Comparison

FT中文网 vs 美国中文电视

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

美国中文电视

Features
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美国中文电视1990年1月开播,是美国最具规模和影响力的华文电视媒体,总部设在纽约,在华盛顿、波士顿、芝加哥、旧金山、洛杉矶、休斯敦六个城市设有记者站。

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
美国中文电视4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FT中文网 at 4.7 against 美国中文电视's 3.8. FT中文网 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 美国中文电视's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. 美国中文电视 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FT中文网 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 282, 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 37% of 美国中文电视's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update weekly, 美国中文电视 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FT中文网 versus 美国中文电视: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网美国中文电视
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better3.8 (282 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews — better36.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better282
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB354 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.SINOVISION

Customer experience

FT中文网

All ratings1,640 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative42.9%

美国中文电视

All ratings282 ratings
Positive67.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative52.9%

User reviews

FT中文网

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What 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

美国中文电视

From 282 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📰 Comprehensive news coverage for Chinese diaspora
  • 🌍 Accessible content for overseas Chinese communities
  • 🎨 Clean and intuitive interface design
  • ⚡ Fast video streaming speeds
  • 📱 Mobile-friendly app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and stability issues
  • 📺 Streaming and playback failures
  • 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🔊 Poor audio quality and sound issues
  • ⏱️ Long loading times and buffering

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

美国中文电视

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 16.7.11 and iOS 9
  • Videos won't play after extended use
  • White screen appears after upgrade
  • Empty app content display
  • Fullscreen to small video auto-switching failure
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  • Ad countdown freezes at 3 seconds
  • Audio not working in some broadcasts
  • Live streaming loading failures
  • Registration email validation errors
  • Status bar hidden during news viewing

Requested features

9 requests
  • iPad-optimized version with full-screen support
  • Traditional Chinese language option
  • Multi-language subtitles for non-native speakers
  • Photo attachments in articles
  • Location details in news summaries
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  • Improved audio volume controls
  • Professional broadcast quality enhancement
  • Better ad targeting and control
  • Reliable TV casting functionality

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

美国中文电视

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 美国中文电视 free?
美国中文电视 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or 美国中文电视?
FT中文网 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while 美国中文电视 averages 3.8 from 282 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or 美国中文电视 have ads?
美国中文电视 shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or 美国中文电视?
FT中文网 ships an update weekly, and 美国中文电视 every 6 weeks. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on October 20, 2026 and 美国中文电视 on October 14, 2026.

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