Comparison

FT中文网 vs VOA

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

VOA

Access global news from one of the world's largest international media networks. Enjoy diverse content formats, including photos, videos, audio, and text. Download stories for offline access and share news easily.

Highlights
  • Photos, video, audio, and text content
  • On-demand podcasts and newscasts
  • Offline downloading of stories and media
  • Customizable interface
  • Multimedia streaming
  • Social media sharing
Features
Currently charting
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The free, *official* Voice of America (VOA) mobile / tablet application serves news to your mobile device or tablet. VOA operates one of the world's largest international news media networks on TV, radio and digital properties with a total weekly audience of more than 200 million people around the world, including Africa, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. To do this, VOA employs more than 3,500 journalists, focused on countries without a free or established press or free and open internet access. The news application features: - Enjoy photos, video, audio and text content - Hear podcasts and newscasts on demand - Download stories, videos, and photos for offline reading, watching, and listening - Customizable interface - Stream multimedia - Offline-downloading and saving of news content for later enjoyment - Social media sharing on Facebook, Twitter, email and other platforms Having problems? We are here to help. Please contact us at voamobileapps@gmail.com. Be sure to include the device description (example: Samsung S3) and operating system (example: 4.3) as well as a brief description of the issue.

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
VOA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VOA at none against FT中文网's 10. VOA also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 44%) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). FT中文网's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. VOA 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 731 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 76% of VOA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, VOA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FT中文网 versus VOA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网VOA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better4.3 (731 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews76.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better731
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank—#194 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.Voice of America

Customer experience

FT中文网

All ratings1,639 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative42.9%

VOA

All ratings731 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews428 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative19.2%

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

VOA

From 731 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent news coverage
  • 🌍 Wide range of international news
  • 🔍 Unbiased and factual reporting
  • 📱 Simple and easy-to-use app
  • 🎶 Good music selection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔊 Poor audio quality
  • 🌙 Lack of dark mode
  • 📢 Push notifications not working
  • 🤔 Perceived political bias in some reporting

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

VOA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when switching languages
  • Live streaming not working
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Unable to access content after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Ability to comment on articles
  • Improved sharing options
  • More language support
  • Customizable home screen

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
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  • 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

VOA

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 VOA free?
VOA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or VOA?
FT中文网 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while VOA averages 4.3 from 731 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or VOA have ads?
Neither FT中文网 nor VOA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or VOA?
FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, and VOA every 2 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on September 29, 2026 and VOA on September 30, 2026.

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