Comparison

HKG報 vs HKI

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

Head to head
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HKG報

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HKI

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Hong Kong's news, three ways: English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. One city. Three languages. Zero noise. TOP STORIES, DISTILLED Every major story is selected from Hong Kong's newsrooms, verified across sources and rewritten into a clean brief — a summary, the key points, and why it matters — published simultaneously in English, 繁體中文 and 简体中文. Switch language any time; the news follows you. THE LIVE FEED The raw wire: headlines from across Hong Kong's media as they break, with clear source attribution. LISTEN Any story can read itself to you — English, Cantonese for Traditional Chinese, Mandarin for Simplified. Keep listening in the background, with playback controls on your Lock Screen. LIVE RADIO Thirteen Hong Kong stations, streaming live — RTHK, Commercial Radio, Metro and more — with Lock Screen Live Activities while you listen. ASK ABOUT ANY STORY A built-in AI assistant answers questions about the story you are reading, grounded in its sources, with citations you can check yourself. CARS A curated feed of Hong Kong's used-car market — hot deals, new today, electric, first-owner listings. MADE FOR HONG KONG Save stories across devices with Sign in with Apple. A reading-first design with full dark mode. No clutter, no pop-ups. HKI. Hong Kong, three ways. Privacy Policy: https://hki.zone/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HKG報4 screens
HKI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HKI at every 2 days against HKG報's every 2 months. HKG報's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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

HKG報 ships an update every 2 months, HKI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HKG報 versus HKI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHKG報HKI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanessa ChowAircity Operating System (HK) Limited

In-app purchases

None

HKG報

No in-app purchases

None

HKI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HKG報 free?
HKG報 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HKI free?
HKI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HKG報 or HKI have ads?
Neither HKG報 nor HKI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HKG報 or HKI?
HKG報 ships an update every 2 months, and HKI every 2 days. Most recently, HKG報 was updated on November 6, 2026 and HKI on November 5, 2026.

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