2024
Admission letter
I got into a Chinese university and instantly hit the chaos: 40 browser tabs, conflicting WeChat threads, Reddit posts dated 2019. The information existed — but nobody put it together for me.
About me
Hi, I'm Rovshen.
Solo founder · Engineer · Future international student in China
I'm building Qiao because I'm the one moving to China to study. Every checklist item, every reminder, every phrase in the phrasebook is something I either needed myself or watched a friend stumble through. The calm, AI-personalised onboarding I wished existed when I was reading my admission letter — that's the app I'm shipping.
1
Solo founder
🇹🇲 → 🇨🇳
My move
100%
Public roadmap
My story
From admission letter to a calm landing.
Four moments that pushed Qiao from a personal notebook into a shipping product.
2025
Building the thing I needed
I started drafting Qiao as a personal checklist app. Within a month it had become a calm three-phase plan, then a phrasebook with audio, then an AI helper. Then I realised everyone needed this.
2026
Open beta
iOS and Android builds shipped to TestFlight + Play Internal. eSIM affiliate live. Qiao Plus subscription priced and ready. Public roadmap published with every monthly milestone.
Next
Boarding pass
I'm moving to China myself. Every annoying gap in the first 6 months becomes a Qiao feature. Every time the app saves me an hour, I know it'll save the next student two.
What I'm building
One mission, one audience, one set of principles.
Mission
Replace the 40-browser-tab onboarding with one calm, AI-personalised companion for the first six months in a new country.
Audience
International students moving to China. The architecture is country-agnostic so tourists, business travellers and new residents can use the same paths.
Principles
No ads. No dark patterns. No tracking sale. Cancel anytime. Your chat history is yours to delete. Three languages from day one.
What I'm working on
Now · Next
Updated when work actually ships, not when a marketing calendar says so.
Now
- Open-beta polishOnboarding flow, mobile glass UI, paywall mock
- AI helper v1Streaming context with citizenship + city + Chinese level
- eSIM affiliateLive via Airalo, six China data plans
Next
- Qiao Plus subscription$3.99 / month or $29 / year with reminders + offline packs
- White-label for agenciesMulti-tenant SaaS at $500–2k MRR per agency
- Health insurance + bank accountMonth 4–5 commission flows after partners sign
Talk to me
I read everything.
Direct DMs, not a contact form. If you're a student moving to China, an agency considering white-label, or a journalist — write to me.