a straightforward sign-up process, a decent fee structure, strong budgeting tools, and an overall positive user experience. Learn more about the best budgeting apps, below.

Free to create a budget. Subscription fee applies to premium services.

• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Connect all your bank accounts, credit cards, and investment accounts to track spending
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Bill negotiation feature
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Free plan available
• con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. Limited features available with free plan
• con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. Limited customer support availability

Rocket Money is featured in our best budgeting apps guide. While the Rocket Money app is free, there is a subscription fee if you want to use Premium features, like concierge services or premium chat.

Offers a 7-day free trial

Premium Plan with a 7-day free-trial, then $14.99 per month or $99.99 annually

• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Link bank accounts
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Create unlimited budgets and make customizable categories
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Track individual savings goals
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Graphs and charts that track your spending and savings
• con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. No free plan

Monarch Money is an overall solid option if you prioritize creating monthly budgets and saving for individual savings goals. The main downside of the app is that it doesn't offer a free plan. You'll have to a monthly or annual subscription fee.

• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Budgeting app for couples
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Can have individual and shared finances
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Create monthly bill reminders
• Check mark icon A check mark. It indicates a confirmation of your intended interaction. Can discuss finances through chat feature
• con icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. Only available through mobile app

Honeydue is featured in our best budgeting apps guide as the best option for couples. It's a great option if you don't want to pay a fee. It also allows you to have individual and shared finances.

Top Budgeting App Reviews

Budgeting looks different for everyone, so we selected four picks for budgeting apps. We selected a well-rounded budgeting app, one designed for couples, another that's appealing for setting goals, and lastly one with more detailed budgeting features.

We have a mix of free budgeting apps and ones that have premium plans with subscription fees, so you can choose an option based on your financial needs and priorities.

Best Overall: Rocket Money

Rocket Money (previously known as TrueBill) is our best budgeting app overall because it has a variety of tools to help you save and limit spending.

Rocket Money has both a free plan and a premium plan. With the free plan, you'll be able to link bank accounts, credit cards, and investment accounts to track spending and you'll also be able to create a budget .

The premium plan includes concierge services, which review your bills and subscriptions to help you cancel or get refunds for these services on your behalf. It also includes premium customer chat, unlimited budgets, customizable budget categories, a savings account, real-time updated syncing, and a credit score report.

The app's standout feature is Bill Negotiation. You'll upload a copy of your bill, and Rocket Money will determine whether you can get the same service with the company for a lower price. Rocket Money may also help you get refunds if you're charged bank overdraft fees or late fees.

When Rocket Money negotiates a bill, you'll have to pay a percentage (you may choose any amount from 30% to 60%) of whatever it will save you for the year. If you plan to change your internet, cable, phone, or wireless provider in the next year, you could end up losing money, though.

Pricing: You may choose how much to pay each month through a sliding scale. Rocket Money has a free plan that's $0. The Premium plan has a 7-day free trial; after the free trial, you'll have to pay around $6 to $12 per month (the lower-price plans are billed annually instead of monthly).

Rocket Money Review

Best for Couples: Honeydue App

Honeydue is a budgeting app designed specifically for couples. The sign-up process is short and simple — you'll create an account by setting up your email, then invite your partner to Honeydue.

Honeydue allows you to see both your individual and shared finances in one place. You also have to option of setting limits to how much your partner can see. When you connect a bank account to the app, you may choose to share both balance and transaction information, share information only, or share no information.

With Honeydue, you can organize your finances by creating monthly bill reminders or discussing personal financial information through the app's chat feature.

If you would like an additional place to store money for a common goal, like a holiday budget or a couple's vacation.

You won't be able to access Honeydue through your computer; it's only available through a mobile app. Some of our other top picks have both online and mobile platforms for more convenience.

Regular Pricing: Free

Best for Saving for Financial Goals: Monarch Money

Monarch Money may be worthwhile if you are looking for a budgeting app that helps you save for financial goals and create a budget. It's also become one of the most hyped-up Mint alternatives among Redditor users since Mint shut down.

Through Monarch Money, you'll be able to make unlimited personalized savings goals . You can customize goals, organize them by order of importance, and link them to bank accounts. The app also helps you create a zero-based budget, track your net worth, and analyze your cash flow.

Monarch Money doesn't have a free plan. You can try out a 7-day free trial. However, after that, you'll need to pay a subscription fee. If you do not want to pay a subscription fee for a budgeting app, you'll want to consider one of our other picks.

