Dongailbo vs 연합뉴스TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dongailbo
This news app offers personalized content recommendations based on your reading history, with features like text mode for quick article viewing and activity badges for engaged readers. Stay updated with real-time news across various categories.
- Personalized news recommendations
- Real-time content updates
- Text mode for articles
- Activity badges for readers
- Improved search capabilities
- Comment recommendation system
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Dong-A Ilbo's mobile service Dong-A Dotcom, a comprehensive daily newspaper in Korea, has been reorganized to mark the 104th anniversary of its foundation. It analyzes readers' tastes, recommends content that suits each individual, and provides customized services. Enjoy content such as politics, economy, international, social, entertainment, sports, private, and columns that are updated in real time on the Dong-A Ilbo news app. - your news Log in and read the article. AI analyzes the reading records and recommends 'Today's News' that suits your area of interest. - Text Mode For those who want to see major articles more neatly and quickly, "text mode" has been added to the main page of Dong-A. - my accomplishments Readers such as Gong Yoo Wang and passionate Dong-A commentators can participate and obtain an "activity badge." - My content You can check the latest activity analysis, subscription content list, recent article list, comments I wrote, etc. - Member recommendation Please 'recommend' and support members who left good comments in the article. - Improved search capabilities Provides a variety of search options, including serialization, issue keywords, photos, and magazines. Information on access rights required when using the Dong-A Ilbo app [Essential access] - None [Selective access] - Reminder: Needed to receive notifications such as breaking news, subscriptions, comments, etc. Notifications will not go off if you disagree. ※Elective access rights require permission when using related functions, and you can use the Dong-A Ilbo app service in addition to those functions even if you do not agree to the permission. ※You can change the optional access rights setting on your mobile phone 'Settings > Application > Dong-A Ilbo'. ---- Developer Contact: 29th and 7th floors, Chungjeong-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (02-360-0400)
연합뉴스TV
Access 24-hour real-time news coverage on politics, economy, society, sports, and more. Submit news tips and enjoy digital-exclusive content. Save articles with bookmarks and share them across social platforms.
- 24-hour real-time news viewing
- Diverse news categories (politics, economy, sports, etc.)
- User news submission feature
- Digital original content
- Bookmark saved articles
- Social media sharing
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대한민국 뉴스의 시작, 24시간 보도전문채널 연합뉴스TV 신뢰받는 방송, 차별화된 방송, 시청자와 함께하는 방송, 글로벌 뉴스채널! 현장 위주 속보로 진정한 리얼타임 뉴스를 구현하는 연합뉴스TV 앱을 지금 무료로 만나보세요 [주요 기능] • 24시간 실시간 뉴스를 언제 어디서나 시청이 가능합니다. • 정치, 경제, 사회, 스포츠, 문화·연예, 지역, 세계, 날씨 등 다양한 분야의 뉴스를 실시간으로 빠르게 제공합니다. • 당신이 담은 순간이 뉴스입니다. 제보를 손쉽게 참여해보세요. [제보] • 방송에서 보지 못했던 디지털 오리지널의 재미있고 흥미로운 뉴스를 만날 수 있습니다.[디지털기획물] • 북마크 기능으로 나중에 다시 볼 뉴스를 저장할 수 있습니다. • 눈이 편안한 다크모드를 지원합니다. • 모든 기사는 페이스북·X·카카오톡·네이버 등의 다양한 소셜 플랫폼에 공유할 수 있습니다. [선택적 접근 권한 안내] - 알림 : 속보 알림을 위해 필요합니다. - 카메라, 사진보관함 : 제보시 기기에 저장된 사진 및 동영상을 첨부하기 위해 필요합니다. ※ 선택 권한은 거부 시 해당 서비스 이용에 제한이 있을 수 있으나 타 서비스는 이용이 가능합니다. 앱 사용 시, 불편한 점이나 서비스 개선사항이 있을 경우 아래 연락처로 의견 보내주시기 바랍니다. 보다 나은 서비스 제공에 많은 도움이 됩니다. 연합뉴스TV 앱 서비스 담당 E-mail : genie@yna.co.kr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 연합뉴스TV at 4.5 against Dongailbo's 2.8. 연합뉴스TV also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dongailbo's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
연합뉴스TV holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Dongailbo's written reviews are positive against 0% of 연합뉴스TV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dongailbo ships an update every 2 months, 연합뉴스TV monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dongailbo | 연합뉴스TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | dongA.com | Yonhap News TV Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Dongailbo
연합뉴스TV
In-app purchases
Dongailbo
No in-app purchases
연합뉴스TV
No in-app purchases









