Hong Kong e vs 趣box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hong Kong e
This app allows eligible Hong Kong residents to enroll in a contactless e-Channel service. Generate a QR code on your phone for faster, more convenient, and hygienic immigration clearance by using facial verification without touching shared equipment.
- Enroll in contactless e-Channel service
- Generate encrypted e-Channel QR code
- Facial verification for immigration
- Reduce contact with shared equipment
- Faster and more convenient clearance
- Requires "iAM Smart" app for registration
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Hong Kong e-Channel Mobile Application facilitates eligible Hong Kong residents to enrol for e-Channel services.
趣box
Aggregates a vast collection of online novels, comics, and short dramas, acting as a central hub for digital entertainment. It allows users to search for resources across the web and read them within the app, with content updated in real-time.
- Vast collection of novels, comics, and short dramas
- Web-wide resource search
- In-app reader
- Real-time content synchronization
- User feedback channel
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【海量資源，等你來讀】 趣box是一款專注于聚合線上優質小說、漫畫、短劇、AI資源的工具類應用，核心定位為“一站式線上娛樂資源樞紐”。 【海量資源】全網百萬小說、漫畫、短劇隨便看，都市爽文、玄幻奇幻、武俠仙俠、軍事歷史、現代言情、古代言情、總裁豪門、穿越時空等各類資源應有盡有。 【搜索功能】全網搜索資源名稱，解析后可用app閱讀器打開免費閱讀。 【同步更新】實時跨站搜索全網熱門資源，與作者更新云同步，讓用戶不錯過任何精彩內容。 【在線反饋】打開趣box→我的→意見反饋。 本App提供自動續訂訂閱服務。 隱私政策 (Privacy Policy)： https://cnread.news/policy.html 使用條款 (Terms of Use / EULA)： https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hong Kong e at none against 趣box's 26. Hong Kong e also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. 趣box sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Hong Kong e asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Hong Kong e against 3.0 for 趣box. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hong Kong e has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hong Kong e ships an update fortnightly, 趣box every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hong Kong e | 趣box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (9 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hong Kong Immigration Department | MorningLight Tech |
Customer experience
Hong Kong e
趣box
In-app purchases
Hong Kong e
No in-app purchases
趣box
- 連續包月（一個月）1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- 小说书币$1.99
- 短剧书币$1.99
- 小说书币$4.99
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- 短剧书币$4.99
- 小说书币$9.99
- 一個月會員$9.99
- 微小说书币$9.99
- 短剧书币$9.99
- 活動$18.49
- 三個月會員$19.99
- 微小说书币$19.99
- 短剧书币$19.99
- 三個月會員$24.99
- 微小说书币$29.99
- 短剧书币$29.99
- 活動$37.99
- 微小说书币$39.99
- 短剧书币$39.99
- 活动$59.99
- 活動$63.99
- 一年會員$79.99
- 活动$149.00
- 活动$224.99
- 活动$269.00
- 活动$299.00