Regular Pricing: Premium Plan with a 7-day free-trial, then $14.99 per month or $99.99 annually

Best for Robust Budgeting Features: Quicken Simplifi

Quicken Simplifi might be a good choice if you want a budgeting app that provides a detailed breakdown of your spending and savings.

In addition to letting you create budgets with customizable categories and make individual savings goals, Quicken Simplifi analyzes your spending and savings through charts and data.

You can receive monthly reports for spending, general income, income after expenses, savings, and net worth . You can also now check your credit score through the web application if you have early access (This feature is currently only available to U.S. residents). Checking your credit score through Simplifi won't affect it.

The one major downside to this app is that it doesn't have a free plan. You'll have to pay a subscription fee, although you can try the app for 30 days with a money-back guarantee.

There's also a special promotion available right now — 50% off for new customers.

Regular Pricing: $3.99 monthly subscription or $47.88 annual subscription

Quicken Simplfi Review

Budgeting App Trustworthiness and BBB Ratings

We review the ethics of each company so you can see if a specific financial institution aligns with your values.

We also include the settlement history of the last 3 years so you're aware of any recent public controversies involving the bank.

We include ratings from the Better Business Bureau to evaluate how companies address customer issues and handle transparency.

Rocket Money has a B rating due to a high volume of customer complaints.

Honeydue has an F rating because it hasn't responded to three customer complaints and it hasn't been in operation for a long time.

Quicken has an F rating because it has received a high volume of customer complaints filed, and failed to respond to 13 customer complaints.

A good BBB rating won't guarantee you'll have a good relationship with a company. You also might want to read customer reviews or talk to current customers before making your decision.

Intuit does have some public issues surrounding its tax-filing software, TurboTax.

Introduction to Budgeting Apps

Why use a budgeting app.

A budgeting app can help you understand where you spend your money. It's also useful for building and maintaining an effective budget.

The top budgeting apps let you create a monthly budget using customizable categories.

Many also help you save money effectively . For example, budgeting apps use your transaction history to make charts and graphs. You can use this information to analyze your spending patterns and figure out where to make adjustments in your budget.

Key Benefits of Budgeting Apps

The primary benefit of using a budgeting app is that it gives you a big-picture view of your financial situation.

Many budgeting apps let you link different types of bank accounts, investment accounts, credit cards , and loans. You'll be able to see all your accounts in one place and see how you're spending versus saving.

Budgeting apps also help you build better money habits. If you've struggled to maintain a budget in the past, it might be easier to track your spending on an app than completely on your own. Budgeting apps do the work for you by syncing all your accounts — you just need to make sure everything is synced correctly and make small adjustments when they aren't.

Features to Look for in a Budgeting App

User-friendly interface.

A good budgeting app has a design format that's easy to use. The app should load quickly and make it easy to get started. You should be able to create a budget on your own without much help. If you encounter technical difficulties, you should also easily be able to contact a customer representative through the app.

Syncing with Bank Account

Many easy-to-use budgeting apps for beginners allow you to sync savings accounts, checking accounts , investment accounts, or credit cards.

Apps often use Plaid to link bank accounts. Plaid can connect more than 11,000 U.S. banks and credit unions, including the best banks .

Expense Tracking

Once bank accounts are linked, your spending will be updated on the app so you have up-to-date information. A strong budgeting app will provide updates frequently, and during the same day so you can stay on top of your budget.

Customizable Budgeting Categories

Many budgeting apps allow you to create a zero-balance budget. With a zero-balance budget, you're figuring out where every dollar of your income is going. You can create budget categories for every expense. You can also create savings goals if you're setting aside money for a specific purpose, like a down payment on a home or a future vacation.

A good budgeting app allows you to make customizable budgeting categories rather than pre-set categories. That way, you can make a budget that's tailored to your life and make categories as broad or specific as you want.

Charts and Visual Analysis Features

A top budgeting app analyzes your habits so you can see how you manage your money over time. Some apps provide charts of your monthly budget so you can see how your categories compare to one another. Others might have visuals to indicate how much money you have left to spend in a certain category for that month.

Several budgeting apps also provide reports for broader areas of your finances. For example, you might be able to view your cash flow balance over several months or how your money in your retirement plans has grown over time.

How to Choose the Best Budgeting App for You

To find the right budgeting app, you need to know what features you're looking for. Are you looking for ways to cut back on spending? Do you want a free plan or a subscription plan for your budgeting app? Do you want a detailed breakdown of your finances or more of a general overview? Knowing the answers to these questions can help narrow down your options.

