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#13 by downloadsExpedia, Inc.
- 2
Marriott Bonvoy: Book Hotels
App Store#16 by downloadsMarriott International
- 3
Wise Pilgrim Camino del Norte
App Store#14 by downloadsMichael Matynka
- 4
Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker
App Store#3 by downloadsFlightradar24 AB
- 5
Wanderlog - Travel Planner
App Store#7 by downloadsVacation and Travel Planner App LLC
- 6
Uber - Request a ride
App Store#1 by downloadsUber Technologies, Inc.
- 7
AllStays Camp & RV: Camping
App Store#11 by downloadsAllstays LLC
- 8
Planes Live - Flight Tracker
App Store#12 by downloadsMosaic S.r.l.
- 9
Flighty – Live Flight Tracker
App Store#2 by downloadsFlighty LLC
- 10
HappyCow - Vegan Food Near You
App Store#3 by downloadsHappyCow
- 11
Booking.com: Hotels & Travel
App Store#6 by downloadsBooking.com
- 12
Vrbo Vacation Rentals
App Store#20 by downloadsHomeAway.com, Inc.
- 13
LiveATC Air Radio
App Store#2 by downloadsDave Pascoe
- 14
Southwest Airlines: Travel App
App Store#8 by downloadsSouthwest Airlines Co.
- 15
GuideAlong | GPS Audio Tours
App Store#6 by downloadsGyPSy Guide LLC
- 16
Hilton Honors: Book Hotels
App Store#12 by downloadsHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- 17
Going: Find Flight Deals
App Store#17 by downloadsScott's Cheap Flights, Inc. DBA Going
- 18
The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping
App Store#4 by downloadsThe Dyrt
- 19
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio
App Store#5 by downloadsEnhanced Radar
- 20
TripIt: Travel Planner
App Store#16 by downloadsTripIt
- 21
My Disney Experience
App Store#1 by downloadsDisney
- 22
Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back
App Store#17 by downloadsUpside Services Inc
- 23
Flight Tracker +
App Store#10 by downloadsImpala Studios
- 24
Lime - #RideGreen
App Store#11 by downloadsNeutron Holdings. Inc.
- 25
Parkwolf: National Park Guide
App Store#15 by downloadsParkwolf LLC
Google Play
25 appsTop: Shaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours · ASO 96
View Android ranking- 1
Shaka Guide | GPS Audio Tours
Google Play#10 by downloadsShaka Guide
- 2
byAir: Flight Tracker & Status
Google Play#15 by downloadsBYAIRAPP S.L.
- 3
Spanish English Dictionary +
Google Play#10 by downloadsAscendo Inc.
- 4
Marriott Bonvoy: Book Hotels
Google Play#16 by downloadsMarriott International
- 5
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars
Google Play#3 by downloadsExpedia
- 6
Flightradar24 Flight Tracker
Google Play#1 by downloadsFlightradar24 AB
- 7
Find my Phone - Family Locator
Google Play#2 by downloadsGEO TRACK LABS LTD
- 8
Hilton Honors: Book Hotels
Google Play#12 by downloadsHilton
- 9
Hotels.com: Travel Booking
Google Play#20 by downloadsHotels.com LP
- 10
Wanderlog - Trip Planner App
Google Play#6 by downloadsWanderlog
- 11
Florida State Parks
Google Play#11 by downloadsIROID MOBILE APPS
- 12
Southwest Airlines: Travel App
Google Play#9 by downloadsSouthwest Airlines
- 13
Flight Tracker－Live Air Radar
Google Play#11 by downloadsNegroni
- 14
Flightsky - Flight Tracker
Google Play#13 by downloadsOcean Float Mobile
- 15
TripIt: Travel Planner
Google Play#14 by downloadsTripIt, Inc.
- 16
Wise Pilgrim Camino Portugués
Google Play#13 by downloadsWise Pilgrim Guides
- 17
Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés
Google Play#14 by downloadsWise Pilgrim Guides
- 18
OsmAnd+ — Maps & GPS Offline
Google Play#3 by downloadsOsmAnd
- 19
Going: Find Flight Deals
Google Play#9 by downloadsGoing
- 20
Palm Springs Modernism
Google Play#12 by downloadsDesert Publications Inc
- 21
Flavortown
Google Play#15 by downloadsGrid Sixty, LLC
- 22
The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping
Google Play#4 by downloadsThe Dyrt
- 23
Upside: Gas & Food Cash Back
Google Play#4 by downloadsUpside Inc.
- 24
Vrbo Vacation Rentals
Google Play#6 by downloadsVrbo
- 25
Roadtrippers - Trip Planner
Google Play#12 by downloadsRoadtrippers
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.