1. WeChat (known as Weixin in Chinese)
Well, if you’re here already in China, you must heard about this app at least once. WeChat has become one of the world’s most popular mobile messaging and social networking platforms. All the services that provided by WeChat are free as long as you have internet. Moreover, with the new service that exist because of WeChat Wallet, your life will be much more easier once you download this app into your phone.
And well, how else, you will be able to follow udapte from Dalian Laowai if you don’t have this amazing app?
Price: Free
Available for: iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows.
2. QQ International
Almost having the same feature with WeChat, QQ also one of popular social apps that being used in China. Most Chinese people also sign up their email address with QQ (usually you will see their email address consist of a lot of numbers).
Price: Free
Available for: IPhone, Android, Windows, Mac
3. Pleco Chinese Dictionary
The good thing about this app is it can be used offline. Pleco is, covering 130,000 Chinese words and including 20,000 example sentences
(it also features pinyin as well as English and Chinese characters). It’s perfect for those who want to learn Chinese seriously, but also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese on the fly. There will be paid promotion inside the app, however it works just fine without it too.
Price: Free
Available for: iPhone, Android
4. Air Quality China
Air pollution has become a serious problem in China, and the Air Quality China app helps you to check real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) values for all major cities in China.
Price: Free
Available for: iPhone, Android
5. Meituan
This app will show you all the discount around the town, start from restaurant, hotel until movie tickets. This app offers you with a range of user reviews, descriptions and locations of restaurants, bars and accommodation around China.
Price: Free
Available for: iPhone, Android
Language: Chinese
6. Taobao
Once you’re moving to China, forget about buying cheap things in the market. No matter where you ask, Chinese people will tell you to buy it on Taobao. Items purchased on Taobao are normally cheaper than in the stores and can be shipped straight to your home or office. You will be amazed with the variety of things that you can find in Taobao.
Price: Free
Available for: iPhone, Android
Language: Chinese
7. DCT Wines
A new app that just released this week! If you’re a fan of wine, you definitely need to download this app. The app offers variant of wine completed with the price that you can buy with the click of your finger. Wine that purchased in DCT Wines also will be shipped straight to the address that you request.
Price: Free
Available for: IPhone, Android
Language: English