If you have your eye on a few budgeting apps, you can try out the free trials or free versions of each before settling on the right one. That way, you can see if the interface is also user-friendly and manageable for the long-term.

Setting Up and Using a Budgeting App

Step-by-step guide to setting up your budgeting app.

To use a budgeting app, you'll have to download it through the Android or Apple store. To set up most budgeting apps, you'll enter your name and email address. If the app charges a subscription fee, it will prompt you to sign up for a plan or free trial.

The best budgeting apps will walk you through the app's different features and help you get started. You'll typically be prompted to link accounts. Then, you can create a budget or set savings goals.

Tips for Effective Budgeting with the Apps

If you're new to budgeting apps, it may be helpful to start off with some structure.

For example, you could use a popular savings method like the 50/30/20 rule or pay-yourself-first strategy.

The 50/30/20 rule breaks down your budgeting, so 50% goes to needs, 30% goes to wants, and 20% goes to debt or savings. The pay-yourself-first strategy focuses on savings — you'll automatically transfer money from your paycheck to some of your savings and then distribute what's left over to your expenses.

Another tip for effective budgeting is to look at your expenses to see if they reflect your financial goals and values. If you have certain goals that are of higher priority than others, find ways to reduce spending in categories that aren't a priority for you. That might mean waiting before making a purchase, creating a meal plan or grocery list to limit spending on food, or auditing your subscriptions to see if there are any you can cancel.

Common Mistakes to Avoid on Budgeting Apps

Experts recommend trying out a budgeting app's free plan or free trial before committing to an annual plan.

There are many budgeting apps out there, so you want to try to find the one that best aligns with your financial needs. Testing a few apps can help you decide the best one, and it also keeps you from paying too much for a budgeting app that you won't end up using.

Pros and Cons of Budgeting Apps

Alternatives to budgeting apps, budgeting apps vs. spreadsheet or diy budgeting methods.

You may prefer building a spreadsheet budget if you don't want to link all of your bank accounts or credit cards in a mobile app. However, setting up and maintaining your budget will primarily hinge on how much work you're willing to put into it.

A budgeting app does the tracking for you. With a spreadsheet, you'll have to either start from scratch or use a template. Either way, a budgeting app still offers more comprehensive features.

Budgeting Apps vs. Personal Finance Software

Budgeting apps and personal finance software share the same features. The best option for you will depend on whether you have preferences on the tool's accessibility.

A budgeting app is primarily designed for mobile experiences. Some apps also have an online dashboard which you can access through your computer, but it is always something that's offered.

Meanwhile, personal finance software is designed for computer access. You'll either download the software to a desktop or use an online platform. Some will also have apps, but some features might not be available.

Budgeting Apps vs. Savings Accounts with Goals Features

Some of the best online banks have added unique features to their savings accounts to help customers with goal-setting.

If you're specifically looking for a way to save for goals, it may benefit you to get a savings account with buckets . Buckets are customizable tools that separate your savings so you can save for specific goals. Since they are an integrated bank account feature, they also might be easier to manage than a budgeting app.

If you would rather have more robust budgeting tools, a budgeting app will likely still stand out to you. Budgeting apps also connect investment accounts, credit cards, and loans, so you'll be able to see everything in one place.

Budgeting App FAQs

A budgeting app is beneficial for tracking expenses and sticking to a budget. It can also help you save for financial goals and prevent lifestyle creep .

To choose the best budgeting app for your needs, consider what your financial goals are and how a budgeting app can best help you achieve them. If you need help cutting back on expenses, you might consider a budgeting app with bill negotiation features. If you need help with savings, you might prioritize an app that helps with goal-setting features.

Most budgeting apps have encryption to store data, making them secure to use if you're linking your accounts. To keep your username and password safe, budgeting apps might also have multi-factor authentication so they can verify your identity when you're logging in.

A budgeting app can help you understand your financial situation so you can create a budget that saves you money over time. These apps can help you find areas where you can reduce your spending. Some also offer a bill negotiation feature so you can see if you can save money on subscriptions.

Yes, there are free budgeting apps available in the Apple and Android stores, though they typically have more limited features than apps with paid subscriptions. The best free budgeting app is Honeydue, which is specifically for couples.

Mint shut down in March 2024. You'll have to switch to Credit Karma if you want to continue using an Intuit personal finance platform, or you can switch to an alternative budgeting app.

