Comparison

环球时报 vs 掌上留园-6park

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

环球时报

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《环球TIME》正式更名《环球时报》新闻客户端,新版客户端以“联接中外,沟通世界”为己任,以《环球时报》、环球网优质原创内容为依托,立足全球视野,全方位呈现权威、深度的新闻资讯。 新版《环球时报》新闻客户端增设热点、评论、海外看中国等十多个栏目,用户可根据喜好自主设置,打造私人阅读空间。 内容涵盖图文、视频、音频等,信息流丰富,设有专题、直播、投票等模块,展现方式多元。 开创外媒版块,一网打尽全球知名媒体精彩内容,快速掌握全球资讯。 支持一键搜索,让用户更快速从海量信息中定位感兴趣的新闻内容。 评论、分享等互动功能,为用户的阅读体验增添更多乐趣。 设计采用当前国际流行理念,界面更加简洁、大气,又不失时尚、趣味。

About

掌上留园-6park

This app is a comprehensive overseas Chinese community and self-media platform. It offers news, forums, trending posts, and user-created channels, fostering a spirit of freedom, openness, and inclusivity. Optimized for mobile, it provides a fast and user-friendly browsing experience with features like video playback and content sharing.

Highlights
  • Video playback in news and forums
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Optimized reading format
  • