Map & Talk vs Simple Trip

***IMPORTANT*** This version is the final version of Map & Talk. This app will be ended around the end of 2026. Thank you very much for using the app for long years. *********** “Map & Talk” helps you when you use taxi and tell your destination in Japan, Taiwan or China. You know the place name, but it's difficult to tell it in local language.... Now, it's easy with the app. You only select a place from map or Bookmark, then the app makes translated sentence and speaks it in Japanese or Chinese. You can ask people “Please go to Tokyo station” or “Could you tell me the direction to Fushimi Shrine” etc. in local language. You don’t need to learn Japanese or Chinese. "Speak" and "Bookmark" functions are available even if you are offline. You can use these key functions at no wifi places. “Map & Talk” is a free app and easy to use: + Select a place on the map Find a place nearby you or searching with keywords. Only tapping a place on the map to select. Now it's ready to say. + Make sentence automatically App generates and shows sentences in Japanese or Chinese according to your objective such as “tell your destination”, “ask the direction”, “ask about time” or “ask about fare”. + Speak it in local language Once you got the sentence, tap “speak” icon. App speaks it in Japanese or Chinese. + Easy and Quick access from Bookmark You can also access places from Bookmark. It has about 300 popular sightseeing spots in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Hokkaido), Taiwan(Taipei and Kaohsiung) and China (Beijing, Shanghai, HongKong and Macao). + Make your own preference Bookmark You can add any places to Bookmark. Save places on the map such as the hotel where you're staying, sightseeing spots and restaurants where you will visit today. You can ask the guide for those places to local people without searching wifi spot in town. + Useful phrases App has useful phrases when you are in taxi, you want to ask something in town or you enjoy shopping. Choose a phrase, speak it in Japanese or Chinese. + Available even offline Bookmark and Phrases functions are working even you are offline. You can talk sentences from them anytime, anywhere. Free version has limitation such as 10 times speech and disable to add your preference Bookmark. Once upgrade, you can unlock these limitations and remove ads. “Map & Talk” app will help your travel. Now, you can get navigation from locals. It makes your travel Japan or China more memorable.

Plan before you leave, stay organized while you travel, and keep the memories when you return. Simple Trip: Plan & Go brings your itinerary, places, maps, budget, photos, and travel progress together in one beautifully designed app. PLAN DAY BY DAY • Create trips with destinations, dates, cover photos, useful links, budgets, and currencies • Organize sights, restaurants, hotels, shopping, and transportation into daily itineraries • Reorder stops and save addresses, opening hours, ticket prices, phone numbers, and notes SEE YOUR JOURNEY ON THE MAP • Search for places or select a location directly on the map • View and filter all the stops in your itinerary • Open directions in Maps when you are ready to go • Mark places as visited or skipped as your plans change KEEP YOUR BUDGET IN VIEW • Record expenses and connect them to specific places • Review spending by category and day • See how much you have spent, what remains, and your daily average REMEMBER AND SHARE • Add notes to each day and build a trip photo gallery • Export a complete trip or a single day as an image, PDF, or Markdown file • Look back on visited places and your travel progress READY WHEN YOU ARE • Check your next stop, today’s route, and trip progress with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Use Siri and Shortcuts to find or update itinerary details • View your next stop and update visit status from Apple Watch YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Trips are stored locally by default. You can choose to enable iCloud and store your profile and trip data in your private iCloud database, making it available across devices using the same Apple Account. Simple Trip supports iPhone, iPad for now. Feature availability may vary by platform. Plan clearly. Go confidently. Keep the memories with Simple Trip.