Living in Barcelona is an absolute blast, and these mobile apps will help you get the best out of it. Most of these apps can be used by tourists visiting this city, and even other cities in Spain.
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Food & Beverage
- Tripadvisor / Restaurant Guru / El Tenedor – Find the best restaurants and cafes.
Deliveries
- Ulabox – Order groceries and get them delivered to your door.
- Getir – Online supermarket shopping.
- Glovo – Delivery of anything you fancy.
Transport
- FreeNow – Cab hailing.
- Yego / eCooltra / Acciona – Scooter rental on demand. Scoot also rents e-bikes.
- Bicing – Bike rental on-demand.
- ParkMe – Find parking spaces and show prices of car parks.
- ElParking – Find parking spaces.
- Parkapp – Book parking spaces.
- Parclick – Cheaper parking.
- Bip&Drive – Easier and faster passage through toll road booths and parkings.
- Komoot – Directions for biking around town, I use it on my Apple Watch.
Accommodation
- Airbnb – Apartment and room rental.
- Badi – Find rooms for hire / rent out a room in your apartment.
- Booking – Best app for booking short-term stays worldwide
Banking
Wellness
- Bucmi / Treatwell – Find and book wellness services.
- Urban Sports – Monthly subscription to access hundreds of gyms.
Social
- Meetup – Find like-minded people to hang out with, participate in sports activities, excursions, you name it!
- Internations – Meet people wherever you are.
Other
- CallBlocker – A product from ListaSpam that blocks incoming spam calls.
- Mr Number – another similar app
How to Hire Handymen, Cleaners and other Home Services via App in Spain
One of the advantages of living in one of Spain’s big cities, such as Madrid or Barcelona, is the possibility of using mobile apps to find help in the house. You might need someone to help mount a new TV on the wall, or fix a broken door, or even help with cleaning windows. You can find professionals that perform those services and many others via app these days.
It’s pretty convenient; all you need to do is describe the task you need to be done, and you will then received offers from professionals. Once you choose the one you like best, you can set an appointment and they will turn up to do the work requested at the price agreed beforehand.
Another similar app is Glovo, which can be used to find people to help deliver any kind of product to your home. This is perfect for those days when you are injured or sick at home and need some assistance in getting foodstuffs or medicines delivered.
Hi Jean,
I will be in Barcelona 6-20 June and I am looking for people to play padel with. Is there an app? I understand Spanish ok, don’t speak much, so maybe an international group would be good for me? I am an advanced beginner, thanks Melody