What are good apps for use on tablets when traveling?

[Atlee]

The other day when I had to get a new phone, the phone store was giving away "free" tablets. The tablet is a Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0. It has cell service and supposedly GPS capability.

It's free in the sense I had to add a new line.

I will mostly use it when we are on the road with the travel trailer.

So the question I have is what are some good apps to have on the tablet as we motor across America? I'll be adding Gas Buddy for sure. What is a good app for finding campgrounds? Also, a good weather warning app would come in handy, especially while we're out in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Next would be a good app for warning about traffic in the area we're driving. And lastly, a good map app, such as Google Map, possibly.

Are there any others that might be useful?

Thanks.

[was_butnotnow]

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[Atlee]

I have a good navigator in the right seat to do the looking.

K Charles wrote:
Candy crush will let you use the tablet. I'm old fashioned but I like to watch the road when I drive. Look at a map before you start out and then use your head. Keep the tablet and the phone, and GPS if you have one, in the glove box.

[pauldub]

Yelp, Trip Advisor, RV Park Reviews, Weatherunderground, Google Maps

[IAMICHABOD]

Try RV Parky APP It will show you places along your route,including

Rest Areas
Military Campgrounds
Casinos
Walmarts
Cabela's
Cracker Barrels
Camping Worlds
Flying J's
Pilot Travel Plazas
TA Travel Centers
and more

[ksg5000]

View it similar to your smart phone with bigger screen - might not be able to call/text but the other apps should work the same. If you haven't been using RV type apps on your smart phone - chances are your not going to be using them on your tablet either.

[Artum_Snowbird]

A few of my favorite apps, nothing to do with actual travelling, but great brain food are:

Unblock Me
Brain Games
Flow Free
Unblock Train and my very favorite and most difficult
Slide Box Puzzle

All awesome time consuming challenging apps.

[coolmom42]

Weather Underground & Accuweather---sometimes one of them won't work and the other one will

GasBuddy

Waze--for traffic--gives you real-time updates

Google Maps

I agree with looking at a map beforehand. But I also check traffic any time I make a rest stop, or before hitting a congested area, to see if an alternate route would be helpful. Has saved me a lot of time and frustration.

[USAFBILL]

AccuWeather is very accurate and usable everywhere.

[K_Charles]

Candy crush will let you use the tablet. I'm old fashioned but I like to watch the road when I drive. Look at a map before you start out and then use your head. Keep the tablet and the phone, and GPS if you have one, in the glove box.

[the2sharps]

ParkAdvisor

[harley-dave]

We use allstays.com, rvparky.com, rvparkreviews.com for camp-ground info and co-pilot for gps. For hiking etc. I use backcountrynavigator.com on my phone.

Dave

[donn0128]

Torque I like to monitor the motor. Rvparks reviews is good for campgrounds. Heck, you might as well add a couple of GPS apps too.