Week 1
Launch · eSIM
App goes live with checklist, AI helper, phrasebook and useful-places map.
App releaseeSIM partner live5-step onboardingAI helper (5/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.
Autumn
Beta opens
Winter
Full version
7
Milestones planned
Axis 1 · Product timeline
Week 1 → Year 2
What gets built when, and how Qiao becomes sustainable. Nothing here has shipped yet: the beta opens in autumn and the full version lands in winter. "At launch" marks what is in the first release; the rest is committed but later.
- At launch
- At launch
Month 1–2
Qiao Pass
Deadline guarantee, a real person to ask, documents done for you — one payment for six months.
$19 once · six months$29 / year if you stayFirst 7 Days Pack — $9.99Fines covered to $50 - 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, stronger than the mandatory minimum cover.
International insurers$12–25 commission / policyTailored to student visaIn-app comparison - Coming soon
Month 5
China bank account
Guided bank-account introductions via Shanghai and Beijing intermediaries.
$100–300 per introductionWeChat 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 accessIncluded with Qiao PassTier-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
- In-app China eSIM
🇪🇺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
3
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.