Focus Taiwan vs 自由時報
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Taiwan
Access comprehensive English-language news about Taiwan, covering breaking events, politics, business, technology, sports, and culture. Enjoy multimedia content with audio and video news playlists, and personalize your reading experience with adjustable font sizes and layouts. Save articles and videos for later with the 'My Stories' feature.
- Breaking news coverage
- Politics, business, tech, sports, culture news
- Audio and video news playlists
- Bookmark articles and videos
- Adjustable font size and layout
- Swipe navigation for categories
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Focus Taiwan’s free news app is the top source of English-language coverage of all things Taiwan, from breaking news to politics, business, technology, sports, culture and much more. The updated app maintains a similar look to the Focus Taiwan website, but also has a "Media" section, which includes a playlist of the latest 30 news stories in audio and video formats. In addition to scrolling up and down to read articles and lists of news headlines, mobile device users can also swipe right or left to browse different news categories and articles. The updated app allows users to bookmark articles and videos in the new "My Stories" feature which can be found in the "Menu" section. Users will be able to choose the font size and layout of the page to suit their reading habits from the "Menu" section and are welcome to leave reviews or contact Focus Taiwan with feedback. Focus Taiwan would like to hear from you! Send us your feedback at app_feature@cna.com.tw and help shape our future updates.
自由時報
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- 自由時報APP提供每天的報紙新聞及國內外的即時新聞報導，讓您隨時掌握最新的時事動態、寰宇新知 - 重大新聞通知功能讓讀者能接收來自自由時報即時新聞通知 - 個人收藏新聞讓新聞放入個人收藏目錄 - 新聞事件簿提供新聞事件的追蹤報導 - 瀏覽紀錄讓讀者可以回溯自己所閱讀過的新聞 - 歷史推播讓讀者可以檢閱一週內重要推播新聞
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Taiwan at 74% against 自由時報's 18%. Focus Taiwan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (283 vs 43). 自由時報's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focus Taiwan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Taiwan has 283 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Focus Taiwan's written reviews are positive against 18% of 自由時報's.
Focus Taiwan ships an update every 4 months, 自由時報 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Taiwan | 自由時報 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (283 ratings) — better | 2.9 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 18.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 283 — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Central News Agency | 自由時報 |
Customer experience
Focus Taiwan
自由時報
In-app purchases
Focus Taiwan
No in-app purchases
自由時報
No in-app purchases
