Comparison

RTI to Go vs needs MEDIA

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

Head to head
About

RTI to Go

Access Taiwan's voice to the world with up-to-date news and diverse programs. Choose from multiple languages to tune into news, videos, photo stories, and broadcasts about Taiwan.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date news
  • Diverse programs
  • Multiple language options
  • Videos and photo stories
  • Global broadcasts
Features
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Radio Taiwan International its Taiwan's voice to the world, providing up-to-date news and diverse programs. In addition to Chinese, our app's language settings allow users to choose between English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean. As always, our global audience can tune into RTI news, and they can also learn about the real Taiwan through our videos, photo stories, and broadcasts.

About

needs MEDIA

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非營利媒體needs MEDIA (needs媒體傳播中心) 其下的廣播頻道及電視頻道收聽及收看的應用程式。 本應用程式可以收聽needs RADIO全球華語廣播網、Stars RADIO星蹤之愛廣播網、Brilliant RADIO 華麗廣播網三個廣播電台的節目,以及可以收看needs TV華風電視網。 needs MEDIA 2009年,一群心繫社會發展的媒體人組建了一支高任務導向的公益文化傳播團隊。他們秉持「發掘需求,連結供應」的核心宗旨,致力於用媒體力量推動社會再造。創立之初,他們立下傳播人的堅守原則:站在洞察社會需求的高度,針對所見問題,提供切實可行的解決方案。 團隊名稱「needs」承載著以下理念與實踐目標: • N (News) 新聞 • E (Education) 教育 • E (Entertainment) 育樂 • D (Daily) 日以繼夜 • S (Service) 服務 needs 媒體傳播中心隸屬「中華華美媒體傳播協會」,是一個少見的台灣非政府(NGO)、非官方、非營利(無廣告、無置入行銷)的純公益媒體機構。中心宗旨為「發掘需求,連結供應」,透過媒體觀察社會需求,提供切實可行的媒體行動方案。 自2010年起,needs RADIO全年無休播出各種主題的廣播節目,透過網路向全球華人傳遞優質內容(https://www.needsradio.org.tw/)。2013年起,Stars RADIO星蹤之愛廣播網專注特定族群(身心障礙者、特定處遇者)的需求, 2019年起,Brilliant RADIO 華麗廣播網針對高齡社會的需求,以24小時全球廣播網提供更精準服務。 needs 媒體傳播中心,一家有責任於社會關懷的媒體。needs 媒體以社會關懷為核心,進行媒體倡議,讓需求被看見。秉持「施比受更為有福」的信念,堅守非營利、不對價的原則,避免外部商業影響,專注推動利他主義價值。 needs,一個將社會關懷視為責任的公益媒體,以堅定信念回應時代需求。

Screenshots

RTI to Go4 screens
needs MEDIA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: needs MEDIA at none against RTI to Go's shown. RTI to Go's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

RTI to Go ships an update every 3 weeks, needs MEDIA every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RTI to Go versus needs MEDIA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTI to Goneeds MEDIA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRadio Taiwan InternationalCHAO LIANGHUI

In-app purchases

None

RTI to Go

No in-app purchases

None

needs MEDIA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RTI to Go free?
RTI to Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is needs MEDIA free?
needs MEDIA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RTI to Go or needs MEDIA have ads?
RTI to Go shows ads; needs MEDIA does not.
Which is updated more often, RTI to Go or needs MEDIA?
RTI to Go ships an update every 3 weeks, and needs MEDIA every 7 months. Most recently, RTI to Go was updated on October 24, 2026 and needs MEDIA on October 15, 2026.

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