Comparison

WeChat vs Weibo intl.

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

Head to head
About

WeChat

Connect with friends and family through messaging, voice, and video calls. Discover news, local services, and games within the app. Features mobile payment and health tracking capabilities.

Highlights
  • Text, photo, voice, and video messaging
  • Group chats up to 500 members
  • High-quality voice and video calls
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Moments for sharing photos and videos
  • Official Accounts for news and content
  • Mini Programs for third-party services
  • Mobile payment with Weixin Pay
Features
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WeChat is more than a messaging and social media app – it is a lifestyle for one billion users across the world. Chat and make calls with friends, read news and use local services in Official Accounts and Mini Programs, play games with friends, enjoy mobile payment features with Weixin Pay, and much more. Why do one billion people use WeChat? • MORE WAYS TO CHAT: Message friends using text, photo, voice, video, location sharing, and more. Create group chats with up to 500 members. • VOICE & VIDEO CALLS: High-quality voice and video calls to anywhere in the world. Make group video calls with up to 15 people. • REAL-TIME LOCATION: Not good at explaining directions? Share your real-time location with the tap of a button. • MOMENTS: Never forget your favorite moments. Post photos, videos, and more to share with friends on your personal Moments stream. • STICKER GALLERY: Browse thousands of fun, animated stickers to help express yourself in chats, including stickers with your favorite cartoon and movie characters. • CUSTOM STICKERS: Make chatting more unique with custom stickers and selfie stickers. • OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS: Tons of accounts to follow with original content and news for your reading pleasure. • MINI PROGRAMS: Countless third-party services all within the WeChat app that don't require additional installation, saving you precious phone storage and time. • TOP STORIES: See the latest articles your friends are reading and discover all kinds of interesting content. • GAMES: Have fun and compete with friends in a huge selection of WeChat Mini Games and Tencent Games (available in select regions). • WEIXIN PAY: Enjoy the convenience of world-leading mobile payment features with Weixin Pay and Wallet (available in select regions). • WECHAT OUT: Make calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe at super low rates (only available in select regions). • WERUN: Use Healthkit and Health app data to sync your step count on WeRun, where you can compete against friends with daily step rankings. Enable WeRun in “Settings” > “General” > “Plug-ins”. • LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20+ different languages and can translate friends' messages and Moments posts. • BETTER PRIVACY: Giving you the highest level of control over your privacy, WeChat is certified by TRUSTe - view our privacy policy for more information. • EASY MODE: Clearer and larger text and buttons for better readability.

About

Weibo intl.

Explore trending topics, connect with idols, and share your interests. Discover new content, find people with similar tastes, and express yourself through posts and chats. Offers exclusive VIP memberships for enhanced privileges.

Highlights
  • Discover trending topics
  • Follow favorite idols
  • Share posts and express yourself
  • Connect with new people
  • In-app VIP memberships
  • Real-time news and updates
Features
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Discover! Hot new stuff at your fingertips. Catch the trendy topics, get closer to your favorite idols, find the story behind the scenes. Explore your interests and share anything you want at anytime, anywhere! - Get the latest news, mind-blowing stuff. - Catch the trendy topics about Movies, Music, Sports, Traveling, fashion and etc. - Discover people with excellent taste and making new friend! - Post&repost anything to express yourself. - Let’s chat,share,have fun together. Weibo VIP: Exclusive privileges and federation privileges, custom sources,make your micro-blogging life more exciting! In-app you can buy Weibo members, and you can buy Weibo members in four ways: The first: 12 yuan / month to buy Weibo members, and automatically renew on a monthly basis. The second: 30 yuan / 3 months to buy Weibo members, and automatically renew every 3 months. Third: 60 yuan / half a year to buy Micro-blogging members, and automatically renew edgy by half year. The fourth: 118 yuan / year to buy Weibo members, and automatically renew edgy by year. What to know about buying: 1. The account will be automatically renewed and charged 1 day before expiration. 2. To cancel automatic renewals, please cancel in your personal account settings at least 1 day in advance. 3. No refund is available after the purchase takes effect. 4. After purchase, users can manage or turn off auto-renewal in their personal account settings. 5. If you are already a member of Weibo, you will extend the service time on the basis of the existing member service period after ordering 6. Weibo Membership Agreement http://new.vip.weibo.cn/newpay/protocol 7. Continuous subscription service agreement http://new.vip.weibo.cn/newpay/baoyueprotocol 8. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://m.weibo.cn/c/privacy Tell us what you think We are committed to building the best mobile experiences and would love to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: support@weico.com

