Best Travel apps, ranked by ASO
We took the Travel category's real top-chart leaders on the App Store and Google Play and ranked them by how well they're optimized. Both store leaderboards are shown side by side.
Top Travel apps by store
App Store
25 appsTop: Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars · ASO 85
View iOS ranking- 1
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars
App Store#11 by downloadsExpedia, Inc.
- 2
Marriott Bonvoy: Book Hotels
App Store#15 by downloadsMarriott International
- 3
Wanderlog - Travel Planner
App Store#7 by downloadsVacation and Travel Planner App LLC
- 4
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker
App Store#3 by downloadsFlightradar24 AB
- 5
Booking.com: Hotels & Travel
App Store#4 by downloadsBooking.com
- 6
Flighty – Live Flight Tracker
App Store#2 by downloadsFlighty LLC
- 7
Wise Pilgrim Camino Portugués
App Store#13 by downloadsMichael Matynka
- 8
Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés
App Store#16 by downloadsMichael Matynka
- 9
AllStays Camp & RV: Camping
App Store#11 by downloadsAllstays LLC
- 10
Hilton Honors: Book Hotels
App Store#12 by downloadsHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- 11
Planes Live - Flight Tracker
App Store#14 by downloadsMosaic S.r.l.
- 12
Vrbo Vacation Rentals
App Store#16 by downloadsHomeAway.com, Inc.
- 13
LiveATC Air Radio
App Store#2 by downloadsDave Pascoe
- 14
HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You
App Store#4 by downloadsHappyCow
- 15
Uber - Request a ride
App Store#1 by downloadsUber Technologies, Inc.
- 16
Southwest Airlines: Travel App
App Store#9 by downloadsSouthwest Airlines Co.
- 17
Wise Pilgrim Camino del Norte
App Store#18 by downloadsMichael Matynka
- 18
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio
App Store#5 by downloadsEnhanced Radar
- 19
GuideAlong | GPS Audio Tours
App Store#6 by downloadsGyPSy Guide LLC
- 20
Going: Find Flight Deals
App Store#13 by downloadsScott's Cheap Flights, Inc. DBA Going
- 21
My Disney Experience
App Store#1 by downloadsDisney
- 22
The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping
App Store#4 by downloadsThe Dyrt
- 23
Roadside America
App Store#5 by downloadsThis Exit LLC
- 24
Flight Tracker +
App Store#10 by downloadsImpala Studios
- 25
Parkwolf: National Park Guide
App Store#12 by downloadsParkwolf LLC
Google Play
25 appsTop: Shaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours · ASO 91
View Android ranking- 1
Shaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours
Google Play#9 by downloadsShaka Guide
- 2
Marriott Bonvoy: Book Hotels
Google Play#15 by downloadsMarriott International
- 3
Magic Guide+ Disney World
Google Play#7 by downloadsVersaEdge Software, LLC
- 4
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars
Google Play#2 by downloadsExpedia
- 5
Flight Tracker－Live Air Radar
Google Play#11 by downloadsKafadengi Bilisim
- 6
GPS Navigation: Live Earth Map
Google Play#13 by downloadsPrometheus Interactive LLC
- 7
Flightradar24 Flight Tracker
Google Play#1 by downloadsFlightradar24 AB
- 8
Find my Phone - Family Locator
Google Play#2 by downloadsGEO TRACK LABS LTD
- 9
Hilton Honors: Book Hotels
Google Play#12 by downloadsHilton
- 10
i-Boating:Marine Navigation
Google Play#16 by downloadsGps Nautical Charts
- 11
Hotels.com: Travel Booking
Google Play#17 by downloadsHotels.com LP
- 12
Wanderlog - Trip Planner App
Google Play#6 by downloadsWanderlog
- 13
Southwest Airlines: Travel App
Google Play#9 by downloadsSouthwest Airlines
- 14
Flightsky - Flight Tracker
Google Play#10 by downloadsOcean Float Mobile
- 15
RatePunk: Cheap Flights
Google Play#19 by downloadsRatepunk
- 16
Flavortown
Google Play#8 by downloadsGrid Sixty, LLC
- 17
Tide Table Chart
Google Play#9 by downloadsAppMosaic
- 18
Turo — Better car rental
Google Play#19 by downloadsTuro Inc.
- 19
The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping
Google Play#3 by downloadsThe Dyrt
- 20
Official Freedom Trail® App
Google Play#5 by downloadsFreedom Trail Foundation, Inc.
- 21
TripIt: Travel Planner
Google Play#15 by downloadsTripIt, Inc.
- 22
Fog of World
Google Play#5 by downloadsOllix
- 23
Going: Find Flight Deals
Google Play#12 by downloadsGoing
- 24
Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back
Google Play#4 by downloadsUpside Inc.
- 25
Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés
Google Play#4 by downloadsWise Pilgrim Guides
What to compare across stores
The same Travel category can behave differently on the App Store and Google Play. iOS listings lean on the title, subtitle, keyword field, and screenshot sequence. Android listings have more room in the short description and long description. Reading both leaderboards helps separate category signals from platform signals.
Use the highest-scoring apps as a baseline for a complete listing in this category. Review your own app against the same signals before changing keywords or creative. Strong ASO work matches search intent, store fields, and conversion-focused screenshots in the same release.
How Travel apps can earn more organic search
Organic growth in Travel starts with the job a user wants to solve. A strong listing makes that job clear in the title, subtitle or short description, first screenshots, and opening description copy. The score shows whether the listing gives stores enough evidence to understand the app. It also shows whether users get enough visual proof to install.
Compare the words used by high-scoring apps with the outcomes shown in their screenshots. Repeated benefit language, category labels, and use-case phrases are good keyword candidates. If screenshots explain the same first-use moment, test that creative angle before chasing harder search terms.
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars leads the App Store side while Shaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours leads the Google Play side, which gives you two different listing patterns to compare. Do not copy the wording directly. Look for the structure behind it. Check where the primary keyword appears. See how quickly the listing explains the app. Then review whether the description supports the same intent and recent updates build trust. The best ASO pages combine search relevance, complete metadata, fresh updates, and a clear reason to install.
- Search intentMap the category's common jobs, outcomes, and user language before editing metadata.
- Store fitCheck whether the App Store or Google Play leaders rely on different fields to explain the same value.
- Conversion proofUse screenshots and short copy to prove the outcome promised by the keyword target.
What the ASO score reveals in Travel
This is a listing-quality view of Travel apps. It is not a download chart. The ranking shows which leaders connect metadata, screenshots, freshness, and complete store fields.
If Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars leads this list, look for the reason. The edge may come from sharper title terms, stronger first screenshots, fresh release notes, or clearer category-fit signals. Use those patterns as a benchmark, not as copy to mirror.
The best Travel apps connect keyword intent, product promise, visual proof, and trust signals in one listing.
- Metadata fitClear title, subtitle, short description, and keyword coverage.
- Creative proofFirst screenshots show the outcome users came to find.
- Maintenance signalFresh updates and complete metadata keep the listing trustworthy.