In most cases, the best budgeting app for beginners will be one that makes budgeting easy — this means it has an easy-to-use interface and links to your accounts, so you don't have to enter every transaction manually. It can also be good to have an app that teaches you about money.

Rocket Money is our best budgeting app overall, and it has a free plan. If you're in a couple, our top pick is Honeydue which is also free to download.

Why You Should Trust Us: Experts' Advice on the Best Budgeting Apps

We consulted banking and financial planning experts to inform these picks and provide their advice on finding the budgeting app for your needs.

• Sophia Acevedo, banking editor, Business Insider
• Mykail James, MBA, certified financial education instructor, BoujieBudgets.com

Here's what they had to say about budgeting apps. (Some text may be lightly edited for clarity.)

What should I look for in a budgeting app?

Mykail James, MBA, certified financial education instructor, BoujieBudgets.com :

"My best tip for people who are looking to start using a budgeting app is to figure out what you're missing in your financial system. For example, if you are a person who knows that you want to stick to a zero-based budget, and you've been doing that manually, but you need maybe a little bit more help with the organization, then you can center your focus on searching for apps specifically solve your problem."

Sophia Acevedo, banking editor, Business Insider :

"I would look for features that would help me with my goals. Like if I'm trying to curb spending, I would look for a budgeting app that helps me minimize payments in certain spending areas."

How do I know if a budgeting app is right for me?

Mykail James, MBA, CFEI:

"Give it time. Every budgeting app is going to feel uncomfortable during the first month. Give it at least three months before deciding if it's not something for you. Actively try and use it before considering a switch."

Sophia Acevedo, CEPF:

"I would first try out the free version and see how it works. Some budgeting apps are entirely free, while others have different plans or trials at a variety of price points."

Methodology: How Did We Choose the Best Budgeting Apps?

At Business Insider, we aim to help smart people make the best decisions with their money. We understand that "best" is often subjective, so in addition to highlighting the clear benefits of a financial product, we outline the limitations, too.

First, we compiled a list of 18 popular budgeting apps available in both the Google Play Store and Apple Store.

Then, we reviewed each budgeting app for a week. To determine our top picks, we reviewed the initial sign-up process, pricing, budgeting tools, and user experience. We also considered whether each app accomplished everything it advertised, and how regular users reviewed the product on the Apple and Google Play store.

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40 Best Apps for Business Travel Expenses, Organization, Bookings & More

Surround yourself with an arsenal of tools thanks to our curated list of 40 best apps for business travel.

All of them cater to all aspects of professional journeys – including expense tracking, itinerary organization and hassle-free bookings.

These apps are tailored to empower business travelers and increase efficiency and convenience.

• Best App For Business Travel Expenses

Wishing to handle business travel expenses smoothly ?

Here are the three best apps to manage your finances and expenses while abroad.

1. Expensify

Expensify simplifies the task of tracking expenses during business travel. Snap a photo of your receipt and the app effortlessly creates an expense claim.

It’s available for both iOS and Android at a minimal cost of $5 per month for a business plan. We love it for its comprehensive audit trail feature, ease of use and affordability.

2. Zoho Expenses

Zoho Expenses offers a platform for expense management on the go . It’s free for individuals but it also has paid plans for businesses. Zoho is intuitive to use and available on both Apple and Android platforms.

We highly recommended its integration with Zoho’s suite of business apps and ability to create multi-currency expense reports.

3. SAP Concur

SAP Concur is a comprehensive solution to manage business expenses and invoices. Use the app to snap photos of receipts, file them, send information for expense reports and more.

Available on iOS and Android, SAP Concur offers free and paid options . This app is great for its advanced approval and processing workflow capabilities !

Read later – SafetyWing VS World Nomads: What’s the best travel insurance for you?

• Best App For Business Travelers to Book a Flight

Booking flights is a challenging aspect of business travel for you ?

It all belongs to the past thanks to these flight booking apps that will ease your flight schedules.

Flio is an airport app that caters to all your in-transit needs, including flight bookings. This app is free to use, user-friendly and available on both iOS and Android platforms.

We recommend Flio for its ability to navigate through airports worldwide, book flights and offer airport-exclusive deals.

5. Skyscanner

Skyscanner offers an easy-to-use platform for comparing and booking the cheapest flights.

It’s a free app available on both Apple and Android devices. Skyscanner stands out for its extensive flight comparisons, flexible search options and price alert features to save money.

Kayak acts as a complete travel assistant , particularly in flight bookings. It’s a free app, easy to navigate and accessible on iOS and Android devices.

