Week 1
Launch · eSIM
App goes live with checklist, AI helper, phrasebook and useful-places map.
App releaseAiralo eSIM affiliate5-step onboardingAI helper (10/day free)
Public roadmap
Two axes. One mission.
One axis is the product timeline — what ships at launch, what lands in the first six months, and what waits for year two. The other is geographic — China today, Europe next, the US once we have earned the right to be there.
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Live milestones
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Coming soon
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Year 2 / later
Axis 1 · Product timeline
Week 1 → Year 2
What gets built when, and how Qiao becomes sustainable. Live milestones are in the app today; Coming Soon items are committed but not yet shipped.
- Live now
- Live now
Month 1–2
Qiao Plus
Premium subscription. Unlimited AI, smart reminders, offline packs, advanced guides.
$3.99 / month$29 / year (save 40%)First 7 Days Pack — $9.99Cancel anytime - Coming soon
Month 2–3
For agencies
White-label for educational agencies. They rebrand Qiao for their students.
Multitenant themingAdmissions assistance3-university matchingAffiliate revenue share - Coming soon
Month 4
Health insurance
International health policy partners — better than mandatory PICC.
Cigna · IMG · Allianz$50–150 commission / policyTailored to student visaIn-app comparison - Coming soon
Month 5
China bank account
ICBC / Bank of China lead service via Shanghai & Beijing intermediaries.
$12–25 per leadWeChat Pay / Alipay verifiedDocument checklistBranch booking - Year 2
Month 6+
Offline city packs
Downloadable city packs — full guide, map, phrasebook work without internet.
$4.99 per cityNo-VPN accessBundled with Qiao PlusTier-1 cities first - Year 2
Year 2
HSK + mentorship
HSK 1–3 course in-app, verified mentor matching, B2B university partnerships, cross-country progress.
Verified mentor matchingHSK course w/ native audioB2B university partnershipsCross-country progress
Axis 2 · Geographic expansion
🇨🇳 China · 🇪🇺 Europe · 🇺🇸 United States
Country by country, no shortcuts. Each phase ships only when the previous one is genuinely useful — not just live.
🇨🇳Phase 1 · Now
Now → 2028
China
- AI-personalised arrival guide
- 200+ universities mapped
- EN · RU · 中文 trilingual UI
- Visa & permit reminders
- Native-audio phrasebook
- Airalo eSIM in-app
🇪🇺Phase 2 · Next
2028 → 2030
Europe
- Germany, France, Italy, Spain
- Netherlands, Poland, Czech, Portugal
- Schengen + Anmeldung helpers
- Erasmus-aware checklist
- Phrasebooks in DE / FR / IT / ES / PT
- Local UI per country
🇺🇸Phase 3 · Later
2030 → 2032+
United States
- I-20, F-1, J-1 onboarding
- Dorm + orientation walkthroughs
- SSN, banking, phone, healthcare
- AI helper tuned to US college life
- Cross-country progress
- Earned-in only once China + Europe ship
The long game
What Qiao becomes once year 2 lands.
A worldwide adaptation platform — admissions, mentorship, learning, and AI plans for any country.
University admission through Qiao
Pick a destination country, pick your level — Qiao walks you through documents, deadlines, scholarships and the application itself. Then keeps walking with you on arrival.
$200
Per student
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Pre-matched
HSK course in-app
HSK 1–3, native audio, paced over semesters, integrated with the phrasebook you already practice with.
Cross-country progress
Your streaks, achievements and adaptation level follow you from country to country.
Built for relocation, not scrolling
One mission: make arrival quiet instead of chaotic. Everything we ship answers to that.
AI plans, any country
Country-aware prompts, locale-aware phrase pools. Wherever you head next.
Follow the build.
Country-launch news and shipping updates land first on Telegram.