Comparison

南方周末 vs 凤凰FM

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

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About

南方周末

Access in-depth news, opinion pieces, and cultural content from a trusted Chinese media outlet. Enjoy enhanced reading and listening experiences with original reporting, historical archives, and curated humanistic courses.

Highlights
  • In-depth news reporting
  • Original articles and opinion pieces
  • Audio playback of content
  • Humanistic courses and lectures
  • Historical newspaper and magazine archives
  • Interactive voting and discussion features
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【南方周末APP全新改版升级!】 【关于我们】 南方周末APP是南方周末报社的官方客户端。 南方周末是深具公信力的严肃新闻媒体,创办于1984年。以“在这里,读懂中国”为追求,以“正义、良知、爱心、理性”为基本理念,南方周末为读者提供涵盖社会、时政、经济、环保、健康、教育、文化、军事等各大领域的深度新闻报道,以及各类评论、观点、文章等。 现在下载全新的南方周末APP,享受全新升级的阅读体验,随时随地获取即时新闻、深度报道、人文课程等精品内容。 【应用亮点】 1. 全新阅读升级:界面优化,智能语音播报 2. 41年原创报道:专业、深度、人文 3. 南周会员专区:电子报刊、发现人文好课 4. 观点碰撞:投票PK,碰撞思维火花 【内容亮点】 1. 超过1000万字/年南周原创内容,可看可听 2. 30+门优质人文课程,包括《我们的苏东坡》《大明故宫》等万人追更视频课 3. 500+期《南方周末》《南方人物周刊》珍稀历史报刊库 4. 数百位当代风云人物访谈,倾听时代的声音 …… 【更新亮点】 APP整体UI优化升级,视觉体验简约、高级、更清爽 【首页】功能逻辑布局全面焕新,次重点更突出 【视频】沉浸式观看视频,观影体验更流畅 【会员】页面整合,会员权益一目了然 【报刊】升级报刊为主模块,查找阅读更便捷 【我的】功能模块重新梳理整合,更注重用户个人动态 【文章】页面焕然一新,强化更多扩展阅读和建立作者主页,让你发现更多精彩内容 【联系南方周末】 软件反馈:APP内点击“我”-“意见反馈” 邮件反馈:feedback@infzm.com 南方周末官网:www.infzm.com 南方周末微信号:southernweekly 南方周末微博:@南方周末 【自动续费订阅产品说明】 1. 订阅周期:1个月(连续包月产品),1季度(连续包季度产品),1年(连续包年产品)。 2. 订阅价格:连续包月产品价格为每月28元,连续包季度产品价格为每季度78元,连续包年产品价格为每年188元。 3. 付款方式:用户确认购买后,将支付到苹果iTunes账户。 4. 取消续订:如需取消续订,建议在当前订阅周期到期前24小时之前,手动打开苹果手机“设置”—>进入“iTunes Store与App Store”—>点击“Apple ID”,选择“查看Apple ID“,进入“账户设置”页面,点击“订阅”,选择对应产品取消订阅即可。 5. 续订方式:苹果iTunes账户会在到期前的24小时内扣费,扣费成功后往后顺延一个订阅周期。 6. 隐私政策:http://www.infzm.com/help/privacy_policy.html 7. 自动续费会员服务协议:http://www.infzm.com/help/subscribe_protocol.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

凤凰FM

Access a vast library of audio content including news, lectures, audiobooks, and entertainment. Features AI-powered news briefs, personalized story creation for children, and health tips. Offers daily news updates and specialized programs on technology, finance, and more.