We love Kayak for its robust search engine that aggregates information from hundreds of travel sites.

• Best Travel Apps For Business Travelers For Getting Around (Navigation apps)

During your business trips, you will probably have to drive and walk through unfamiliar cities.

Get yourself the right tools thanks to these top-rated navigation apps.

7. CityMapper

CityMapper eases the complexities of urban navigation for business travelers.

It’s a free app, highly user-friendly and available for both iOS and Android. CityMapper stands out for providing detailed journey planning information across several transport modes. A great alternative to Google Maps !

Waze is a community-driven navigation app that provides real-time traffic updates and road information .

It’s free, easy to use and accessible on both iOS and Android platforms.

We love Waze for its ability to provide the quickest, reliable and accurate routes based on current road conditions.

Maps.me offers detailed offline maps , perfect if you’re wary of data consumption or traveling to areas with limited connectivity.

It’s free, user-friendly and available on both Apple and Android devices. One of the best interactive maps accessible with no internet connection !

• Best All In One Apps For Business Travelers (Booking Hotels, Flights And Car Rentals)

Are you looking for the best all in one business travel app for your next business trip ? An app that manages hotel bookings, car rental and flight status ?

Here are the best comprehensive business travel apps we could find.

10. TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor offers comprehensive travel planning for business travelers, from a flight to car rental and hotel room, plus user-generated reviews .

This free, user-friendly travel app is available on iOS and Android. We recommend TripAdvisor for its extensive travel community reviews.

11. TravelPerk

TravelPerk provides a seamless platform for booking and managing all aspects of business travel .

Although it has free features, premium services are available for a fee. Compatible with both iOS and Android devices, TravelPerk stands out for its 24/7 traveler support and travel policy management.

12. Booking.com

Booking.com is one of the best business travel apps for booking flights, hotels and car rentals globally. It’s a free app, easy to use and available on both iOS and Android.

We recommend Booking.com for its extensive property listings, price-match guarantee and user-friendly interface. A great way to save time while traveling internationally !

• Best Apps For Online Work For Business Travelers

For business travelers who need to stay connected to their work, the right online work apps will be indispensable tools !

Zoom is a powerful tool for video business meeting and webinar. It offers both free and paid versions, is easy to use and available on iOS and Android platforms.

We especially love its high-quality video and audio, screen sharing capabilities and wide acceptance in the business community.

Slack offers a dynamic platform for team communication and collaboration. While it has free features, advanced capabilities come with a cost.

This business travel app is available on both iOS and Android. We recommend Slack for its organized chat channels, file sharing and integration with other work apps.

15. Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a fantastic tool for collaboration, communication and document sharing .

Both free and premium versions are available, and it’s compatible with iOS and Android devices. We recommend Teams for its seamless integration with Microsoft 365, robust video meeting capabilities and well-structured team channels.

• Best Dating Apps For Business Travelers

Are you seeking to make connections during your journeys ?

Then dating apps like Tinder and Bumble will be a great addition to your digital toolkit.

Want to organize some trip dates ? Tinder will allow you to meet new people, no matter where your business travels take you.

It’s a freemium app , which means it’s free to use with paid premium features. Available on iOS and Android, Tinder is simple to use and popular in the whole world.

Bumble offers a unique twist to the dating game as it empowers women to make the first move. This travel app is freemium, easy to use and available on both iOS and Android platforms.

We mainly recommend it for its women-first approach that promotes a respectful and empowering dating environment.

Looking for something more serious while traveling ? Hinge might be your go-to. With its slogan “Designed to be Deleted”, Hinge aims to facilitate meaningful connections .

It’s freemium, user-friendly and available on iOS and Android. We like it because it encourages in-depth profiles and conversation-starting prompts.

• Best Android Apps For Business Travel

As a business traveler using Android devices, you should consider integrating tools like Google Pay and Microsoft Office into your app arsenal for easy financial transactions and productive work on-the-go.

19. Google Pay

Google Pay offers a quick and secure way to pay in apps, on the web and in stores.

This free, user-friendly app is available only for Android devices and aims to streamline your payment process by storing your debit, credit and loyalty cards in one place.

20. Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office offers a suite of productivity tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint. It’s a freemium app that is easy to use and exclusively available for Android users.

We like Microsoft Office for its compatibility with various file formats, cloud storage integration and comprehensive features that facilitate mobile work.

21. LinkedIn

Leading professional networking platform , LinkedIn can be an invaluable tool for business travelers.

