Comparison

FT中文网 vs 北极星学社

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
Currently charting
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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

北极星学社

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北极星学社APP聚焦能源、电力、环保等垂直行业,目标是为行业人才提供准确及时的媒体资讯、体系专业的学习课程、人脉积累的交流圈子及海量精准的岗位招聘信息。平台中包含的内容有,行业政策标准、市场分析报告、技术方案、企业动态、行业资料、行业资讯、会议直播、培训活动等,内容覆盖全面,资讯量丰富,实时更新,真实发布,让您一手掌握无限行业资源! 北极星学社APP自上线以来,深受用户喜爱,口碑甚好,其在相关行业中影响力较大,是一款传播力强、知名度高、用户体验佳、分享度广、交互性强的APP。 产品功能: 资讯:行业动态,尽在掌握。 圈子:主题圈子,人脉积累。 学院:职业课程,知识升级。 就业:高端岗位,量身定制。

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
北极星学社4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 北极星学社 at 85% against FT中文网's 43%. 北极星学社 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). FT中文网's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#184 vs unranked). On price, 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. 北极星学社 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update every 4 days, 北极星学社 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FT中文网 versus 北极星学社: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网北极星学社
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB182 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.Beijing Huoshan Power Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

FT中文网

All ratings1,642 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral14.2%
Negative42.5%

北极星学社

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

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

北极星学社

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 Membership1 Year trial$49.001 Year
  • Premium Membership1 Year trial$269.001 Year
One-time7
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  • 2017:自信下的焦虑$1.99
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  • 2018与FT共进午餐$1.99
None

北极星学社

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 北极星学社 free?
北极星学社 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FT中文网 or 北极星学社 have ads?
Neither FT中文网 nor 北极星学社 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or 北极星学社?
FT中文网 ships an update every 4 days, and 北极星学社 every 3 weeks. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 北极星学社 on October 29, 2026.

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