Hong Kong Taxi Translator at App Store analyse

App power index: 1310 (based on ranks around App Stores today)
Utilities Travel
Developer: Triple Happiness
Price: 0 free
Current version: 3.0, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 23 Jun 2011
App size: 6.47 Mb
4.2 ( 7072 ratings )
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Estimation application downloads and cost

> 28.82k
Monthly downloads
~ $ 11.79k
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“The Hong Kong Taxi app is a very well designed and developed app that every Hong Kong, non-Canto speaking visitor or resident should, scratch that, must have.” - App of the week, Chatty Brains Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Taxi Translator is a powerful tool for finding and translating addresses in Hong Kong into written Chinese and phonetic Cantonese. The new version has a total of +3000 streets, residential areas, buildings, hospitals, beaches, parks, sports grounds, schools, shopping malls and sightseeing spots. With the possibility to add street numbers you can create flashcards for hundreds of thousands of unique addresses. Should you still be missing something you can add your own content in English and ask a friend, your hotel etc. to type in the Chinese. No Internet connection is required (except for the map function) You can send favorite addresses by e-mail and learn how to pronounce an address in Cantonese using the phonetic system Cantonese Yale.
Who uses this App?
Anyone living in, or visiting Hong Kong, that doesn’t speak Cantonese.
Features:
* Browse and search addresses
* Show flashcard for taxi drivers
* Show address on map
* Addresses in Chinese characters and phonetic Cantonese
* Save and name addresses under Favorites
* Send addresses as email
* Add your own street numbers
* Add your own content in English and Chinese
* Push notifications when the database is updated
* No Internet required (except for map)
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Available in countries
Country Price
Canada 1.39 CAD
China 6 CNY
France 1.09 EUR
Germany 1.09 EUR
Italy 1.09 EUR
Netherlands 1.09 EUR
Portugal 1.09 EUR
Spain 1.09 EUR
Poland 1.09 EUR
UK 0.99 GBP
India 79 INR
Japan 120 JPY
Poland 4.99 PLN
Russia 75 RUB
Turkey 4.49 TRY
USA 0.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 1.09 USD
Ukraine 0.99 USD
Available for devices
iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPodTouchFourthGen, iPad2Wifi, iPad23G, iPhone4S, iPadThirdGen, iPadThirdGen4G, iPhone5, iPodTouchFifthGen, iPadFourthGen, iPadFourthGen4G, iPadMini, iPadMini4G, iPhone5c, iPhone5s, iPadAir, iPadAirCellular, iPadMiniRetina, iPadMiniRetinaCellular, iPhone6, iPhone6Plus, iPadAir2, iPadAir2Cellular, iPadMini3, iPadMini3Cellular, iPodTouchSixthGen, iPhone6s, iPhone6sPlus, iPadMini4, iPadMini4Cellular, iPadPro, iPadProCellular, iPadPro97, iPadPro97Cellular, iPhoneSE, iPhone7, iPhone7Plus, iPad611, iPad612, iPad71, iPad72, iPad73, iPad74, iPhone8, iPhone8Plus, iPhoneX,
Very helpful to get around in Hong Kong

Makes life so much easier if you do not speak Chinese. And if you have visitors you can mail or text them the taxi card. Really cool!

Basic info missing - do not purchase

Four of the first six locations that I entered into the app were missing...the building I live in (Bamboo Grove) and the road that my sons school is on (Nam Long Shan Road). Also kissing are Pak Tam Au Road (the start of the MacLehose Trail) and Sha Tin Pass. These are all popular locations that should not have been overlooked. This app is obviously a money grab by someone who was too lazy to do their homework. The worst part about it is that the developer actually lives in Hong Kong, a few blocks from my building! Unbelievable.

Needs improvement

Data accuracy and coverage needs improvement, Ive been taken to wrong places due to bad data. Centamap much better for showing accurate destination in Cantonese.

Not great unless they start updating and adding

Too limited and missing too many places.

Ive Wanted This For Years

I always try to know the Cantonese names of the places Im going to but very often the taxi drivers have problems understanding my terrible accent. Yes, its true its not complete but theres plenty here to start with an apparently they update the database from time to time. Each time Ive shown the taxi card to a driver hes been impressed and instantly understood where I wanted to go. For 99 cents its well worth it. Request to developers: push out a notice to users when theres an update on the database to download?

Great App

Ive found this app to be very helpful. A lot easier than trying to point to the street or building in Google maps or remembering to bring that little taxi translator book they sell at Dymocks. I have noticed a bunch of locations are not yet in the database, such as the international/ESF schools or the various sports and recreation clubs. Even a few fairly popular streets arent included. Hope these will be included in the next update. Other than that, this app has been great! Thanks!

Good, but needs update

Useful and fun app. Guildford Road and Mansfield Road are both missing, among others. Update it and it will be great.

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