Comparison

要知 vs FreeBuf知识大陆

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

Head to head
About

要知

This app provides a concise daily briefing of major events from the past 24 hours, week, and year. It aims to combat information overload by summarizing key news across domestic and international topics, social media trends, and various sectors like technology, finance, and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Daily event summaries
  • 24-hour, weekly, and yearly recaps
  • Covers domestic and international news
  • Includes social media trends
  • Summarizes tech, finance, and entertainment news
Features
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互联网时代的加速演进下,我们进入了大信息和大数据时代。从某一天起,我们打开各类新闻和资讯类 App,标题党充斥和断章取义者遍地已是常态,爆炸的海量内容和基于人性的上瘾算法,更让时间在手指向上向下向左向右的滑动和刷新中匆匆然流逝。 于是,在入睡时,放下或掉下手机,你好像知道了好多,却又好像什么也没留下,碎片化的信息和琐碎的知识,吞噬了生命中的大量时间。有一刻我们有所觉悟,好像除了视力的下降和脸上斑纹的增多,其余无所获。 更有时,当别人在身边讨论这样那样的话题,竟然我们一头雾水,我们不经意间错过了一些大事而失去了话题参与性。 蹉跎中和迷惑中回头有思,每个人都是自己命运的最大 Boss,而作为自己的老板,我们需要一个小秘书 —— 每天早上 5 分钟提供一份简报,摘要概述 24 小时内、一周内、一年内的大事件…… 国内国际,微博知乎,新闻联播节目概要,科技财经生活娱乐汽车…… 这便有了「要知」。 信息无穷尽,要知要知的。 知所要,知重要 - 要知要知的。 重要,必要,需要 - 要知要知的。 我们要知道那些要知道的,这便是「要知」的名字由来。

About

FreeBuf知识大陆

A private content platform for cybersecurity knowledge sharing and inspiration capture. It connects experts in various network security fields for in-depth discussions and sharing of achievements within dedicated spaces.

Highlights
  • Knowledge sharing platform
  • Inspiration capture
  • Private content spaces
  • Expert community
  • Cybersecurity focus
Features
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一款安全百科知识共享与捕捉灵感记录的私域内容平台。聚集网安各细分领域的知识帮主,以独立空间进行深度交流与成果共享。

Screenshots

要知4 screens
FreeBuf知识大陆4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 要知 at none against FreeBuf知识大陆's 12. 要知 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). FreeBuf知识大陆's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. FreeBuf知识大陆 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. 要知 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

要知 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 要知 has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of 要知's written reviews are positive against 100% of FreeBuf知识大陆's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

要知 ships an update fortnightly, FreeBuf知识大陆 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
要知 versus FreeBuf知识大陆: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter要知FreeBuf知识大陆
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (17 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQingdao Ruanmei Network Technology Co., ltd.上海斗象信息科技有限公司

Customer experience

要知

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.2%
Negative19.5%

FreeBuf知识大陆

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

要知

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

FreeBuf知识大陆

One-time12
  • 1帮会币$0.99
  • 6帮会币$0.99
  • 7帮会币$0.99
Show 9 more
  • 14帮会币$2.99
  • 28帮会币$3.99
  • 35帮会币$6.99
  • 56帮会币$11.99
  • 70帮会币$14.99
  • 198帮会币$29.99
  • 140帮会币$29.99
  • 298帮会币$46.99
  • 398帮会币$59.99

Questions

Is 要知 free?
要知 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreeBuf知识大陆 free?
FreeBuf知识大陆 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 要知 or FreeBuf知识大陆?
要知 is rated higher. 要知 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while FreeBuf知识大陆 averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 要知 or FreeBuf知识大陆 have ads?
Neither 要知 nor FreeBuf知识大陆 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 要知 or FreeBuf知识大陆?
要知 ships an update fortnightly, and FreeBuf知识大陆 every 8 days. Most recently, 要知 was updated on August 12, 2026 and FreeBuf知识大陆 on September 23, 2026.

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