Neat Interactive

This month is not only the Thai New Year, Songkran, it's also Neat's 14th birthday! To celebrate, we've published a piece on the evolution of digital marketing based on our own personal experience. Enjoy: https://www.neatinteractive.com/blog/what-works-in-digital-marketing-across-asia-in-2026/

China’s digital landscape works very differently from the West.

There’s no Google Play, no single app store, and user behavior is overwhelmingly mobile-first, and increasingly app-first.

We just published a breakdown of the 10 most downloaded free apps in China and, more importantly, what each app is actually used for, from AI assistants and social discovery to payments, commerce, and everyday services.

If you’re marketing to Chinese consumers (or thinking about it), this list highlights why website-only strategies often fall short, and why in-app presence matters more than ever.

Read the full article:
https://www.neatinteractive.com/blog/ten-most-downloaded-apps-in-china-2025/

The 10 Most Downloaded Free Apps in China in 2025 An overview of the most downloaded free apps in China, from AI assistants and super-apps to social discovery, commerce, and everyday services.

Turbo-charging our website development with Cursor. Learn how we built a site in one week from design to development using only Cursor.
Full blog here: https://www.neatinteractive.com/blog/web-development-one-week-with-cursor/

Rethinking Web Development: How We Built a Site in One Week Using Cursor We skipped the traditional design-then-code model and built a working website directly in code using AI. Here’s how Cursor helped us move faster