Comparison

FT中文网 vs Guang Ming 光明网

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

Guang Ming 光明网

Features
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简介 光明日报:每一天的好朋友 使命 你关心的,我在乎;你愤怒的,我生气;你不平的,我支持;你哭,你笑,光明伴你同行。 你想说的,我发声;你抗议的,我挺你;你渴望的,我前进;你爱,你恶,光明与你同在。 《光明日报》主打社会性路线,内容针对中产阶层,风格新颖鲜明,编排平易近人,在马来西亚广泛受到年轻新生代读者欢迎。 内容:走彩色化,图像化,杂志化路线的《光明日报》,受到普罗大众欢迎,除了有每天最鲜,最辣的国内外的时事新闻, 我们还有: 关心你健康的良医 国内外一手体坛消息的体育 娱乐八挂新闻一一搜罗 读者和粉丝有任何意见,也欢迎电子邮件至editorial-pg@mail.guangming.com.my,与我们一起分享。

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
Guang Ming 光明网4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guang Ming 光明网 at none against FT中文网's 10. FT中文网's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price, 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. Guang Ming 光明网 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update weekly, Guang Ming 光明网 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FT中文网 versus Guang Ming 光明网: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网Guang Ming 光明网
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB66 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad

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

Guang Ming 光明网

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

Guang Ming 光明网

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 Guang Ming 光明网 free?
Guang Ming 光明网 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FT中文网 or Guang Ming 光明网 have ads?
Guang Ming 光明网 shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or Guang Ming 光明网?
FT中文网 ships an update weekly, and Guang Ming 光明网 every 7 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Guang Ming 光明网 on October 12, 2026.

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