It allows you to connect with professionals in your destination city and facilitate business networking on the go.

• Best Weather Apps For Business Travelers

Being prepared for the weather is a must for any business traveler !

Weather apps are great tools to help you stay ahead of the weather.

22. The Weather Channel

The Weather Channel app provides accurate and timely weather updates . It’s a free app, user-friendly and available for both iOS and Android platforms.

We like The Weather Channel for its comprehensive weather forecasts, radar maps and customizable alerts.

23. CARROT Weather

CARROT Weather delivers weather forecasts with a humorous twist . This paid app, available on both iOS and Android, is easy to use and presents weather data in a fun and engaging way.

We recommend CARROT Weather for its accurate forecasts, customizable real time notifications and unique approach to presenting weather information !

24. AccuWeather

For more detailed weather insights, consider AccuWeather. This free app, available on Android, offers minute-by-minute weather forecasts with superior accuracy.

It’s easy to navigate and delivers real-time alerts for severe weather conditions. We recommend AccuWeather for its reliable weather predictions and user-friendly interface.

• Best Business Travel Apps For iPhone

For iPhone users, some business travel apps are designed to leverage the capabilities of the iOS ecosystem.

25. Apple Wallet

Apple Wallet is a free and convenient way for iPhone users to stay organized with their credit and debit cards, boarding passes, tickets and more.

Exclusive to iOS, this easy-to-use app enhances the security and convenience of financial transactions during travel . We love Apple digital wallet for its seamless integration with other Apple services !

26. Things 3

Things 3 is a beautifully designed task manager . While it’s a paid app, its ease of use, clean interface and powerful features make it worth the cost.

Exclusive to iOS, Things 3 is ideal for organizing your business tasks on-the-go. You won’t be disappointed by its project management capabilities and intuitive design !

27. Fantastical

Fantastical is a smart calendar and task app with a strong focus on ease of use.

Available only for iOS users, it offers a free version with additional features available through a subscription. We like its natural language parsing, intuitive reminders and event scheduling.

• Best Planner Apps For Business Travel

For travelers on a business trip who seek to streamline their trip planning process, these apps come in handy.

TripIt is a great travel organizer that turns your scattered travel plans into a cohesive entire travel itinerary .

Available for both iOS and Android, it offers both free and paid versions, the latter providing added features like real-time flight alerts.

We recommend TripIt for its itinerary synchronization feature which compiles travel details from various sources into a single and easy-to-access location.

Tripsy is a comprehensive and extremely helpful travel planner to manage your itinerary, bookings and notes in one place.

Available on both iOS and Android, this app offers a free version with optional in-app purchases for more features. We love its ability to manage and share travel plans, sync with your calendar and receive flight updates.

• Best Travel Apps For Small Business

For small businesses, we always recommend maintaining a streamlined workflow during travel.

These apps can assist in managing operations efficiently while on the go.

30. CamCard

CamCard is a highly efficient business card scanner and reader . Available for both iOS and Android, this app offers free and premium versions.

With CamCard, you can digitize business cards instantly and network during your business trip. We like CamCard for its superior text recognition and ease of use.

Slack is a team collaboration tool that allows for real-time communication and file sharing.

It’s available on both iOS and Android and offers free and paid tiers. We recommend Slack for its ability to integrate with various apps and services.

Asana is a powerful project management tool available on both iOS and Android.

It offers free and premium versions. Asana helps you track the progress of your business tasks in a visually appealing and intuitive interface.

• Best Apps for Business Travelers to Book a Restaurant

Do you wish to book a restaurant hassle-free ?

These apps are excellent tools to find and book a table at the perfect restaurant.

33. OpenTable

OpenTable is a must-have for any business traveler. Available for free on both iOS and Android, this app allows you to discover, reserve and manage restaurant reservations instantly .

It offers an extensive list of restaurants, easy-to-use interface and real-time confirmation feature !

Yelp is more than just a restaurant review site ; it also allows restaurant bookings !

Available on both iOS and Android, Yelp is free to use and offers detailed customer reviews and ratings to help you make your dining decisions.

35. TheFork

TheFork is a restaurant reservation app that also offers special deals at thousands of restaurants.

This free app is available on both iOS and Android, and we recommend it for its straightforward reservation system and its loyalty program which can lead to significant discounts.

• Best App For Business Travelers to Learn a Language

During your business trip, you may find yourself in different countries where you don’t speak the local language.

Language learning apps will be useful tools to break down language barrier !

