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Useful shopping and travel apps for living in Singapore

29th November 2022 by Michaela Bisset 4 Min Read

https://expatliving.sg/best-apps-for-living-in-singapore/

Whether you have just moved to Singapore or have been here for years, shopping apps and travel apps are always a great way to make the most of a country. From food delivery, getting a job or navigating public transport, these apps in Singapore are guaranteed to make living in Singapore that much easier! Here are our recommendations.

Apps in Singapore

Shopping apps in Singapore

Carousell: An active marketplace for buying and selling second-hand products, from tech and gadgets to designer handbags. Addictive!

Zalora: Browse and shop hundreds of local and international brands on the go with this shopping app, with free delivery in Singapore.

Lazada: Shop thousands of products across health, beauty, home, living, electronics and more.

ASOS: Keep up to date with popular fashion trends and personalised recommendations with a variety of products to choose from.

Qoo10: Newest products and trends from Singapore and the world at discounted prices

Shopee: Another popular shopping app for buying and selling using your phone; good for bargains and deals.

Gumtree SG: Singapore’s version of the free classifieds site; this shopping app allows you to connect with local buyers and sellers and post ads yourself.

Amazon Prime Now: No time to trawl the shops? Order endless daily essentials and gift items with this shopping app.

ShopBack Cashback rewards app: ShopBack is a shopping app that gives you money back on purchases from a range of online stores

atome SG: A buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) shopping app that allows you to shop what you love, both online and in-store.

Travel apps in Singapore

iChangi: Up-to-date flight arrival and departure info so you’ll never be too early to the airport again.

Singapore Checkpoint Traffic: Great if you live over the border, this travel app shows the traffic situation at the links between Singapore and Malaysia.

SG Traffic News: A fast news app with traffic info on accidents and jams that might affect your drive.

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Public transport apps

SGBuses: Locate your next bus when you’re feeling impatient, or identify buses and routes if you’re lost, with this user-friendly app.

Singapore MRT Map Route: Simple access to Singapore’s most updated MRT and LRT maps, plus the fastest route to your destination.

EZ-Link: This new app monitors your EZ-Link transactions over the past three months, and highlights available discounts.

Gothere: An idiot-proof transport guide that helps you work out the best route to get from one spot to another.

Singapore City Guide: Created by TripAdvisor, this travel app helps you navigate Singers – great for newbies, and no need for a live data connection.

MyTransport Singapore: A transportation guide with bus routes, arrival times, taxi stands, live traffic updates and parking lot availability.

Singabus: Great for checking bus arrival times, realtime bus locations, and the nearest bus stops.

Citymapper: Find real-time routes via bus, MRT, LRT, train, ferry, taxi, walking and cycling.

Taxi apps

CDG Zig: Easily book a taxi with Singapore’s best-known cab companies, Comfort and City Cab

Grab: Get an estimated fare and full details of your taxi driver, and rate the journey afterward, if you like.

Gojek: This new ridesharing travel app aims to get you around the city faster, cheaper and better.

Tada: Another new app for hailing a ride, this one driven by blockchain

Taxis in SG

Traffic & parking apps

SG Carpark: Compare car parking rates in the city, plus the number of available spots and more.

Parking.sg: Pay for parking using your mobile devices at all coupon parking car parks.

SG Checkpoint Traffic: Shows the traffic situation at the links between Singapore and Malaysia.

SG Instant Traffic News A fast news app with traffic info on accidents and jams that might affect your drive.

Job apps

FastJobsSG: Looking for work? Browse part-time, temporary, freelance and holiday jobs with this app

JobsDB: Another jobsearch app providing a wide range of work opportunities and vacancies.

Jobstreet: Jobs on offer from over 230,000 employers in Singapore and the region.

Food and restaurant apps

Deliveroo: Get food delivered to your door from local restaurants in a flash: just type in your postcode to see what’s available.

UberEats: Partnered with lots of local restaurants, UberEats delivers from eateries within your postcode range.

Foodpanda: Another of the island’s popular food ordering apps that puts an array of menus right at your fingertips.

Chope: Make instant online reservations at your favourite restaurants, and check prices, menus and recommended dishes.

Burpple: Get clued up on the newest and hottest eateries in town, and read honest reviews from fellow users.

RedMart on Lazada: Get fresh food, pantry goods, specialty products or home care necessities delivered to your door when you’re strapped for time!

Openrice: A dining guide containing hundreds of restaurant listings, plus weekly and monthly promotions.

BottlesXO: Delivers high-quality wine and beer to wherever you are in Singapore.

The Entertainer: One-for-one drinks and dining at participating bars and restaurants

WhyQ: A delivery service that partners with 2,500 hawker stalls and delivers 3,000 meals daily.

GrubHub: You guessed it: another food-ordering and delivery marketplace app!

FairPrice: Get all the groceries you need delivered within two hours and enjoy exclusive discounts.

Property & business

PropertyGuru Singapore: Search for all types of property in Singapore and filter by price, area and number of rooms to see what’s available.

Singapore (SG) Stocks: Easy-to-use app allowing you to see stock activity, company exchanges and more (App Store only)

Singtel Dash: Why withdraw cash from banks? Make transactions on the go with this app instead.

Fun & leisure

Culture Explorer: Snap a picture of cool landmarks with your phone, and this app will name and show you other things to see in the area.

Hosay! Brush up on your Singlish (Singapore English) so you can order your kopi in a thick local accent.

Sistic: Keen to see a show? Sistic is the largest ticketing service provider in Singapore.

XE Currency: Find live exchange rates for any country – handy for all the travelling you’ll be doing.

WeatherLah Accurate weather info from data collected from reliable local sources.

SG Air: Skies looking a little hazy? Get an air-quality report for Singapore with SG Air.

Lifestyle

Singpass Mobile: Access your personal governmentverified data and a range of digital services

WhiteCoat: Singaporeregistered doctors via live video with medication delivery options available.

SG Weather: Check the weather in Singapore with a radar map display, PSI alert and rain alerts for any location.

Singapore Air Quality: Skies looking a little hazy? Get an air quality report for your area.


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Michaela Bisset

Michaela is London born but Singapore grown. Third culture kid. She’s always on the lookout for the best drinking deals and latest vegetarian bites.

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