Bento: Local Travel Apps

You land somewhere new and nobody tells you which app hails a taxi, which one delivers food, or which wallet the corner shop expects. Bento is that missing briefing, researched country by country. Pick your destination and get the shortlist: ride hailing, food delivery, payments, messaging, navigation, transit, shopping and more, each with a short note on what it is good for and what to watch out for. The apps that genuinely matter are marked essential, so a two-day trip does not turn into an evening of downloads. WHAT IS INSIDE - 101 countries, from Japan and Brazil to Georgia, Rwanda and Uzbekistan - Over a thousand apps, each one checked against local sources - A pre-arrival briefing per country: cash or card, what surprises people - Mobile internet guidance per country: eSIM or local SIM, ID registration rules, where to buy, what a tourist plan usually costs - Sources and a last-checked date on every country BUILT FOR TRAVEL, NOT FOR ENGAGEMENT Everything ships inside the app. No account, no sign-up, and no network connection needed once installed, so it works at the airport before you have a SIM, on the plane, and where roaming is expensive. Bento collects no data about you: no analytics, no advertising identifier, nothing to opt out of. Bento is made by a full-time traveler who has spent years actually using these apps.