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Meituan.
Restaurants, trains, rides, translations — handled instantly over iMessage.
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Food, transit, bargaining, emergencies — ask in English, Chinese, Arabic, or any language. Get answers that actually do things.
Events
There's a party tonight you don't know about.
The best parties in Beijing aren't on Google — they're buried in WeChat groups you'll never join. Cheelin surfaces them and sends you a text before they sell out.
Browse events
PKU Halloween
Twisted Mist, Beijing
¥101
Jingle & Mingle
SanctuaryD, Beijing
¥108
Lollipop Night
Sanlitun, Beijing
¥60
Zootopia Night
SanctuaryD, Beijing
Free
Gatsby Night
CJ Lounge, Beijing
Free
Shaolin Essence
Shaolin Temple
¥4999
Cigar & Whisky
Liberty Club, Hangzhou
Free
Pond Party
Tsinghua, Beijing
Free
PKU Halloween
Twisted Mist, Beijing
¥101
Jingle & Mingle
SanctuaryD, Beijing
¥108
Lollipop Night
Sanlitun, Beijing
¥60
Zootopia Night
SanctuaryD, Beijing
Free
Gatsby Night
CJ Lounge, Beijing
Free
Shaolin Essence
Shaolin Temple
¥4999
Cigar & Whisky
Liberty Club, Hangzhou
Free
Pond Party
Tsinghua, Beijing
Free
Local buddies
Locals who'll take you home for dinner.
Tell Cheelin what you're into — nightlife, hiking, food, photography — and it connects you with a local who actually lives there. Not a tour guide. Someone who'll take you to their spots.
Meet local buddies
HAO
Chongqing
Jin
Chengdu
Li Binghui
Chengdu
He Ling
Chengdu
Tracy
Chongqing
Max
Shanghai
Jenny
Beijing
ZhaoXinyi
Beijing
Tanya
Shanghai
Ivy
Shanghai
Zoe
Shanghai
Jake
Hong Kong
HAO
Chongqing
Jin
Chengdu
Li Binghui
Chengdu
He Ling
Chengdu
Tracy
Chongqing
Max
Shanghai
Jenny
Beijing
ZhaoXinyi
Beijing
Tanya
Shanghai
Ivy
Shanghai
Zoe
Shanghai
Jake
Hong Kong
Playlists
Spotify playlists, but for places.
“Save that bar from last night.” Text it to Cheelin and it's in your playlist — with photos, location, and hours. Build your own map of China, one place at a time.
Explore playlists
Best Bars in Beijing
17 places
Dean's Guide to BJ
22 places
Cocktail Bars SH
51 places
Late Night Eats
22 places
Group chat
Finally, someone plans the trip.
Add Cheelin to any group chat. It plans itineraries, books hotels, and splits logistics — so your group just shows up.
From our first 100 users
Real texts. Real results.
“Very easy to use, practical, and time saving. Great for people who can't use Chinese apps due to the language barrier — it sends pictures of the places, locations, and the average price.”
Hiba
Moroccan student in Shanghai
Cheelin's notebook
What I learned this week.
A short note from the people building Cheelin. New one every week-ish.
Week of June 6
Older notesVoice messages on whatsapp work now. For anyone who tried sending one and got nothing back, sorry it took this long. imessage has had voice for ages, this just brings whatsapp to parity.
Dianping and meituan deals now open as one-tap links straight into the app you already have. Used to go through a flaky phone-agent thing. Not anymore.
What's still rough. Photos: ask Cheelin for a picture of a place and she sometimes just refuses, even though she can fetch them. Prompt bug, not a missing feature. Next on the list. Instagram reels: same shape, the video-watching tool exists, she's just not reaching for it reliably. Google maps links instead of amap is a real ask I haven't built. Still thinking about whether it fits.
Andy
Got something missing? Just tell Cheelin in chat. She logs it. I read everything every week.