Highlights
  • AI-powered news briefs
  • Personalized AI children's stories
  • Health and wellness tips
  • News, lectures, and audiobooks
  • 24-hour news updates
  • Specialized content on tech and finance
Features
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凤凰FM APP介绍文案 凤凰FM—重塑资讯体验 开启智识生活 【关于我们】 凤凰FM电台拥有新闻、公开课、有声书、文娱相声、文史军事、亲子生活等海量内容。为您提供优质音频内容,让您随时随地、想听就听! 【特色品牌】 AI资讯简报:突破算法投喂,重塑资讯体验。突破传统的资讯信息流,AI根据兴趣智能聚合全网最新内容,智能生成简报,一键收听,一触直达,尽享便捷。 涨资·识 - 听资讯、涨知识。凤凰FM不仅能听资讯更能涨知识,AI助理全天候陪伴,资讯与知识联动,AI助力,全面、立体地即时展现资讯背后的知识点,高效、深度、快捷尽览天下大事。 熊猫天天AI故事:基于人工智能来提供即时的个人化亲子共创体验,具有图文兼备、语音交互、个性化行为习惯培养、益智答题、中英双语等特色功能,还包含诸子名言、诗词成语、百科知识、经典童话等海量内容。用户可以生成个性故事、知识问答、习惯养成、角色扮演等AI内容。让孩子用AI创作自己的故事,熊猫天天用AIGC解锁儿童的“想象世界”。 人本生活贴士:传播健康养生知识,调养身体和心灵人。本生活贴士涵盖了饮食、运动、睡眠、个人卫生、心理健康等多个方面。每一个小贴士都可以在我们日常生活中发挥重要作用,保护我们的身心健康。 …… …… 【优质节目】 《人本生活资讯早报》人本生活资讯早报是凤凰FM独家出品的一档有价值、有味、有温度的及时泛生活类资讯节目。内容酒盖国内外新闻事件,财经、科技、娱乐、等社会热点话题以及健康、出行、天气、闻、等泛生活类资讯。 《资讯快报》:每日24小时提供全天候、不间断的音频短资讯。 《科技一点通》:科技行业每日要闻,创投融资最新资讯,尽在《科技一点通》 《财经一点通》:财经、证券、金融、商业最新资讯抢鲜听! 《管理一点通》:网罗天下商业领袖新演讲、新观点、新思考、新研究;商业知识,有趣有料。 《少儿知天下》一档面向7-12岁少儿的日播资讯类音频节目。通过聚焦国内国际的时事,以少儿易于理解的视角解读新闻,为少儿带来具有时效性、趣味性、知识性的资讯内容,力求开拓少儿视野,塑造少儿正确价值观,节目内容由环球网审核。 《熊猫天天说早安》一档面向3 ~ 8岁小朋友的音频节目。~小主人,早上好呀~我是你的好朋友,来自童话森林的熊猫天天!现在就来和熊猫天天一起迎接新的一天吧~百科城堡、国学城堡、谜语城堡的冒险还在等着我们呢~ …… …… 使用条款(Terms of Use):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

南方周末4 screens
凤凰FM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 凤凰FM at 4.0 against 南方周末's 2.5. 凤凰FM also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 南方周末's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 46%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 南方周末 sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and 凤凰FM sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

凤凰FM holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of 南方周末's written reviews are positive against 46% of 凤凰FM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
南方周末 versus 凤凰FM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter南方周末凤凰FM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (32 ratings)4.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size263 MB102 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGuangdong Southern Weekly New Media Co., Ltd.凤凰爱听(北京)信息技术有限公司

Customer experience

南方周末

All ratings32 ratings
Positive34.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative21.8%

凤凰FM

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

南方周末

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on startup (especially on older devices like iPhone 3G, iPad 4)
  • Content fails to load or gets stuck in loading state
  • Network error messages despite normal connectivity
  • Image view mode has no exit button, requires app restart
  • Swipe gesture for navigation fails frequently
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  • App incompatible with iPad landscape orientation
  • Crashes after version updates (3.2.1, 3.22)
  • App crashes on pull-to-refresh action
  • Excessive memory usage and storage consumption
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 8.1.1 and older iOS versions

Requested features

8 requests
  • Landscape/horizontal screen orientation support for iPad
  • Improved article navigation and back button functionality
  • Better optimization for iPhone XR, XS Max, and newer devices
  • Content update indicators and new content highlighting
  • Article collection/bookmark feature
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  • Content index or overview for better navigation
  • Ability to purchase and access past articles
  • Screen size optimization for various devices

凤凰FM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

南方周末

Subscriptions3
  • 南方周末会员月订阅$3.991 Month
  • 南方周末会员季订阅$10.993 Months
  • 南方周末会员年订阅$25.991 Year
One-time12
  • 打赏文章6元$0.99
  • 充值南周币6元$0.99
  • 充值南周币8元$0.99
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  • 打赏文章12元$1.99
  • 充值南周币28元$3.99
  • 打赏文章50元$6.99
  • 充值南周币78元$9.99
  • 充值南周币68元$9.99
  • 充值南周币98元$14.99
  • 充值南周币128元$19.99
  • 充值南周币188元$29.99
  • 充值南周币288元$39.99
16 purchases

凤凰FM

Subscriptions1
  • 凤凰FM 29.9连续包月会员费用$3.991 Month
One-time15
  • 18凤凰币$2.99
  • 1个月会员$3.99
  • 50凤凰币$7.99
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  • 六个月会员$14.99
  • 凤凰FM半年会员(6个月)$14.99
  • 128凤凰币$19.99
  • 158凤凰币$23.99
  • 168凤凰币$24.99
  • 1年会员$24.99
  • 12个月会员$29.99
  • 223凤凰币$32.99
  • 228凤凰币$33.99
  • 288凤凰币$45.99
  • 298凤凰币$46.99
  • 348凤凰币$49.99

Questions

Is 南方周末 free?
南方周末 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 凤凰FM free?
凤凰FM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 南方周末 or 凤凰FM?
凤凰FM is rated higher. 南方周末 averages 2.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while 凤凰FM averages 4.0 from 13 ratings.
Do 南方周末 or 凤凰FM have ads?
凤凰FM shows ads; 南方周末 does not.
Which is updated more often, 南方周末 or 凤凰FM?
南方周末 ships an update every 3 weeks, and 凤凰FM every 3 weeks. Most recently, 南方周末 was updated on October 31, 2026 and 凤凰FM on October 26, 2026.

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