Comparison

FT中文网 vs BilinGO

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

BilinGO

This news app helps you improve your Chinese language skills by providing access to the latest news. It offers features like text translation, TTS audio news, and offline reading, making learning engaging and convenient.

Highlights
  • Bilingual news content
  • Vocabulary building
  • Text translation
  • TTS audio news
  • Offline reading
  • News reports videos
Features
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China Daily BilinGO News, to refresh your Chinese Carefully written by Chinese and foreign senior producers, China Daily BilinGO News is moderately easy to read. It updates you with the latest news while improving your Chinese language skills. You may download it for free after the release of new iOS. Your feedback on this app is highly appreciated. Moreover, we’ll be making a series of apps to help you improve your English, so stay tuned! This app is only for new iOS users. >Perfect for new iOS Sleek new design matches new iOS with interactive calendar and photos. >BilinGO News Help build up vocabulary and improve translation & writing skills. >Listening to the News Support TTS audio news; protect your eyes from radiation; help improve your Chinese listening skill. >News Reports Videos Trendy news stimulates your understanding of a news story. >Text Translator Tap a word for pronunciation, everyday phrases and sentences. >Offline Reading Featured for offline reading, you can easily read without network after download. China Daily BilinGO News is the first bilingual news app from China Daily Group. All content is created by China Daily producers. Any form of piracy is strictly prohibited. Your advice is welcome via any of the following channels: Email: newmedia_support@chinadaily.com.cn Sina Weibo: @中国日报-移动新媒体 WeChat: Chinadaily_Mobile

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
BilinGO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FT中文网 at 4.7 against BilinGO's 2.0. FT中文网 also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). BilinGO's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 44%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, 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. BilinGO 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 83% of BilinGO'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, BilinGO every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FT中文网 versus BilinGO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网BilinGO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.China Daily

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%

BilinGO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

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

BilinGO

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
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  • 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

BilinGO

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 BilinGO free?
BilinGO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or BilinGO?
FT中文网 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while BilinGO averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or BilinGO have ads?
Neither FT中文网 nor BilinGO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or BilinGO?
FT中文网 ships an update every 8 days, and BilinGO every 5 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on September 29, 2026 and BilinGO on August 21, 2026.

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