Focus Taiwan vs 天下雜誌
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.
天下雜誌
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重大新聞，深度解讀，天天更新，快速掌握財經產業趨勢。 【產品5大特色功能】 ● 今日即時解讀：重大時事，快速解析，以清晰脈絡，解鎖複雜世界 ● 雜誌深度報導：完整收錄《天下》雜誌，紙本深度與數位便利，一次擁有 ● 人工智慧朗讀：AI語音「Sky」朗讀每日新聞，獲金鼎獎數位創新，掌握世界無須低頭 ● Podcast精彩對談：總編輯對話決策者、「阿榕伯」胡說科技、資深主筆導讀《經濟學人》 ● 豐富海量資料：《天下》歷史報導，輕鬆搜尋收藏 【天下雜誌APP訂閱方案與權益】 透過「天下雜誌App」訂閱，選擇每月NT$300或者季訂(三個月)NT$790 天下訂戶獨享服務與權益： 1.訂閱期間內可完整閱讀「天下雜誌App與官網」內的所有文章。 2. 訂閱期間內可完整閱讀天下雜誌數位專輯 3. 天下兩千大企業調查與資料庫：完整收錄台灣兩千大企業資料與報導 4. 不定期訂戶專屬活動與優惠 P.S.：「天下雜誌App」為免費下載，下載後可免費閱讀部分文章，全閱讀訂戶請先登入會員以開啟完整閱讀權限。 【注意事項】 ● 您可以透過應用程式訂閱「天下雜誌App」，費用將以您的itune帳號直接向您的信用卡收費。 ● 首次訂閱可享7日免費試用。 ● 本訂閱方案採自動續訂，訂閱期限到期前24小時，系統會自動為您接續新一期的訂閱。 ● 您隨時可在App store帳戶內「我的訂閱內容」中管理您的訂購服務。 ● 若您已透過天下雜誌網站成為「天下全閱讀」訂戶，請直接登入您的天下會員帳號，即可完整閱讀「天下雜誌App」。 隱私權政策： https://member.cwg.tw/privacy-policy 會員使用條款： https://member.cwg.tw/register-rule
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Taiwan at none against 天下雜誌's 2. Focus Taiwan also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (79% vs 65%). 天下雜誌's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. 天下雜誌 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Focus Taiwan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus Taiwan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 282 and 109 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Focus Taiwan's written reviews are positive against 65% of 天下雜誌's.
Focus Taiwan ships an update every 4 months, 天下雜誌 weekly. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Focus Taiwan | 天下雜誌 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (282 ratings) — better | 4.3 (109 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 282 — better | 109 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Central News Agency | CommonWealth Magazine Group |
Customer experience
Focus Taiwan
天下雜誌
Bugs and requests
Focus Taiwan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
天下雜誌
Reported bugs
9 issues- Ads covering previous page button
- Swipe to navigate away from articles
- Screen rotation issues in portrait mode
- Login page not loading
- Unable to cancel subscription easily
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- App crashes or requires reinstallation
- Unable to update app
- Account password errors after update
- Facebook login window unresponsive
Requested features
14 requests- Add comment section
- Add highlighting feature
- Add latest articles section
- Add swipe back gesture
- Offer font choices
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- Add horizontal reading mode
- Add download feature for audio
- Add auto-delete for downloaded audio
- Add search functionality
- Add night mode/dark mode
- Add read status indicator
- Add ability to adjust audio speed
- Add real person narration
- Add ability to clear unread count
In-app purchases
Focus Taiwan
No in-app purchases
天下雜誌
- 全閱讀1個月7 Days trial$9.491 Month
- 全閱讀3個月7 Days trial$24.493 Months
