Essential apps for an epic road trip

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You're hitting the road for a trip of a lifetime and have everything packed. But do you have the apps that will make your trip one to remember for all the right reasons? In this video, we'll cover the apps you need to make your vacation easy and fun.

GasBuddy
Price: Free
Download: GasBuddy for iPhone and Android

GasBuddy shows the prices of gas stations in your area. Great for finding the least expensive fuel when in an unfamiliar town. You can also read our review of this money-saving app.

Hotels.com
Price: Free
Download: Hotels.com for iPhone and Android

Hotels.com app does more than show you local hotels, it also lists deals in your area. You can find a last minute booking on the cheap if you haven't planned ahead or your destination changed at the last minute.

Yelp
Price: Free
Download: Yelp for iPhone and Android

Yelp not only lists eateries in your area, but rates them, provides user recommendations, and even has menus listed. It's a great app for finding a cool place to eat or to locate just the right restaurant for that picky eater.

Spotify
Price: Free
Download: Spotify for iPhone and Android

Spotify is a streaming radio app that focuses on social sharing. What you are listening to can show up on your Facebook timeline if you want to let your friends and family know what great tunes you are driving to. You can also make playlists in Spotify to get just the right mix of songs for hitting the road. If you're curious about Spotify, we've written a great deal about it.

ShoZu
Price: 99 cents
Download: ShoZu for iPhone and BlackBerry

You've taken some great pictures on the road with your smartphone, but how do you show them to your friends? ShoZu allows you to upload photos to a large number of social networking sites with the click on just one button. So no more firing up 16 diff apps to post the same pic across all the sites you like to use for sharing.

We hope thse apps will help your road trip a little more epic and a lot cheaper. Don't lose a single memory or spend a single extra penny, thanks to these inexpensive apps and your trusty smartphone. If you have any others you would recommend, let us know in the comments below.

This article was written by Dan O'Halloran and originally appeared on Tecca

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