Further App Ideas

Micaela: After each researching different genres of Apps, we decided to focus on a category that we all share an interest in: travel.

As there is for most topics now, there are various travel apps that target differing audiences all sharing one thing in common: their love for travelling. These apps differ in small things that zone in on amore specific audience, you could even refer to these differences as their USP or unique selling point. Some focus on finding their users the cheapest deals, whether that be for flights or accommodation whilst others concentrate on things such as grouping experiences by their previous customer ratings. Here are some of the most interesting apps that I found within our chosen genre:

FlightTrack:

This is a genius app aimed at those sorely interested in flights. The app covers information on everything from specific departure gates to cancellations. The app offers a satellite view of flight plans and progress and offers it's users in-depth information concerning their chosen airport and flight. The accessibility of users to see the progress of particular flights also allows it's user to anticipate the arrival of their loved ones at any given time. 

WeatherPro:

Whilst the previous app sole concentrated on flight mapping, this one concentrates on offering it's user all the information they could possibly want in terms of weather conditions for over 2 millions geographical destinations. This app out-does any pre-installed weather app on a smart phone and offers users a niche insight into what to expect on their travels allowing them to pack their clothes much more accurately!

Entrain:

This is an app developed by The University of Michigan addressing ways in which users can counter act things such as jet lag. The app scientifically calculates how your journey's will affect the average sleeping pattern and anticipates how you can counter-act set backs such as this that could seriously affect your enjoyment of the trip. The app dispenses advise as to how to alter your circadian cycle in advance so that your trip is not affected. 

EX Currency:

The clue is in the name for this app. It offers a free money conversion service which allows you to see how much money you should be liable for when you need to convert your pennies into different currencies abroad, though a lot of these type of apps are paid for, this one is free but offers the same, or maybe better service. 

Packing Pro:

This app will advise you on all you could possibly need on your travels. It doesn't generalise either, this particular app will take your destination, companions, dates and activities into consideration before giving you detailed advise on what to take and what not to. The app takes factors into consideration that you may not think to do so yourself, including weather forecast, activity practicality, safety etc. 

These niche apps are proof enough that there really is an app for pretty much everything. After looking at several examples such as these we started to list certain selling points from each and combining them in an attempt to design the ultimate travel app created for anyone's travel needs.