Last Updated on November 2, 2017 by Alaina Bullock
These days you can find a smartphone app for everything from cooking to dieting to house hunting. There is also an entire collection of smartphone apps for drivers where you can find apps for everything from locating the cheapest local gas station to preventing your teen from texting while driving. Below is a list of the Top 10 Smartphone Apps for Drivers that I highly recommend downloading!
1. GasBuddy (Free: on Android, iOS, Windows and Blackberry) Tired of paying for gas only to drive down the road and find it 10 cents cheaper? GasBuddy is the perfect solution! This innovative little app allows you to locate gas stations near you and see their current gas prices. GasBuddy utilizes a community of app users to report gas prices and help you find the cheapest station. Reporting prices earns you points and awards.
2. PlugShare (Free: on iOS, Android) Drive an electric car? There’s an app for you too! With PlugShare you can find more than 40,000 charging stations all over the world, and it will even show you the station’s availability. For an added bonus, you can also pay for your charge right through the app!
3. Safe Driver (Basic is Free; Pro Version is $4.99 – on iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) Has your teen recently received their license to drive? Safe Driver is the app for you! This innovative app actually monitors your teen’s location and driving practices. Parents are alerted via text or email when their child exceed a specific speed along with information about where the infraction occurred.
4. DriveSafe.ly Pro ($13.95/year for single user; $34.95/year family plan: on Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile) Whether used for teens or yourself, this app is the answer to texting and driving. The Bluetooth and radio transmitter compatible app is designed to read text (SMS) messages and emails aloud in real-time, and automatically respond without drivers having to touch (or look at) the device. It can even read text message shorthand like ‘lol’ and ‘ttyl’; plus it uses very little power, so it won’t drain your battery.
5. Trapster (Free: on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry) Wanting to avoid traffic jams and construction zones, or even speed traps? Trapster is the best-known app for this and more. The app lets you know the location of traffic jams, constructions zones and even speed-cameras, red light cameras and live speed trap. The locations are displayed by icons on most smartphones. The app relies on users to report all of the above annoyances, and uses multiple user confirmations for validity. So when you encounter an area listed, you can confirm if the warning is still needed.
You can discover the rest of the top 10 apps for drivers HERE.