Comparison

FT中文网 vs ZAKER专业版

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

Head to head
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

About

ZAKER专业版

Access personalized news and local information from over 4000 sources. Enjoy a clean, magazine-style reading experience with discussions and live video content. This app offers a comprehensive way to stay informed.

Highlights
  • Personalized news aggregation
  • Local information access
  • Hot topic discussions
  • Live video streaming
  • Magazine-style layout
  • 4000+ information sources
Features
Currently charting
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ZAKER是全国首个个性化新闻资讯App。在ZAKER,用户可获取第一手新闻、了解前沿的本地资讯、参与热门话题讨论、玩直播看视频…… 4000+信息源,高质量资讯全方位满足用户个性化信息需求。 还有杂志式排版,营造纯净清爽的阅读体验。 苹果 App Store Rewind 2011年度最佳新闻类产品 GMIC2012开发者星球TOP50应用 OSCA2016新闻类最佳应用 全球APP开发创意争霸赛“最佳移动资讯应用” 新周刊年度最有价值手机APP 联系方式 网站:www.myzaker.com 微博:@ZAKER 微信:ZAKERHD QQ群:105939694 邮箱:business@myzaker.com

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
ZAKER专业版4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FT中文网 at Free against ZAKER专业版's $0.99. FT中文网 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). ZAKER专业版's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On review sentiment 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

FT中文网 is free to download; ZAKER专业版 costs $0.99 up front. FT中文网 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ZAKER专业版 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 51% of ZAKER专业版's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, ZAKER专业版 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
FT中文网 versus ZAKER专业版: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网ZAKER专业版
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better4.0 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews51.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better81
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB133 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.Guangzhou Jianhe Network Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

FT中文网

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

ZAKER专业版

All ratings81 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral17.1%
Negative31.7%

Bugs and 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

ZAKER专业版

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
One-time7
  • 留学,可以怎样改变一个人$0.99
  • 是非区块链:技术、投机与泡沫$0.99
  • 牛津女学霸的30年职场观察录 1$0.99
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  • 跟着欧美玩家小众游$0.99
  • 2017:自信下的焦虑$1.99
  • 2018前瞻:中美博弈之年?$1.99
  • 2018与FT共进午餐$1.99
None

ZAKER专业版

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FT中文网 free?
FT中文网 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZAKER专业版 free?
ZAKER专业版 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or ZAKER专业版?
FT中文网 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while ZAKER专业版 averages 4.0 from 81 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or ZAKER专业版 have ads?
ZAKER专业版 shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or ZAKER专业版?
FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, and ZAKER专业版 every 4 weeks. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on September 26, 2026 and ZAKER专业版 on September 22, 2026.

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