Comparison

FT中文网 vs 券中社

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 comprehensive financial news and analysis from a global perspective, tailored for Chinese business leaders. Enjoy a faster, cleaner interface with features like bilingual mode, night mode, and personalized content subscriptions. Stay informed with world-class journalism and exclusive insights.

Highlights
  • Faster app launches
  • High-definition display
  • Bilingual mode
  • Night mode
  • Article search and archives
  • Personalized content subscriptions (My FT)
  • 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

券中社

Features
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券中社APP——金融从业者都在这里 全国800万金融从业人员,一半以上都在关注「券商中国」。如今「券商中国」全新升级,正式推出券中社APP,独家、专业、深度的权威财经媒体立场不变,致力提供高品质的原创金融信息,并为金融人士打造学习、分享、思辨的平台。 精品栏目: 【券商中国】 依托证券时报社100+资深记者、遍布金融市场的信息网络,每日提供数十篇独家、重磅的专业资讯。在这里,读懂中国金融市场。 【原创音频】 《券中早八点》:每天早上八点,通过3分钟的音频特写,寻找全球经济现象中有前瞻性的蛛丝马迹,揭示背后隐藏的重要商业逻辑。 《十点沉思录》:每天晚上十点,金融大咖通过2分钟音频,分享一个回应市场焦点的深刻洞察、独到思考。 【原创视频】 《看不见的资本》:每天3分钟短视频,带你看清金融市场的重大事件,厘清背后看似众所周知而又未必真知的信息。

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
券中社4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 券中社 at none against FT中文网's 10. FT中文网's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 券中社 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update every 4 days, 券中社 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FT中文网 versus 券中社: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网券中社
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB312 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.深圳证券时报社有限公司

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

券中社

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
  • 2018前瞻:中美博弈之年?$1.99
  • 2018与FT共进午餐$1.99
None

券中社

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 券中社 free?
券中社 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FT中文网 or 券中社 have ads?
Neither FT中文网 nor 券中社 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or 券中社?
FT中文网 ships an update every 4 days, and 券中社 every 6 weeks. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on November 10, 2026 and 券中社 on October 27, 2026.

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