What the app could do
These are the features I'd like MyTravelHelper to have. Nothing here is promised: some will be built and some may not, depending on what you want.
A first look
Sketches of the app, not screenshots. It will change on the way.
Before the trip
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The trip, day by day
Flights, stays, trains and plans in order, each in its own place's time.
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Documents and reminders
Passport and insurance dates with reminders, and your bookings saved offline.
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Import bookings
Share a booking mail or PDF with the app, and it becomes part of your trip.
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Packing list
Start from a template, or from what you packed last time.
On the trip
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Today, on a travel day
The next thing to do, when to leave, home time and what you've spent, on one screen.
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Diary and map
Write about your day, add photos, and see it all on a map that works offline.
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Money
A currency converter that works offline, a budget, and what you spend in any currency.
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Country card
Emergency numbers, plugs, driving side, tipping and a small phrasebook for where you are.
Only on a phone
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Widgets
Countdown to the next trip, local and home time and today's plan, on your home screen.
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Travel-day alerts
Time to leave, gate changes, and a hello when you land.
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Photos that sort themselves
Photos from your camera roll land on the right day of the trip.
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Your route
If you like, the app draws where you went, gently on the battery.
After the trip
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Your world on a globe
Spin a 3D globe of every country you've been to, and tap one to see your trips there.
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Trip story
Your route, best photos and numbers, ready to share when you're home.
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Countries and cities
Every place you've been, counted and coloured on a map of the world.
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Plan together
Share a trip with the people you travel with, and plan it together.
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Share your trip
Send a trip, a post or your photos to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the rest.
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Places and ratings
Sights near you, and your own ratings of where you've been.