With Busuu , you can take language learning to your hands. Available on both iOS and Android, this smartphone application is free with optional paid plans for a more extensive learning experience .

Its easy-to-use interface, personalized lessons and community of native speakers make it our top recommendation !

37. Duolingo

Duolingo turns language learning into a game . Free on both iOS and Android, it offers bite-sized lessons that are fun and effective.

We absolutely love Duolingo for its interactive approach, wide range of languages and user-friendly interface.

Babbel , available on iOS and Android, is a paid app that focuses on conversation skills .

It comes with a practical approach and focuses on real-life scenarios that you may encounter on your business trips.

• Best Currency Converter App For Business Travelers

As a business traveler, you will often have to deal with various currencies.

For this purpose, the currency conversion apps offer real-time exchange rates to help you keep track of your finances.

39. Valuta+

Valuta+ is a user-friendly and free app available for both iOS and Android that offers real-time exchange rates for over 160 currencies worldwide .

With its offline mode, you can access currency conversions even without internet access !

40. XE Currency

XE Currency is a free app available on both iOS and Android, that offers live exchange rates and charts for every world currency and precious metals .

Its easy-to-use interface and ability to store the last updated rates make it perfect for business travelers !

• FAQs about Best Apps for Business Travel

What is the best app for tracking business travel expenses ?

Expensify is a great app for managing business travel expenses as it allows easy scanning of receipts and tracking of expenses for smooth reporting.

What is the best hookup app for business travelers ?

Tinder is a popular hookup app among business travelers due to its global user base. It facilitates connections even while traveling.

What is the best android app for business travel ?

Google Trips is an excellent Android app for business travel. It offers itinerary management, travel recommendations and it works offline with vital information.

What is the best android weather app for business travelers ?

Weather Channel is a reliable Android weather app that provides accurate forecasts, storm updates and travel planning information for business travelers.

What is the best business travel expense app for iPhone ?

SAP Concur is a highly-rated iPhone app for tracking business travel expenses. It provides seamless integration with booking, expense tracking and invoice management.

What is the best time clock app for business travel ?

Toggl Track is a powerful time clock app for business travel as it offers time tracking across different time zones and project-based tracking for remote work.

Getting the right apps will turn business travel from a chore into a breeze.

From expense management with Expensify to seamless travel bookings via TripAdvisor and from language learning with Busuu to navigation assistance with CityMapper or Google Maps, these apps will become essential for international travelers.

They provide convenience, efficiency and access to valuable resources at your fingertips !

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5 Android Apps You Need To Have Installed If You Like To Travel

I n this day and age, a smartphone is practically a must-bring on trips. After all, how else can you effortlessly and conveniently take photos and videos of your favorite moments? However, there's actually more to your mobile device than simply capturing pictures and recording videos — you can use it to plan and enhance every aspect of your trip, too. That's thanks to the myriad of travel apps available in the market today, transforming your phone into a powerful virtual travel companion that fits in your pocket.

These travel apps come in all sorts of forms. There are some for creating a comprehensive travel plan, while a few help you book transportation and accommodation. If you're an avid traveler in search of the perfect apps to use for your next getaway, you've come to the right place. We've compiled five of the essential Android apps that provide functionalities ranging from itinerary building to language translation.

Read more: 12 Things You Should Stop Doing On Your Android Phone Immediately

For Organizing Your Trip: Travel Life

There are two types of travelers in this world. One just wings it, and the other plans even the most minor details. If you're the second type, you'll want to have a trip planner app like Travel Life installed on your phone. Travel Life serves as the centralized location for all your travel essentials and information. You can build your itinerary here, with each entry complete with the location name, description of what you'll do or see, exact address of the location, and start and end times you'll be. If you don't have any specific attractions or landmarks in mind, Travel Life's itinerary builder can suggest popular places and experiences for you to try out.

Another handy feature you can find in the app is the expense tracker, where you can keep an eye on both your personal expenses and those of your group. It can even conveniently display how much you owe a person or how much someone else owes you. Additionally, the app includes sections for your accommodation and transportation bookings, packing list, things to do before the trip, and loose notes you'd like to be mindful of. 

In addition, you can manage your documents within Travel Life. Just upload a file or take a photo of your travel document, whether that's your passport, flight itinerary, or ID. All personal documents imported into the app won't be saved to the cloud nor shared with the public, ensuring your data is safe.

