TripSource China vs CITS GBT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripSource China
This business travel app helps users in China manage their trips efficiently. It consolidates booking details, provides real-time flight updates, and allows for in-app trip requests and approvals. Access is granted to clients and travelers of BCD Travel.
- Consolidated trip details
- Real-time flight notifications
- In-app trip requests
- Trip approval notifications
- Search and book air, hotel, rail
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TripSource China by BCD Travel is designed exclusively for our client companies and their travelers who reside in China or are traveling domestically within China. Your ultimate travel companion, TripSource China keeps you organized, informed and in control of your business travel. No more paper. No more organizing multiple emails. TripSource China has everything you need, all in one place. After you book your trip, just log in with your corporate email address – your trip details will be there waiting for you! With TripSource China, you can: Search and book air, hotel and domestic rail within policy and at corporate rates Submit trip requests and receive trip approval notifications within the app Receive real-time flight notifications * Registration is free but requires an existing or previous trip booked with BCD Travel within the last year.
CITS GBT
This app streamlines business travel by offering a unified platform for booking flights, hotels, and train tickets. It includes features for approvals, changes, refunds, and trip management, aiming to enhance efficiency and convenience for corporate travelers.
- Online booking for air, hotel, and train
- Approval workflow management
- Flight change alerts
- Online train seat selection
- Trip management
- Customizable approvals
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CITS - GBT mobile App is a one-stop online booking tool for business travel, providing enterprises with a series of services including approval, reservation, change and refund of domestic and international air ticket, hotels, cars and train tickets, as well as trip management. It supports flexible customization of approval, real-time alerts on updated flights changes, online train seat selection, to-do reminders etc., and is committed to make business travel more efficient and convenient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CITS GBT at 5.0 against TripSource China's 2.3. CITS GBT also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). TripSource China's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CITS GBT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TripSource China's written reviews are positive against 40% of CITS GBT's.
TripSource China ships an update monthly, CITS GBT fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | TripSource China | CITS GBT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BCD Travel China | CITSGBT |
Customer experience
TripSource China
CITS GBT
In-app purchases
TripSource China
No in-app purchases
CITS GBT
No in-app purchases
