Focus Taiwan vs 風傳媒
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.
風傳媒
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【重點功能】 ** 多元化新聞 ** 全天候追蹤全球時事，涵蓋政治、國際、財經、生活、科技等多元觀點，精選國內外即時資訊與焦點話題。 ** VIP 專屬文章 ** 獨享政經深度分析、國際趨勢解讀、重量級人物專訪及《新新聞》精選好文。 ** 華爾街日報選文 ** 作為《華爾街日報》台灣官方合作夥伴，精選摘譯全球商業科技與投資趨勢。VVIP可享中英日多語系暢讀。 【訂閱方案】 ◆ VIP：解鎖VIP專屬文章與《新新聞》精選內容 ◆ VVIP：含所有VIP權益，加享華爾街日報多語系暢讀與菁英沙龍優先報名 提供月繳與年繳方案，立即下載體驗！ 隱私權政策：https://www.storm.mg/privacy 會員服務條款：https://www.storm.mg/terms/member
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Taiwan at none against 風傳媒's 8. Focus Taiwan also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 45%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 風傳媒's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, 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. 風傳媒 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Focus Taiwan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus Taiwan holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 281 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Focus Taiwan's written reviews are positive against 45% of 風傳媒's.
Focus Taiwan ships an update every 4 months, 風傳媒 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Taiwan | 風傳媒 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (281 ratings) — better | 4.5 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 281 — better | 83 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — 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 | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Central News Agency | 風傳媒有限公司 |
Customer experience
Focus Taiwan
風傳媒
In-app purchases
Focus Taiwan
No in-app purchases
風傳媒
- 月付 $200$6.491 Month
- VIP 月繳方案1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- 月付 $300$9.991 Month
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- VVIP 月繳方案1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- 年付 $990$32.991 Year
- VIP 年繳方案1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- 年付 $2990$100.991 Year
- VVIP 年繳方案1 Month trial$119.991 Year
