One of the biggest cities in Europe, Madrid is not always simple to navigate. There are apps for that (also is it aps or apps? Yo no sè).

So, a list of apps (I’m running with it) to help you get around the city!!

First: Snapchat
because not everything is worth putting up on Instagram, not everything needs to be seen by your nana on Facebook, and you Do Not Need to drunk text from across an ocean and snaps are deletable.
ALSO Snapchat recently introduced a feature like iPhone’s Facetiming, so a wifi calling is free internationally (or across the street) for anyonw with Snap and a stable wifi signal!

Second: Citymapper
Oh you’re hopelessly lost and a tinge of fear is starting to creep in at the corners of your heart? Citymapper has you.
The app is like a step-by-step map that can take you anywhere, much more direct than even the Maps App on iPhone.
It can also take you to local hotspots.
I really loved this app and found it quite easy to navigate. Also it saved me once when I got brave and went on a two hour walk in a neighborhood I thought I knew better than I actually did.

Third: City Guides TripAdvisor
This app has available guides you can download for various cities around the world, Madrid is included. The guide can be accessed even when you’re not connected to wifi. It has metro stations and major attractions. It is helpful to get around a very big city full of a lot of great things. This is especially useful if you’re okay with staying on the beaten path– a tourist’s super guide.

Fourth: WordRef
for all those times you want to be smart, but don’t know enough words to even get to sound half stupid– this app has all the smart words (and the stupid ones, too)

Also, you’ll probably need WhatsApp, as all the Spanish kids you come into contact with will use WhatsApp instead of standard texting, for a milieu of reasons. Get hip with it!