The app requires a stable wifi connection through a hotspot and cannot be used with mobile routers. Waygo is a visual translator than scans foreign text Chinese, Japanese or Korean and automatically translates them into English even without an internet connection.
It works best and is mostly used to translate restaurant menus and signages. Pleco is one of the most popular Chinese dictionary apps available. WeChat is a text and voice messaging communication service similar to WhatsApp and Telegram. We made many new friends during our trip and they requested to add us on WeChat so we could stay in touch! TripAdvisor is probably the most popular travel app in the world.
However, for the lesser known Chinese cities, TripAdvisor may have its limitations as they are lack tourist reviews. For that reason, why we also recommend the next app, Dianping. The platform is built on hundreds of thousands of recommendations by locals ensuring authenticity and quality. Dianping has tons of cool functions such as making online restaurant reservations, take-out service, coupon promotions but visitors to China will find the reviews section the most useful.
In addition, in each restaurant listing has recommendations on which dishes to order, the price and how to get there. Baidu Maps is a web mapping service application offered by Baidu and can be used on both web-based and mobile platforms.
It provides voice-guided GPS navigation for walking, public transportation or driving together with live traffic conditions. It is incredibly detailed with a comprehensive list of restaurants, cafes, cinemas, shopping malls and many other services. CityMaps2Go offers many city maps that are available offline. It tracks your real time location using your GPS location to help you navigate through the streets easily. It also has the function for you to save locations of interest so that you can create your own-curated list.
The China Air Quality Index app provides realtime information on the air quality and weather for the different cities in China.
One can check the pollutant index, temperature, wind, humidity, visibility and other information as well as the forecast for the next 24 hours and the coming week. Learn Chinese is a simple and easy to use phrasebook especially for travellers who need to know and speak the basics. There are the necessary English phrases and their corresponding Chinese translations in hanyu pinyin and audio for easy reference.
We discovered these apps by asking the locals and fellow tourists what they themselves use when travelling in China. We wish we had these from the start! These were extremely useful apps that improved the way we travelled and got around. Do you know of any essential apps that we missed out? Do let us know in the comments! Want to travel like a local? Other than being able to book your flights on the go, you can manage your Scoot experience, and stay up to date with the latest fare deals!
The best part is that the app allows you to connect to WeChat for communication purpose. Thus, it is not necessary to have local number to key in the details as long as you have an account with WeChat. Apart from this, the app also helps to ease the communication barrier as it offers instant translation feature that allows users to type in English and driver can receive in Chinese version. So cool, right? This app is a platform for users to generate reviews and recommendation of dining places in China.
It comes with location, budget, popularity and many more other features. And each listing provides information such as address, opening hours, contact numbers and also online reservation.
I think it is helpful for those who are seeking for particular cuisines or preferences. The best part of the app is that it is available in English. You get to see the overall different subway lines and obtaining travelling information when you key in your start and end destination. The app also displays nearby dining, hotels and many others. Air Matters Air pollution in China can be very bad. It can hit extreme levels especially like Beijing city.
Inhaling polluted air is totally not good for health. So, pack your masks along when you travel to China. And with this, Air Matters app comes in handy. It allows you to get real time information on the pollution index. Greetings, general conversation, numbers, directions and places, transportation, eating out, and emergency are all included in the free version. Google Maps is the best comprehensive maps service throughout China, as it is fully available in English and makes it easy to navigate around even if you don't speak the language.
Now google, facebook, twitter, youtube, and instgram have been blocked by China firewall. You'd better get a VPN before departure. A travel guide with listings for popular tourist attractions throughout the country, including addresses, pictures, locations on the map, and other peoples comments on each of the popular tourist sites. Great for pre-planning or while you're on the road as this app can be used offline too, which is perfect if you're traveling without much access to Internet.
We've designed an app to connect mobile users with our acclaimed English-language China train service, making it easier for foreign travelers in China to book train tickets. Read more about it here , including information on how to download it. China Metro has a huge collection of subway maps from cities through China, whether you're traveling to Beijing , Shanghai , Guangzhou , or even smaller cities like Harbin , Wuhan , Hangzhou and Changsha.
Even more conveniently, it also has information for Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei if you're traveling off the mainland. Since Uber was taken off the market, a local equivalent called DiDi ChuXing has taken over the car-sharing market.
Similarly with Uber, drivers will be eager to please and get you to your location for a good rating. The vast amount of Wi-Fi around the country in hotels and restaurants means that even without 3G or a Chinese SIM you'll be able to request a car, and the driver will be able to find you based on the pin you have dropped at your location. The chat function in-app also means you can chat with your driver through a translation service in real time.
Payment gets taken off your international card as per usual, it's very simple and the same price as normal taxis. China is the best way to ensure that you have important information to pass onto taxi drivers throughout the country about your hotel, the locations you want to go to, and can flawlessly communicate with them.
It has lists of important phrases and phone numbers so that you'll never be caught off-guard or lost. The bike-sharing economy is taking the world by storm, and the revolution started in China! MoBike is one of the many apps that you can easily download and catch a shared bike ride on.
Bikes are found throughout most Chinese cities, on pretty much every street corner. First few rides are free, and from there on you'll pay CNY1 per ride. You do have to put down a CNY deposit but you can get this back. WeChat is the most popular messaging service in China, and is great if you're meeting people in China and want to stay in touch. Even in cases where you, for example, meet a lovely taxi driver and want to keep his contact in case you need him to drive you around the next day, WeChat is the best way to do this.
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