Comparison

FT中文网 vs 侨宝

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

侨宝

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感谢您的陪伴与理解,让我不断成长。 我是谁? 依托侨务部门权威背景、中国新闻社遍布全球的信息采集网络和强大技术研发实力,中国侨网团队为全球华侨华人倾力打造的全天候、全覆盖、多功能服务平台—“侨宝”! 【为侨服务】答疑解惑、纾困解难,架起海外侨胞与侨务部门之间独有的信息互通“新渠道”和情感互动“新桥梁” 【活动专题】掌上“活动报名”,享“一站式”会务服务;专题集纳,掌握最全涉侨资讯 【新闻资讯】以文、图、视频、专题、直播等多种形式,网罗世界各地权威涉侨资讯,满足您获取海量垂直信息的需求 【政企对接】搭建合作平台 畅通沟通桥梁 【线上投稿】发现新鲜事物,有趣故事,随时随地分享 【联系我们】如有任何意见建议、吐槽褒奖,请通过以下方式联系我们: 1.“侨宝”—“我”—“意见反馈” 2.在“侨宝”中联系“小侨” 3.给中国侨网微信公众号“ qiaowangzhongguo”留言 点滴变化,只因有你!

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
侨宝4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 侨宝 at none against FT中文网's 10. 侨宝 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). FT中文网's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. 侨宝 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

侨宝 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 50% of 侨宝's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, 侨宝 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FT中文网 versus 侨宝: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网侨宝
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.中国新闻社

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%

侨宝

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

侨宝

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

侨宝

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 侨宝 free?
侨宝 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or 侨宝?
侨宝 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while 侨宝 averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or 侨宝 have ads?
Neither FT中文网 nor 侨宝 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or 侨宝?
FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, and 侨宝 every 2 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on October 2, 2026 and 侨宝 on September 17, 2026.

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