FT中文网 vs ZAKER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Faster app launches
- High-definition display
- Bilingual mode
- Night mode
- Article search
- Topic-based subscriptions
- Video content
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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
ZAKER
Access breaking news, local updates, and engage in discussions. Enjoy a magazine-style reading experience with over 4000 information sources. This app offers a personalized approach to news consumption.
- Personalized news aggregation
- Local information updates
- Topic discussions
- Live streaming and video
- Magazine-style layout
- Extensive information sources
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ZAKER at 86% against FT中文网's 44%. ZAKER also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). FT中文网's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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
Both are free to download. FT中文网 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ZAKER asks for nothing beyond the download.
FT中文网 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 389 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 86% of ZAKER's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, ZAKER monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FT中文网 | ZAKER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (389 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 389 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Financial Times Ltd. | Guangzhou Jianhe Network Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
FT中文网
ZAKER
User reviews
FT中文网
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast load times
- 💡 Useful Chinese-English translation feature
- 👍 Comprehensive and professional content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login and app crashes
- 🔋 Frequent log-outs and login issues
- 📢 Excessive ads and promotions for paid content
- 📉 Declining content quality and outdated information
ZAKER
From 389 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Elegant and intuitive UI
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app
- 📰 Wide range of news sources
- 🔍 Customizable news categories
- 💡 Useful offline reading mode
Room to improve
- 🔍 Overwhelming number of ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 High battery consumption
- 📱 Poor iPad optimization
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
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
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to load images in articles
- Inconsistent behavior when navigating back
- Frequent app crashes on iOS 17.1
- Delayed or failed article refreshes
- Blank pages showing up unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Implement a night/dark mode
- Improve article sorting and filtering options
- Add support for RSS feed subscriptions
- Provide more granular control over news sources
- Enhance the commenting and community features
In-app purchases
FT中文网
- 标准会员$5.991 Month
- Standard Membership$49.001 Year
- Premium Membership$269.001 Year
- 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
ZAKER
No in-app purchases








