Foreign Travel? There's an App for That

Frommer's calls its new smartphone app "the essential international travel companion."

The stripped-down version of

Frommer's Translator

is available for free, for iOS and Android mobile devices. It features basic translation for 13 languages.

An annual upgrade to the premium version costs $49.99.

The app's impressive full set of features includes the following:

• A 10,000-word two-way dictionary
• Language lessons with flash cards
• Phrases in four levels of slang
• Access to a live translator
• Culture tips
• Tip calculator
• Currency converter
• Wi-Fi phone
  
  
  
  That's a lot of functionality in your hand-held device.
  
  
  
  This article originally appeared on FrequentFlier.com.