Tibet.Net vs Arok
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tibet.Net
Access news, announcements, photos, and videos related to the Central Tibetan Administration. This trilingual app offers offline reading, downloadable content, and social sharing features.
- Trilingual content
- Push notifications
- Photo and video galleries
- Offline caching
- Save stories for later
- Social sharing
- Downloadable PDFs
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Quick glance at the app Features. • Complete trilingual mobile application • Push Notification for News and announcements. • Photo of the day and video of the week. • Photo galleries and full screen images. • Access to our full range of Tibet TV trilingual videos. • Improved Offline experience: Caching system • Saved stories – Save the latest news, photos and publications and read them at your leisure. • Share the stories to your social networks or email / sms. • Downloadable PDF for publications, periodicals, forms and other available attachments. • Support for Dynamic text: You can adjust the font size in the post as per your preference.
Arok
Access the latest news, reports, and multimedia content about Tibet from diverse sources. Stay informed about political, cultural, human rights, environmental, and historical issues with real-time updates and a user-friendly interface.
- Latest Tibetan news and videos
- News from reputable sources
- Powerful search functionality
- Real-time updates
- Bookmark and read later
- Push notifications
- User-friendly interface
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Discover, Share, and Discuss Arok brings news about Tibet and its diaspora together with a space to share, discuss, and connect. Discover stories from Tibetan and international publishers, follow the sources you care about, and join conversations with the community. From politics and human rights to culture, the environment, and everyday life, explore the stories shaping Tibet and Tibetan communities around the world. NEWS FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES Browse the latest coverage from different publishers. Explore related reports and see how multiple sources cover the same story. MAKE YOUR FEED YOUR OWN Discover publishers and follow your favorites. Browse news in English, Tibetan, and Chinese, and keep the sources that matter to you within reach. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Barkhor is Arok’s community space. Share your thoughts, photos, videos, and links. Follow people, reply to posts, and repost stories you want others to see. DISCUSS THE STORY Move from reading an article to discussing it. Share your perspective in a dedicated article conversation and explore what others have to say. FIND WHAT MATTERS Search news, people, and comments. Explore popular searches or look up a topic that interests you. SAVE AND SHARE Bookmark articles for later and share stories with friends, family, and your community. STAY CONNECTED Receive notifications for news updates and community activity, including replies, likes, and follows. Arok was formerly known as Tibet Tribune. Today, it brings news discovery and community conversation together in one app. News articles and publisher content belong to their respective sources. Arok aggregates this coverage and links to the original publications. Community posts reflect the views of their authors. Read the story. Share your voice. Find your community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arok at 5.0 against Tibet.Net's 4.3. Arok also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Tibet.Net's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Arok holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Tibet.Net's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arok's.
Tibet.Net ships an update every 2 weeks, Arok weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tibet.Net | Arok |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Central Tibetan Administration | Gemphel Norsang |
Customer experience
Tibet.Net
Arok
In-app purchases
Tibet.Net
No in-app purchases
Arok
No in-app purchases
