Comparison

Yahoo新聞 vs FT中文网

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

Head to head
About

Yahoo新聞

Stay updated with 24/7 breaking news and trending topics. Access diverse perspectives from major Hong Kong media outlets, customize your news feed, and share stories instantly. Enjoy live interactive content and personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • 24/7 breaking news updates
  • Diverse perspectives from major media
  • Customizable news categories
  • Live interactive content (Yahoo TV)
  • Personalized notification settings
  • Social sharing of news
Features
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Yahoo 新聞 24 小時不斷更新,為你帶來城中焦點熱話、即時新聞、交通等精彩內容。 App 涵蓋多元觀點,滙聚本港各大媒體的重點新聞,讓你隨時隨地獲得重要可靠消息。 • 每天提供多元、可靠、即時的焦點新聞及消息 • 新聞分類自訂功能, 設計屬於你個人的新聞APP
。輕輕一按, 即時透過社交平台向朋友分享最新消息 • 清晰新聞分類: 焦點新聞、娛樂、體育、財經等
 • 提供通知分類功能設定 立刻下載 Yahoo 新聞,馬上體驗。如果您遇到任何問題,歡迎 Email 給我們: hk-news-app@yahooinc.com

About

FT中文网

Access in-depth financial news and commentary in Chinese from a global team of journalists. This redesigned app offers faster performance, a cleaner interface, and enhanced features for business executives and decision-makers.

Highlights
  • Faster app launches
  • High-definition display
  • Bilingual mode
  • Night mode
  • Article search
  • Topic-based subscriptions
  • Video content
Features
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FTChinese is the Financial Times' Chinese language website, providing unrivaled news and information to China's top business executives and decision makers. The FT’s international team of journalists has access to senior corporate executives and politicians both in China and around the world, making it a must-read for China's business leaders. Starting from version 3.0, we have a totally new app. - Faster: after you successfully launched the app for the first time, later launches only take 0.99 second. - Cleaner: the redesigned app supports High Definition perfectly and get rid of all distraction so that you can focus on FT’s world-class journalism. - More Features: you can now resize, share, clip, use bilingual mode, switch to night mode, search for articles, check archives by day, watch video and see what’s hot. - My FT: you can subscribe content based on topic, industry, area and column. About the auto-renewable subscriptions 1. Auto-renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. 2. Price and Service There are three subscriptions for the FTChinese iOS app: The Standard Anniual Subscription, the Premium Subscription and the Standard Monthly Subscription. The price for the Standard Annual Subscription is $28.99 per year. It unlocks exclusive articles and allows you to listen to English audio for bilingual articles. The price for Premium Subscription is $294.99 per year.It unlocks all the features in Standard Subscription, as well as a weekly magazine called Editor’s Choice. The price for Standard Monthly Subscription is $3.99. It unlocks exclusive articles and allows you to listen to English audio for bilingual articles for a month. 3. Payment Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 4. Cross Platform You can use the services on both iPhone and iPad. If you buy on an iPhone, you can tap the “restore my subscription” button on your iPad. And vice versa. 5. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Privacy Policy: http://www.ftchinese.com/m/corp/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.ftchinese.com/m/corp/service.html Contact: customer.service@ftchinese.com

Screenshots

Yahoo新聞4 screens
FT中文网4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FT中文网 at 44% against Yahoo新聞's 0%. FT中文网 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). Yahoo新聞's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price 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. FT中文网 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Yahoo新聞 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FT中文网 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Yahoo新聞's written reviews are positive against 44% of FT中文网's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yahoo新聞 ships an update every 3 weeks, FT中文网 every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Yahoo新聞 versus FT中文网: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYahoo新聞FT中文网
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (60 ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings601.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYahooFinancial Times Ltd.

Customer experience

Yahoo新聞

All ratings60 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative90.0%

FT中文网

All ratings1,639 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Yahoo新聞

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FT中文网

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access previously saved articles
  • Inconsistent behavior between app and website versions
  • Unreliable push notification system

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline reading mode
  • Improved search and article discovery
  • More frequent content updates
  • Traditional Chinese language support

In-app purchases

None

Yahoo新聞

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

FT中文网

Subscriptions3
  • 标准会员$5.991 Month
  • Standard Membership$49.001 Year
  • Premium Membership$269.001 Year
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Questions

Is Yahoo新聞 free?
Yahoo新聞 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FT中文网 free?
FT中文网 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yahoo新聞 or FT中文网?
FT中文网 is rated higher. Yahoo新聞 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while FT中文网 averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Yahoo新聞 or FT中文网 have ads?
Yahoo新聞 shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, Yahoo新聞 or FT中文网?
Yahoo新聞 ships an update every 3 weeks, and FT中文网 every 8 days. Most recently, Yahoo新聞 was updated on October 12, 2026 and FT中文网 on October 12, 2026.

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