Comparison

FT中文网 vs Cnbeta

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

Cnbeta

Access trending tech news and AI-powered summaries from various popular platforms. Features include personalized source selection, article saving, and an AI news agent for in-depth analysis and search. Offers a comfortable reading experience with customizable fonts and data-saving options.

Highlights
  • Trending tech news from multiple platforms
  • AI article summaries
  • AI news agent (Pro)
  • Customizable news sources
  • Save articles to favorites
  • Adjustable font sizes
  • Data saving options
Features
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A clean tech news reader that brings trending topics and an AI assistant together. Read tech news and trending lists from popular platforms in one place. Articles support AI summaries, so you can get the point before diving in. With Pro, the AI news agent summarizes the latest news and trending topics, recaps the articles you've read, finds stories from a plain-language request, and answers follow-up questions. TRENDING LISTS IN ONE PLACE • Sources include Weibo, Zhihu, Baidu, Toutiao, The Paper, Wallstreetcn, Sspai, Juejin, Hacker News, GitHub Trending, Product Hunt and more. • Choose the sources you care about and see their hot topics on the home screen. • Pull to refresh, and get the latest stories automatically when the app opens. AI SUMMARIES AND AI NEWS AGENT • AI article summaries: see what an article is about at a glance. Always free. • AI news agent (Pro): summarize the latest news and trending topics, recap what you've read, search news in plain words, and ask follow-ups. • Unlimited use with the AI model you configure. Your AI provider may charge separately. • Try the full AI experience free for 7 days. Only days you actually use it are counted. COMFORTABLE READING • Two list styles, with adjustable list and article font sizes. • Save articles to Favorites and come back anytime. • Preload over Wi-Fi only to save cellular data. READER PRO • Remove ads and stay focused on the news. • Unlock the AI news agent. • One-time purchase. Lifetime access. No subscription. • Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Family Sharing support. Platform names are used only to describe content sources and do not imply any affiliation or partnership.

Screenshots

FT中文网4 screens
Cnbeta4 screens

Verdict

The call

FT中文网 and Cnbeta both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Cnbeta's written reviews are positive against 44% of FT中文网's. Cnbeta also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). FT中文网's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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 and Cnbeta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for FT中文网 against 4.7 for Cnbeta. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT中文网 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of FT中文网's written reviews are positive against 93% of Cnbeta's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FT中文网 ships an update weekly, Cnbeta every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FT中文网 versus Cnbeta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFT中文网Cnbeta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.6K ratings)4.7 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews92.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better40
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFinancial Times Ltd.兴驰 马

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%

Cnbeta

All ratings40 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%

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

Cnbeta

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
1 purchases

Cnbeta

One-time1
  • 去广告$1.99

Questions

Is FT中文网 free?
FT中文网 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cnbeta free?
Cnbeta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FT中文网 or Cnbeta?
FT中文网 and Cnbeta are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.6K and 40 ratings respectively.
Do FT中文网 or Cnbeta have ads?
Cnbeta shows ads; FT中文网 does not.
Which is updated more often, FT中文网 or Cnbeta?
FT中文网 ships an update weekly, and Cnbeta every 3 months. Most recently, FT中文网 was updated on October 20, 2026 and Cnbeta on October 19, 2026.

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