I built China Ready because of a phone call. A friend visited me in Shanghai last year. 10+ countries traveled, considered himself prepared. He landed, and within 2 hours he called me — on a borrowed phone — sounding genuinely rattled. He couldn't pay for a bottle of water. (No one takes Visa.) He couldn't access any of his apps. (Great Firewall.) He couldn't show the taxi driver his hotel address. (No English.) He had no idea what to do if something went wrong. (No plan.) Nothing prepares you for China — because China doesn't run on any of the systems you've learned to rely on everywhere else. The information to prevent all of this exists — scattered across 50 blog posts, 30 Reddit threads, and 10 YouTube videos. But when you're standing in a Chinese airport at 11pm with no working phone, a Reddit thread you read three weeks ago doesn't help. So I built China Ready: a step-by-step survival toolkit that works offline, gives you full-screen Chinese text cards to show to locals, and walks you through the exact preparation that prevents 80% of first-timer disasters. Oh — and it scans Chinese menus instantly. The app recognizes common allergens in dish names and flags them automatically — no setup needed. Because "I think this might have peanuts" is not a great strategy. What I'd love from this community: 1. If you've been to China — what was YOUR "oh shit" moment that an app like this could have prevented? 2. Honest feedback on the product. What's missing? What's confusing? Core features are free. One-time $5.99 unlocks the full toolkit. No subscription, ever. Thanks for checking it out. 🙏

China Ready Travel

Land in China ready. Not lost, broke, and offline.

Land in China ready. Not lost, broke, and offline.