I like to prep for a trip by downloading a bunch of apps that are specific to my destination. Here’s a list of the apps I downloaded for #SCMS2015 in Montreal. I haven’t tried them in action yet, because I’m not in Montreal, but I did some scanning through them to assess whether or not they’re useful. They’re all for iPhone.

MAPS and GUIDES

http://www.presselite.com/iphone/montrealmetro/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/montreal-map-and-walks/id353494390?mt=8

There are a few different METRO maps, but this app here allows you to map routes. This “Map and Walks” app is a little dorky, but I did find some places I’d like to visit while scanning through it.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/montreal-essential-guide/id380586922?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/old-montreal-guide/id398379631?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/guide-de-voyage-montreal/id897998355?l=fr&mt=8

This guide has social media, but you need in-app purchases to make it fully functional. The next two are official tourism sites: official sites always have useful info.

CULTURE and LOCATIVE MEDIA

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/acces-culture/id454468981?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/musee-urbain-mtl-urban-museum/id459710538?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiosphere-montreal/id525089118?mt=8

http://www.montrealsoundmap.com/

Music, dance & visual arts listings and a series of locative soundmapping apps!

FRANCAIS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/french-language-guide-audio/id297247182?mt=8

Je n’ai pas etudier le francais depuis 20 ans. So, I figured this would be handy. It cracks me up that one of the phrases it will auto-speak for you is:

“Ces drouges ne sont pas a moi!”

Add apps that you think might be useful in the comments! A bientot!