Comparison

FT中文网 vs 南洋商报电子报

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

南洋商报电子报

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《南洋商报》由已故慈善家兼教育家陈嘉庚先生于一九二三年创办,至今已有90年的历史。 顾名思义,《南洋商报》是马来西亚唯一以“商”为定位的中文日报,内容乃特别为专业人士、经理人、执行人员及商人(PMEB)打造。 《商报》全方位的财经消息、股票分析与推荐、精辟专栏及评论等,让您在第一时间掌握国内外经济走势,助您在业务拓展方面占尽先机,胜人一筹。 此外,每天5大版呈现的即时国际动态,不同主题的精彩副刊,都会令您贴近全球脉搏,丰富您的人生。 作为一份与众不同的报章,《商报》也为您独家精心炮制定期随报附送刊物,如“财经周刊”及“产业周刊”,帮您规划及创造财富,陪您跟上时尚与潮流。 《南洋商报》,您的创富伙伴!

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
南洋商报电子报4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FT中文网 at 4.7 against 南洋商报电子报's 4.2. FT中文网 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). 南洋商报电子报's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment 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. 南洋商报电子报 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 29, 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 45% of 南洋商报电子报'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 weekly, 南洋商报电子报 every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FT中文网 versus 南洋商报电子报: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网南洋商报电子报
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better4.2 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better29
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB39 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.PressReader Inc

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%

南洋商报电子报

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

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

南洋商报电子报

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

南洋商报电子报

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 南洋商报电子报 free?
南洋商报电子报 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or 南洋商报电子报?
FT中文网 is rated higher. FT中文网 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while 南洋商报电子报 averages 4.2 from 29 ratings.
Do FT中文网 or 南洋商报电子报 have ads?
南洋商报电子报 shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or 南洋商报电子报?
FT中文网 ships an update weekly, and 南洋商报电子报 every 20 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on October 20, 2026 and 南洋商报电子报 on September 23, 2026.

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