Tipping etiquette, cash vs card, and offline payment advice, 100+ countries.
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Know the tipping etiquette and how to pay before you land. PayLocale is an offline travel payment guide for 100+ countries. It works with no signal and no roaming.
Open a country and see whether to use cash, a card, or a phone tap. See what to tip at a restaurant, in a taxi, with a tour guide, at a hotel, and for street food. See how to refuse dynamic currency conversion at an ATM or a card machine, so you pay in that country's currency.
Built for the trip
Use it on the plane, in an airport with no Wi-Fi, or in a market with no data. The country guides are stored on your phone.
Country payment guides
• Advice for 100+ countries on cash, contactless payment, and chip-and-PIN cards
• A direct read on what merchants usually accept, instead of a generic travel note
• Enough detail to decide before you are standing at the counter
Tipping etiquette
• Restaurants, taxis, tour guides, hotel staff, and street food
• What people expect, so you do not overpay or skip a tip where one is customary
• Country by country, not one rule for the whole world
Card or cash
• Where a card or phone payment is widely accepted
• Where you should carry banknotes, including taxis and small vendors
• How much cash is worth taking out before you leave the airport
ATM etiquette and checkout traps
• Dynamic currency conversion, the prompt that bills you in your home currency at a poor rate
• Why to pay in the country's own currency at the ATM and at the terminal
• What to watch for on a foreign card machine
Find a country fast
• Search by country name, currency code, or region
• Bookmark the places on your itinerary
• Open a saved country in one tap while you are moving
Private and offline
• No connection required after the app is installed
• No roaming fees for the guides
• No ads, no cloud account, and no personal data tracking
PayLocale does not send money, convert currency, or issue a travel card. It is the payment and tipping guide you read before you spend.