Focus Taiwan vs CCTVPlus
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.
CCTVPlus
Access news content from cctvplus.com on your mobile device. Quickly preview and search for articles, and receive notifications for updates on news you follow.
- Mobile access to cctvplus.com content
- Quick preview of articles
- Searchable content library
- Update notifications for followed news
- Designed for international journalists
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CCTV+ APP is designed to provide international journalist with easy access to cctvplus.com contents via their mobile phones. The app allows quick preview and search of contents available, and users can be notified of updates to news they're following.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Taiwan at 79% against CCTVPlus's 0%. Focus Taiwan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (282 vs 3). CCTVPlus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Taiwan has 282 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Focus Taiwan's written reviews are positive against 0% of CCTVPlus's.
Focus Taiwan ships an update every 4 months, CCTVPlus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Taiwan | CCTVPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (282 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 282 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Central News Agency | China Global Television Network Corp. |
Customer experience
Focus Taiwan
CCTVPlus
In-app purchases
Focus Taiwan
No in-app purchases
CCTVPlus
No in-app purchases
