Best offline apps for your Android: 7 to use without the internet

What’s the big difference between a regular phone and a smartphone? Well, one has the basic needs of calling and text messaging covered, while the second is better for connecting to the internet and the use of other online tools. Many apps, on the other hand, don’t work unless online, which can be annoying at times with no connection in sight. Here are some of the best Android apps that can also be used offline.

no wifi — Looking for the best offline Android apps? Look no further! © AndroidPIT

Here

We have Google Maps on this list, but this isn’t the only app in the Play Store that offers quality map, traffic, transit and navigation services, a lot of which can be accessed offline as well. Here Beta allows you to use the offline navigation and turn-by-turn voice directions, so that you won’t lose your way even if you don’t have internet. This is great for traveling, even in your home city. The app helps you find restaurants and shopping areas nearby, and to personalize your maps and trips. The app was developed by what remained of Nokia after being bought by Microsoft, and is already a favorite for Android and iOS users alike.

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Trip Advisor for any city or country

TripAdvisor is my favorite travel app. Sure there are many out there, but this app has provided me with so many good tips and fun and diverse walking tours that I never forget to download the app before visiting a new country or city. Some of the great services it offers, like in-app hotel reservation, must be done when connected to the internet, however it provides so much like restaurants recommendations, reviews and photos that my holidays are always great.

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Pocket

Pocket is a free app and you’ll soon realize after just a few of times of usage that it’s going to be your absolute favorite travel companion, especially when voyaging abroad or to locations lacking in internet. The useful tool allows you to save images, websites, articles and more to be read offline later on.

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Offline Dictionaries

Communication when travelling is essential, your survival might depend on it if you find yourself in a sticky situation. That’s why a dictionary is always good, though most require the internet to function. Offline Dictionaries is a free app that sets itself apart from the others thanks to its large database of synonyms and support for a wide variety of languages in the multilingual portion. Before you set out on your adventure, download the languages you'll need and then you can use it offline whenever you want.

androidpit offline dictionary — Look and translate words with Offline Dictionary. / © NGHS.fr

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Google Translate

By now, you’ve probably all heard of the Google Translate app, right? Well if you haven't, get on this bandwagon! The app has won many points lately because in a recent update, the developers added an offline mode. Simply download the required language and you’ll be ready to get yourself more than just a beer wherever you go.

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Google Maps

Having the older version of Google Maps is actually a good thing because before the update, the application allowed users to save maps for offline use. Now the app has taken a big back step in that this feature harder to grasp. There are however a few tricks to using the app offline with the newest version.

Maps1 — Two methods for downloading your maps offline.

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Wikipedia

I'm quite a fan of Wikipedia, an indispensable source of facts and trivia. It’s convenient not just for finding out about all sorts of stuff, but also when traveling. There is also an offline Wikipedia database whose contents are totally accessible for reading offline.

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What other apps have good offline usage?

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