10 Must-Have Apps for Life in the UK: A Quick Guide

DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN THE UK 🇬🇧

“10 Must-Have Apps Before You Leave for the UK”

These days, if you know how to make good use of tools, you get twice the result for half the effort!

That's right: everyone, make sure you note down these must-have apps before you leave for the UK📝

After all, when you're in an unfamiliar place, having a tool beats being on your own with no help, right😆

This post is mainly for dreamers about to face these 3 situations:

1. About to leave

2. Your first day after arriving

3. Your first week after arriving

Hopefully it eases your nerves a bit✨

Everything will be fine!

Later I'll keep sharing practical everyday tools and bank recommendations🛠️

UK banks have recently been cracking down hard on money laundering, so some handy online banks that used to be easy to open are now harder to get: you have to be in the UK and provide proof before you can apply, and you may still be rejected. That's why this post doesn't cover anything about banks.

Transport

(1) BOLT

(2) Citymapper

(3) Freenow

Food delivery

(4) Deliveroo

(5) Just Eat

(6) Hungry Panda

Groceries and supermarkets

(7) Tesco

(8) Sainsbury's

Home

(9) Amazon

Pharmacy and beauty

(10) Boots

*** If you're getting ready to leave, you can download these once you switch your app store region! ***

I hope this helps take some of the stress out of getting ready to go🩵🩵

Written by Luo La (羅菈)🖊️ See you next time!