Comparison

CITICS Forum vs Gavekal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CITICS Forum

Enhance your forum experience with real-time updates on schedules and meeting reminders. Access detailed information about presenters, agendas, and participating corporations. Revisit past events and watch replays of missed sessions.

Highlights
  • Real-time schedule updates
  • Meeting notification reminders
  • Forum details (presenters, agenda)
  • Attending corporate information
  • Past event replays
Features
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The CITIC App will be your perfect companion to your CITIC Securities International Forum experience. Features include: - Checking your most updated schedule - Receiving notification reminders ahead of your meetings - Getting all the forum details, including presenters' biography, track agenda, attending corporates, past replays - Browsing through past events to watch replays that you might have missed

About

Gavekal

Features
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The Gavekal app lets you conveniently access our research, whether you are a subscriber to Gavekal Research, Gavekal Dragonomics, Gavekal-IS or Gavekal Technologies. The app offers some new features: Notifications Get notified when we publish new research. Background downloads Enable background downloads to automatically get the latest reports in PDF format in the app, so you can catch up on our research even when you’re offline. Biometric login Log in easily by enabling biometric authentication to access the app. In addition to all the features currently offered on our website: Enjoy our research Read our latest research and see the latest multimedia products we offer. Pro tip: you can adjust the text size in the app. Comment Leave a comment on our research, or just follow the comment section on a given article without leaving one of your own. Chart Dashboard Browse our chart dashboard for the latest changes to economic indicators, and read about what goes into our custom indicators. Boxes See our take on the latest news. Events See a schedule of our upcoming online and in-person events. Manage your account In the app you can adjust your subscription preferences and other account settings.

Screenshots

CITICS Forum4 screens
Gavekal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CITICS Forum at fortnightly against Gavekal's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CITICS Forum ships an update fortnightly, Gavekal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CITICS Forum versus Gavekal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCITICS ForumGavekal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCLSA LimitedGAVEKAL RESEARCH LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

CITICS Forum

No in-app purchases

None

Gavekal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CITICS Forum free?
CITICS Forum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gavekal free?
Gavekal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CITICS Forum or Gavekal have ads?
Neither CITICS Forum nor Gavekal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CITICS Forum or Gavekal?
CITICS Forum ships an update fortnightly, and Gavekal every 2 months. Most recently, CITICS Forum was updated on September 17, 2026 and Gavekal on September 12, 2026.

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