Any smartphone app recs for expats?

[origami]

We are doing our look/see trip next week and then moving in the summer. I downloaded WhatsApp. Are there any other good ones?

We are moving to korea. I had another account I posted under here and recently switched.

[CakeLover]

Skype for your mobile device

[audette]

*waves at soon-to-be-neighbor*

Everyone here uses an app called "kakaotalk". I'd recommend that. If you'll be in Seoul, there's a subway app called Jihachul that comes in really handy.

[allibally]

I use kik to text my international friends. It's similar to What's App

[kpol]

Apr 2, 2014 6:09:29 GMT -5 audette said:

*waves at soon-to-be-neighbor*

Everyone here uses an app called "kakaotalk". I'd recommend that. If you'll be in Seoul, there's a subway app called Jihachul that comes in really handy.

Yes to both of these recommendations. When you get your Korean phones, program 1688-8601 into your phone. It allows you to dial out to make international calls using your local minutes.

There is also a KTX app to buy train tickets/view schedules from your phone but I think you need a Korean Bank card to actually make the purchases. 

[potatopie]

I was gonna suggest WhatsApp. Never heard of kik. Is it good, allibally?

[allibally]

Apr 4, 2014 2:26:43 GMT -5 potatopie said:

I was gonna suggest WhatsApp. Never heard of kik. Is it good, allibally?

I really like it. Because you can put it on a tablet or a phone. My only problem is that if you log in on your phone and then later log on to your tablet. It deletes on the messages. Really annoying so I only use it on my phone. But it works well and I can share photos.