5. Strava
Price: $free | Android, iOS
Score: 4/5
On holiday, you’re often heard boasting to
your fellow hikers: “I must have walked a hundred miles today – all uphill!”
Well – not really. PS tracking app Strava says you only walked 4.3 miles, and
your elevation gain was only 200m. Still, it’ll show
you a map of your gentle amble and store it online.
Strava
6. Polyglot
Price: $ 1.5 |
Windows
Score: 5/5
Not so many years ago, we were marveling at
speech-to-text and instant translation, and predicting Star Trek
Tricorder-esque powers for phones. How right we were – this app will shift your
language into 30 others and then talk it back at you, all before the waiter
disappears.
Polyglot
7. Maverick
Price: From $ free | Android
Score: 5/5
If you’re then hiking, biking type, then
maverick is here to help. It’s a GPS map serve that uses data from various UK
and European map providers. Make waypoints and trails, and share them via email
or social networks. Want more detail? The $ 4.69 Pro
app has Ordnance Survey 1:50k and 1:25k maps.
Maverick
8. Kayak
Price: $ free | Android, iOS, BlackBerry,
Windows
Score: 4/5
This app from the popular, albeit
US-centric, price comparison site Kayak returns hundreds of prices on searches
for flights in seconds. Extras range from the useful currency convertor or
flight tracker to the silly romantic break packing list. Remember to take the
sexy boxers.
Kayak
