Alipay - Simplify Your Life

Name: Alipay - Simplify Your Life
Rating: 2.9 (4009 reviews)
Author: Alipay (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.

Lifestyle

Free · In‑App Purchases

4K Ratings
Ages

4+
In-App Controls
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Alipay (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

541.2
MB

Alipay is a leading open platform for payments and digital services in China. Users with a Chinese ID and bank account can use Alipay to make payments online and in person at various merchants outside of China as they travel for leisure, business, or study. Foreign visitors to China can connect their credit card to take advantage of Alipay’s widespread acceptance by tens of millions of merchants across the country. Alipay is not designed or intended for use by foreign users in their home country or anywhere outside of China.

Ratings & Reviews

2.9

out of 5

4K Ratings

Tourist to China
07/07/2023

CK Apple Reviews
From my understanding, there were changes starting in July 2023 which is when I'm writing this to allow foreigners to use AliPay without a Chinese bank account and phone number. I just downloaded the app, added my credit card, validated ID with passport and all appears to work. Was a bit more automated and easier than WeChat. WeChat seems to have a manual ID review which rejected my initial attempt. I tried again but awaiting approval. I haven't paid for anything yet as I just set it up but assuming no issues, it was relatively easy. Only adjustment required is that some prompts were still in Chinese even in the international version but can fumble around or ask someone to help translate. It's a must in this new cashless society which is different than my visit about 7 years ago. Even trying to use international credit card directly often fails.
Tourist to China
07/07/2023

CK Apple Reviews

From my understanding, there were changes starting in July 2023 which is when I'm writing this to allow foreigners to use AliPay without a Chinese bank account and phone number. I just downloaded the app, added my credit card, validated ID with passport and all appears to work. Was a bit more automated and easier than WeChat. WeChat seems to have a manual ID review which rejected my initial attempt. I tried again but awaiting approval. I haven't paid for anything yet as I just set it up but assuming no issues, it was relatively easy. Only adjustment required is that some prompts were still in Chinese even in the international version but can fumble around or ask someone to help translate. It's a must in this new cashless society which is different than my visit about 7 years ago. Even trying to use international credit card directly often fails.
Unusable
06/04/2023

Heathm98
I loaded this app as a suggested way to be able to pay in stores and restaurants in China that no longer accept US credit cards. It failed to allow any US cards to be added, saying “network error try again later.”Many of the selections and menu choices are in Chinese, even when English is selected as the language. Multiple times a White message box would open on the screen with two choices and the message all written in Chinese, forcing you to choose one of the buttons with no way to close the box without making a selection and no idea what you were choosing or potentially agreeing to or giving the app access to. Don’t install this if you can’t read Chinese. It’s worthless to a US traveler. I guess we’re back to the days of needing paper traveler’s checks in order to be able to get cash in Chinese currency. So ridiculous!
Unusable
06/04/2023

Heathm98

I loaded this app as a suggested way to be able to pay in stores and restaurants in China that no longer accept US credit cards. It failed to allow any US cards to be added, saying “network error try again later.”Many of the selections and menu choices are in Chinese, even when English is selected as the language. Multiple times a White message box would open on the screen with two choices and the message all written in Chinese, forcing you to choose one of the buttons with no way to close the box without making a selection and no idea what you were choosing or potentially agreeing to or giving the app access to. Don’t install this if you can’t read Chinese. It’s worthless to a US traveler. I guess we’re back to the days of needing paper traveler’s checks in order to be able to get cash in Chinese currency. So ridiculous!
Operating Standards (especially for foreigners) dropping significantly
10/22/2025

JaredHylton
Operating standards for non-Chinese citizens, has basically made AliPay unusable unless you’re a person living full-time with a Resident Card on the Chinese Mainland, or are a Chinese, HK, or Macau citizen. Taiwan… is even iffy. Weixin Pei is integrated into WeChat, and I see most people using that these days due to coupons and discounts that AliPay just doesn’t have enough of. They need to do some massive changing for tourists coming to China, or expand the network GLOBALLY and handle payment processing… but essentially, if not in China… then you’re gonna have some kind of weird errors, trouble paying, errors with authentication due to the The Great Firewall, and much more. It’s not… as user-friendly in my experience as setting up and using Weixin Pei. AliGroup, you need to get some rest and wake up with some new ideas.
Operating Standards (especially for foreigners) dropping significantly
10/22/2025

JaredHylton

Operating standards for non-Chinese citizens, has basically made AliPay unusable unless you’re a person living full-time with a Resident Card on the Chinese Mainland, or are a Chinese, HK, or Macau citizen. Taiwan… is even iffy. Weixin Pei is integrated into WeChat, and I see most people using that these days due to coupons and discounts that AliPay just doesn’t have enough of. They need to do some massive changing for tourists coming to China, or expand the network GLOBALLY and handle payment processing… but essentially, if not in China… then you’re gonna have some kind of weird errors, trouble paying, errors with authentication due to the The Great Firewall, and much more. It’s not… as user-friendly in my experience as setting up and using Weixin Pei. AliGroup, you need to get some rest and wake up with some new ideas.
Bad Design and Maintenance 烂啊！
12/18/2023

BB68668
I downloaded it for my trip back to China. My download experience was already bad, I am not sure if it works. First, it blocked me first second after I entered my phone number saying “too many attempts”. What??? I just downloaded it the very first time! Then I want to key in my email address for notifications, error appeared. I tried later, the email option totally disappeared! I want to ask the same question: WHO THE HECK DESIGNED this crap? Will it really work??? I don’t know. An app related to money, this is absolutely not trustworthy. You better have a plan B if you are heading to China. I don’t have other options as I don’t own a Chinese SIM card which required for other payment methods (stupid! Isn’t it? Seems like China doesn’t need money support from the rest of the world)
Bad Design and Maintenance 烂啊！
12/18/2023

BB68668

I downloaded it for my trip back to China. My download experience was already bad, I am not sure if it works. First, it blocked me first second after I entered my phone number saying “too many attempts”. What??? I just downloaded it the very first time! Then I want to key in my email address for notifications, error appeared. I tried later, the email option totally disappeared! I want to ask the same question: WHO THE HECK DESIGNED this crap? Will it really work??? I don’t know. An app related to money, this is absolutely not trustworthy. You better have a plan B if you are heading to China. I don’t have other options as I don’t own a Chinese SIM card which required for other payment methods (stupid! Isn’t it? Seems like China doesn’t need money support from the rest of the world)

The brand new version of Alipay is available, update now! Multiple details have been optimized for smoother operation.

Version 10.8.56 4d ago

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Location
- Contact Info
- Contacts
- User Content
- Search History
- Browsing History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics

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Accessibility

Information

Seller: Alipay (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
Size: 541.2 MB
Category: Lifestyle
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 6.0 or later.
Location: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages: English and 2 more

English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Age Rating: 4+

4+

This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.
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In-App Controls
Age Assurance
Parental Controls

Contains
Advertising
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
In-App Purchases: Yes

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8元的数字藏品 $0.99

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2元数字卡牌 $0.29

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9元的数字藏品 $0.99

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10元的数字藏品 $0.99

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Supports

Siri

Use this app with Siri to help you get things done.
Wallet

The simplest way to get all your passes in one place.

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Alipay - Simplify Your Life

Ratings & Reviews

Tourist to China

Unusable

Operating Standards (especially for foreigners) dropping significantly

Bad Design and Maintenance 烂啊！

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Used to Track You

Data Linked to You

Accessibility

Information

Supports

Siri

Wallet

More by Alipay (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.

灵光-全模态AI助手

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