China First Day
Essential Apps Guide

Arrival task by task

Choose apps by first-day tasks, not by long recommendation lists. You need payment, maps, translation, transport, booking access, and hotel communication.

What to do

  1. 1

    List the first-day tasks you must complete before choosing apps.

  2. 2

    Keep at least one payment path, one map path, one translation path, and one booking path ready.

  3. 3

    Avoid installing many overlapping apps that you have not tested.

  4. 4

    Keep essential Chinese addresses and phrases outside any single app.

Check before you rely on it

  • Each essential task has a tested tool.

  • You can still act if one app logs out or fails to load.

  • No plan depends on accessing restricted services.