Are We There Yet? How to Keep Your Sanity During Family Road Trips.

Sanity means everything when it comes to driving across country with the family in tow. While most road trips are typically riddled with a constant stream of mind numbing questions that all typically equate to “are we there yet?” We’ve come up with are top list of insanity stopping apps that will keep everyone in the family from trying to jump down each other's throats.

1.       Roadside America

For a trip down the strange and wonderful attractions that grace America’s roadside, there is no better app than Roadside America. Based off a coffee-table-book, this mobile-app provides its users with a glimpse into the oddball attractions that didn’t make it into the tour guide. From a 13-ton boulder carved into a likeness of John Wayne in Lubbock, Texas to the SPAM Museum in Austin, this mobile guide will take you to all of the USA’s uniquely odd attractions.

2.       RoadTrip Bingo

Long road trips are always a constant battle when children are involved. If it isn’t one thing it’s another, and it seems like the cycle never ends. Instead of the typical sibling rivalry that rears its ugly head in the back seat, turn their constant squabbling into a good-natured competitive game. RoadTrip Bingo is a mobile-app that combines I Spy with bingo by randomly displaying a picture of an object, such as an airplane, a pylon, or a horse. Once a child spies the appropriate image, they tap it on their bingo card. The first player to spot five objects in a row is dubbed the winner and gets to shout “Bingo”! While this may start to become a nuisance, it is still better than hearing the constant war cries of a battle being held in the back seat. 

3.       Fusic

For the parents that are faced with entertaining a teenager for hours on end, we recommend Fusic. Fusic is a mobile-app that plays off a teenager’s narcissistic tendency to take selfies and couples it with their love of music for the ultimate road trip distraction. Teens can choose a music video by a major artist and either, sing along or lip-sync to the performance. Once complete the app will generate a smooth blend between your teen’s performance and the singers in the music video. They can either share it online with other Fusic members or keep creating until you reach your final destination.