The 25 best iPhone applications to discover Paris

As part of our weekly iPhone apps files, we have already offered you a tour of France of applications. The principle ? Tell you the essential applications to take with you during trips, evenings, discovery days and visits to the most beautiful of our French cities and regions. Sunny summer weekends and trips on the horizon? As it should be and because it is the largest, the most populous and one of the most beautiful cities in our country, beyond its status as capital, it is the issue of Paris that we have chosen to focus on. update this week to add several very useful applications! For residents and visitors alike, here are now more than 30 iPhone applications to make the most of the capital.

The majority of apps mentioned here are free apps. When it comes to premium apps, we mark it as such.

Public transport

One of the big worries when going to Paris is knowing how to get to this or that place. Let’s forget the car, that’s what public transport is there for.

The all-purpose app

Before looking at applications dedicated to the metro, bus, bicycle and others, here is an app that brings together all means of transport within the same interface for several cities around the world, including Paris. But that’s not all since real-time traffic alerts are also offered as well as combined routes. And to make matters worse, the app is pretty and works on the Apple Watch!

Paris by metro

RATP, a company managing the metro, tram, bus and RER, is obviously present on the App Store and free of charge. The app allows you to consult Parisian transport maps: RER, metro, tram and bus, it’s up to you. Please note, the plans are also available offline. Here are some of the features available: organize your trips, estimate travel time, be alerted of disruptions or even consult timetables in real time…

Still in the metro category, here is another app that can save a little time. She simply suggests getting into a particular carriage to allow you to get off at exactly the right place and catch your connection. Thanks to it, you will be like a fish in water in the Paris metro:

Paris by taxi and VTC

Metro, Tram, Bus or RER don’t tempt you? No problem, just call a taxi. Thanks to the Taxi G7 application, you can even go before everyone else for free the first time and by purchasing points afterwards. You will also be notified when your taxi is there, and will have an indication of its position with the main characteristics of the car that will welcome you.

Another possibility is to travel by car with driver. In a few words, this is the car of your choice at the doorstep of your home or office. No cash, no worries, you can also pay directly in the app. Practical !

Shared Paris

What would Paris be without its bicycles, scooters and other shared means of transport? Here are some of the most used services in the capital:

• Velib’: to rent bikes from the iPhone to collect and leave at stations
• Cityscoot: to reserve an electric scooter from the iPhone or iPad. See also Yango Wind
• Lime: the most popular self-service electric scooter rental service in the capital at the moment. For alternatives, see Bird or Bolt

Visit Paris

Culture and museums

Paris has many museums and almost all of them have an iPhone app. Rather than presenting one or two arbitrarily, we let you discover them according to your interests, your desires… Almost all of them are free and nothing prevents you from consulting them at home even if you are not not in Paris. A little culture can’t hurt!

Paris Travel Guide

One of the best, see the best guide to the city of Paris by the city’s Tourist Office. A must-have for any good tourist in the capital. Allows you to organize your days, identify places not to be missed, while the app also offers ideas for walks and advice on places to go out adapted to your preferences in terms of style, atmosphere, prices and more. Probably essential for any tourist visiting Paris.

Secrets of Paris

Here’s an app for visiting Paris differently. It allows you to discover a new secret per day about the city, with unusual monuments, new restaurants with original concepts, hidden passages and other very special streets, etc. A good way to go on original outings in the capital and to get off the beaten track.

Ride

It would be a shame to limit a Parisian getaway to the succession of numerous museums. The city is reaching out and you just have to take advantage of it. The city of Paris therefore offers this app. Exit the Eiffel Tower and its long queues, exit the Louvre Museum, here we take the time to stroll and discover the capital from the angle of sustainable development. Urban itineraries that lead you to discover little green spaces and animals that sometimes inhabit Paris in secret:

Theme parks

Disneyland

Here is an app that has already been presented in our theme park apps file, but which makes the visit to Mickey’s even more pleasant, it is that of Disneyland Paris! It’s not directly in Paris, but it’s not far and the integrated features like the map or the waiting time at attractions allow you to optimize a day of family visit.

The Asterix park

An hour from Paris by car, this park is a good alternative for fans of thrill rides who prefer the little mustachioed Gaul to the big-eared mouse and his friends.

Shopping

Paris, capital of fashion and style, will also be the preferred destination for those ready to renew or complete their wardrobe. Here are the applications of some major shopping centers in the city:

As a bonus

Meal delivery

And bonus, in Paris, many take the opportunity to use well-implemented home delivery services, here are some well-known ones, to eat a good restaurant meal at home, without moving a finger, or almost:

• UberEats: have small dishes delivered directly from selected restaurants in 20 minutes maximum

Another solution, meal delivery… by bike:

• Deliveroo: an app that delivers meals from selected nearby restaurants, by bike! In Paris, the inner suburbs

Weather report

To know the weather in the city and its region, here is the application to have, always useful before planning a visit or a walk in the capital:

And finally, let us remember that this type of file cannot be exhaustive. You will inevitably have other applications to recommend because you appreciate them and use them on a daily basis. Do not hesitate to do so via the comments by indicating their strengths and your preferences!