Apps You Need to Stay Safe As You Study Abroad

Check out our favorite apps to stay safe as you travel!

ASAAP S.O.S. App by ClearCause 
The revolutionary app provides students traveling in more than 18 countries with the ability to notify emergency contacts, services or help with only one touch. The free ASAPP SOS app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play and enables youth and students to choose their destination country in its settings. The student is then given the option to notify local emergency services or authorities depending on the geographic locale after an SOS alert is triggered. (Example: in the United Kingdom, the app will prompt a user to dial 112 or 999 instead of 911).

The SOS app also has a “follow me” feature, available for a small optional monthly fee, which enables the student to self-select emergency contacts, which could be parents, program, insurance company, peers, etc. The follow-me feature tracks the GPS on students’ smart phones, in real time, whenever they want to make others aware of their location. This feature is perfect for students traveling in foreign countries to let their loved ones know where they are. One touch of the “I’m Safe” button will let concerned parents, for example, know the student is safe.

In an emergency, the student simply presses the SOS shield on the app to send a panic alert containing a link to their GPS location to select emergency contacts via text message and email. These can optionally be posted to Facebook and Twitter. Once the SOS is activated, the student is automatically prompted to call the authorities with the correct three-digit number.

“Most people do not know what number to call when a crisis strikes in a foreign country,” said Hill. “Our SOS app automatically prompts the user with the correct number, simultaneously alerting pre-defined contacts to let them know they need help.”

Download the ASAAP S.O.S. app now at the Apple App Store or Google Play! It could save your life.

SayHi 
SayHi is an amazing app that instantly translates language, voice to voice, to break down language barriers as you travel abroad. It’s like putting an interpreter in your pocket! This app can translate over 100 languages on the spot just by speaking into your phone.

Languages featured on this app include English (USA), English (UK), English (Australia), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (USA), Spanish (Mexico), French (France), French (Canada), German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin (China), Mandarin (Taiwan), Cantonese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Polish, Russian, Arabic (UAE), Arabic (Saudi), Arabic (Egypt), Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Slovak, Turkish, Czech, Hebrew (no voice), Malay (no voice), Romanian (no voice), Vietnamese (no voice), Basque, Catalan, Hindi (no speech), and Thai (no speech). The Premium feature unlocks even more languages and more dialects that can help you as you travel.

Simple user interface allows users to quickly change languages without having to scroll through deep sub-menu’s in the app itself. There are both female and male voice options, and you can even adjust the speed of the voice talking back to you for clear communication. Just one tap on the app clears your conversation! Simple and easy to use.

Users can also look up translations for words and phrases by just using your voice. Save translations in your favorites and history for quick, easy access! You can edit your translation if need be. Conversations can be shared by email, text, Facebook or Twitter. Find SayHi in the Apple App Store or find out more information on the app’s website!

My Medical 
My Medical is a record-keeping app to keep your personal medical information safe as you travel. Instead of carrying around paper records or various electronic systems that hold bits of your medical history, this app stores it all right on your phone in one place.

The app offers auto-completion and auto-suggestions for medical jargon, including prescription drug names, vaccinations, life support options, laboratory units and more.

Store emergency contacts, health insurance information, doctor contact information and other information on My Medical to keep it safe.  Photographs, lab work, x-rays and other extra files have a place within My Medical to attach them to your records. Add a picture of a pill next to your medication reminder, or keep a copy of your insurance card next to a provider’s contact information!

This app can also import medical contacts from your address book in one tap. Doctor’s appointment and upcoming lab tests can also be automatically added into My Medical from your calendar. Users can even set alarms directly in the app for important reminders! The app also has a range of common test result templates that help you track tests results. All information can be exported to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, emailed or printed right from the app.

All data that is stored in My Medical is stored right on your device, not on remote servers. This means your information is secure! You may require a password to view your confidential information through the app. In case of emergency, EMS workers can easily get your emergency instructions from My Medical, if need be.

Find My Medical in the Apple App Store or on Google Play to keep your medical information secure and all in one place!

XE Converter
The XE Converter app converts every world currency with live proprietary currency rates and charts, and it’s free! The app stores the last updated currency rates and works even without Internet, so you can use it on the go.

Users can find every world currency and precious metals on the XE Converter app, and live proprietary rates refresh every minute. This app can simultaneously monitor up to ten currencies and calculates prices with the currency converter.

The app is easy to use - users can just shake their phone to reset rates. Currency symbols can be turned on or off. You can set the frequency of rate updates and pin your base currency to the top, for easy use.

This app has received 20+ million downloads and has been the app of the week on iTunes. It’s been featured by BBC, the LA Times, CNN and The Travel Channel!  Download this app on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.

Google Translate
The Google Translate app translates text between more than 70 languages. English, Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese are just some of the languages this app can translate between.

One of the amazing things about Google Translate is that you can speak, type, write or take a picture of text and the app will translate it all! No internet connection is needed, so you can use this app at any time. You can save translations and access them later from any device.

Google Translate could be essential for communication and ease of mind as you study abroad. The app is available both on the Apple App Store and Google Play.