For Navigation: Maps.me

The last thing you'd want to do on your trip is to get lost. Yes, it's true that being lost in a new city may be an adventure in itself, as you could stumble upon excellent restaurants and shops that you otherwise would have missed. Still, getting lost is the worst possible thing if you're in a rush to make it to a dinner reservation or a booked yacht cruise. To prevent such incidents on your next trip, it's a good idea to have Maps.me  on your phone. Maps.me is an offline navigation app , so you can rely on it when you're somewhere without Wi-Fi or cell coverage. You just need to download the map of the area you'll be visiting in advance, and you're good to go.

Just like any other navigation app, Maps.me allows you to search for whatever location you want to go to. You can type the location name in the search bar or tap on one of the pre-made categories (e.g., where to eat, hotel, groceries, sights, gas) to automatically look up those establishments in your area. The app will then tell you how far the location is and how long it will take for you to reach it. You can also add as many stops to your route as you want for easier navigation. All of your favorite locations can be bookmarked for later use (which will also show on your map), eliminating the need to search for them again.

For Translation: Microsoft Translator

Unless you're a superhuman who speaks all 7,000+ languages across the world or you exclusively visit cities speaking the same language as you, you'll always need a tool to help you communicate with the locals. One of the leading translator apps in the market to consider is Microsoft Translator . It supports at least 100 languages, from mainstream ones like Spanish, French, and German to less spoken ones, such as Inuinnaqtun, Upper Sorbian, and Yucatec Maya.

To translate from one language to the next, you can use one of the three accepted input options: text, photo, and voice. For the text input, simply choose the language pair and type the phrase or sentence you wish to translate. In the case of the photo input, you'll be prompted to either take a picture using the in-app camera or upload one from your gallery. Finally, you have the voice input. Start by picking your original language and the language you want to translate to. Then, tap on the mic icon, start speaking, and listen to the translated phrase or sentence. 

If you're talking to someone and want to have a more seamless conversation, you can switch the voice input to "split" mode. This displays two microphones at the same time and eliminates the need to switch the original language every time one of you talks. Microsoft Translator also includes a phrasebook featuring everyday phrases and sentences typically used when traveling. It's categorized into sections like Dining, Lodging, and Travel and Directions, so you can find what you need right away.

For Booking Accommodations And Things To Do: Airbnb

While staying in fancy hotels with breakfast buffets and Olympic-sized pools is a dream, there are always those travels where you're on a budget or you simply prefer to stay in cozy, home-like places. On such occasions, Airbnb is your best friend. 

Airbnb is one of the most popular accommodation booking apps out there, and for good reason. You can find a variety of listings here that can be filtered into categories like beachfront, tiny homes, tropical, and amazing views. The listings are complete with all the details you'd need to know about the guesthouses, from the in-room amenities to the house rules. If you'd like to know something that's not mentioned in the listing, you can use the app to message the host directly.

Airbnb is also great for researching potential lodging well in advance of your trip. Say you're traveling to Bali in 18 months. It's too soon to reserve your accommodation, but you can still get a feel of the rooms available. Just browse through the Airbnb listings and tap on the heart icon to save those places in your account. That way, you can start limiting your options and spare yourself from the hassle of picking out one of the thousands of rooms weeks before your trip. You can simply go to your curated favorites and choose from there. Beyond accommodation options, Airbnb lets you book experiences, too. This can range from city walking tours to art workshops.

For Journaling Your Adventures: Travel Diaries

Traveling is one of the best ways to make unforgettable memories, but you shouldn't let your photos just sit in your gallery and gather digital dust. Instead, keep them in a stylish travel journal app such as Travel Diaries . True to its name, Travel Diaries works just like your typical digital diary, but it's specifically designed for journaling your travels.

Each of your trips serves as an individual diary, and within one diary, you can create multiple entries (referred to as chapters) where you can write about your experiences. If your trip spans multiple days, each day can have its own chapter. For a more detailed approach, you can add separate chapters for each location or city you visit instead. Aside from documenting your thoughts and experiences in words, Travel Diaries lets you upload photos of your key moments to each chapter too. Just change the layout of the chapter into one of the many options available, and you'll be able to add up to four images to each chapter.

After finishing the diary, you can then convert it to a physical copy for you to enjoy. Travel Diaries offers two ways to do so. You can go the DIY route and download your diary as a PDF that you can print out yourself. However, this feature is only available to premium users. Alternatively, you can opt to order a physical copy directly from the app. This allows you to choose the format, whether it's a hardcover book, a softcover edition, or in the style of a magazine.

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