Screenshots

WeChat4 screens
Weibo intl.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WeChat at 3.9 against Weibo intl.'s 3.2. WeChat also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 14%) and ratings volume (81K vs 4.8K). Weibo intl.'s advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. WeChat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Weibo intl. sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WeChat holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeChat has 81K ratings behind it against 4.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of WeChat's written reviews are positive against 14% of Weibo intl.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeChat ships an update every 3 weeks, Weibo intl. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WeChat versus Weibo intl.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeChatWeibo intl.
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (81K ratings) — better3.2 (4.8K ratings)
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews — better13.9% of reviews
Number of ratings81K — better4.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size922 MB149 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWeChatBeijing Weimeng Internet Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

WeChat

All ratings81,197 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews3,832 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative61.1%

Weibo intl.

All ratings4,842 ratings
Positive53.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative41.4%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative73.6%

User reviews

WeChat

From 81K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great all-in-one app
  • 👍 Convenient features like payments and mini-programs
  • 💡 Useful translation and sharing functions
  • 🔒 Secure and private

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Accounts getting blocked for no reason
  • 🔒 Strict security measures and verification requirements
  • 👎 Poor customer support and unresponsive to user issues
  • 🔋 High storage and battery consumption
  • 🤔 Censorship and monitoring concerns

Weibo intl.

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and clean interface
  • 🚀 Faster than the original Weibo app
  • 💡 Useful for following Chinese celebrities and content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔑 Difficult to create/log in to accounts
  • 🔍 Lack of translation and localization options
  • 📢 Intrusive and excessive advertisements
  • 🤖 Forced account linking and following

Bugs and requests

WeChat

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and connectivity issues
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable voice/video call quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve chat organization with folders and pinning
  • Allow editing of posted content
  • Provide better translation and language support
  • Simplify account recovery and unblocking process

Weibo intl.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to view trending topics
  • Disappearing likes and comments
  • Inability to share content
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices and OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Easier account registration and recovery
  • Full translation to English and other languages
  • Option to disable advertisements
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

10 purchases

WeChat

One-time10
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$0.99
  • 42 WeBeans$0.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 126 WeBeans$2.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$3.99
  • 350 WeBeans$6.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$9.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$14.99
  • 896 WeBeans$19.99
  • 9086 WeBeans$199.99
21 purchases

Weibo intl.

Subscriptions8
  • 连续包月会员$1.991 Month
  • 按月订阅尊享会员$2.991 Month
  • 连续季度会员$3.993 Months
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  • 按月订阅微博社交会员$3.991 Month
  • 连续包季尊享会员$7.993 Months
  • 按季订阅微博社交会员$9.993 Months
  • 连续包年会员$17.991 Year
  • 按年订阅尊享会员$29.991 Year
One-time13
  • VIP($1.99)$1.99
  • 升级一个月尊享会员$1.99
  • 3个月微博会员$3.99
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  • 一个月尊享VIP$3.99
  • 升级三个月尊享会员$3.99
  • 社交会员1个月$3.99
  • 升级6个月尊享会员$7.99
  • 三个月尊享会员$9.99
  • 社交会员3个月$9.99
  • 1年微博会员$17.99
  • 半年尊享会员$17.99
  • 一年尊享会员$29.99
  • 社交会员12个月$39.99

Questions

Is WeChat free?
WeChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weibo intl. free?
Weibo intl. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WeChat or Weibo intl.?
WeChat is rated higher. WeChat averages 3.9 out of 5 from 81K ratings, while Weibo intl. averages 3.2 from 4.8K ratings.
Do WeChat or Weibo intl. have ads?
Both WeChat and Weibo intl. show ads.
Which is updated more often, WeChat or Weibo intl.?
WeChat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Weibo intl. every 2 weeks. Most recently, WeChat was updated on October 20, 2026 and Weibo intl. on October 19, 2026.

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