Free Android and iPhone Apps for City Residents

In the fast life in a city, working people have very less time to get the information on the spot. Mobile phones are available in everyone's hand. If technology is combined with necessity then it will be like a cherry on the top of the ice-cream.

What is wanted in a city life? What a middle class man searches for in the city life? It may be restaurants, schools, restaurants, house , a taxi if needed, etc. If these are available on the tip of your fingers then problems will be solved in a single click. There may be some situations where you want to get some direction to a new place where you don't know how to go there. But if a particular app is presented in your mobile which shows the directions then it will be an added benefit to you. 

Want to find a house in your city?

For this you will have to use a particular app that will inform your where actually is the property situated with the rates, area and other important information. 

One app that will be beneficial to you is Trulia. This app is available for both Android and iOS. This app is to find out some real estate listings for the rental searches. It searches for apartments according to your requirements like location, area, zip code, etc. Just by drawing the area on the app will intimate it to search for apartments required. 

There is also an app named "Zillow" that is similar to Trulia app, but has more precise options to find the real estate in the area specified. 

Want to search for restaurants for food ?

Exciting app for food lovers, OpenTable. This app will help you make some reservations in the specific hotel or restaurant.

This will not only make reservations in the specified restaurants, but also find out some new geographical regions where there are seats available and which you have not yet had food. So make some reservations , try for new recipes in new restaurants by using this app. 

Another one in this category is "Seamless". This app will search for the type of cuisine you prefer, the distance from your location, menus to order online , and also facility to order online . Seamless works best on Android, Blackberry and iOS.

Find some ongoing and upcoming events in your city?

After food, why not enjoy at some event going on in your city. Lets find out which are the latest events in the city right now. Also if it is late, we can find out upcoming events too like musical, fashion, drama, awards, etc. All you have to do is use "EventBrite" app which will fulfill all your need of finding the events in your city. You can also find out according to your location and zip code which events are ongoing. 

This app works on Android and iOS.

Get directions in your city to go to a new place?

You all know "Google Maps". Now Google has its own app that will give live traffic updates, directions, street view, backups of any street if there is heavy traffic, etc. 

This app available on Android and iOS.

 

One more in this category is "Moveit". This app unlike Google maps collects real time data about public transportation. using Moveit, you can plan for trips and more. This app can be downloaded in Android and iOS.

Hire a Cab or Taxi?

Want a taxi or cab instantly available on your doorstep? Then hire "Hailo" for hiring a taxi.

Push a button on the app of your iPhone and a cab will be arranged to you.

Available on Android and iOS.

Also another app is available that is named as "NexTaxi".

You can enjoy the benefit of getting a car based on your current location.

 

 

 

So using Hailo one can hail a car / taxi, with the use of Google Maps or Moveit, you can get the directions in the city, using Eventbrite, you will know which events are going in your city, etc.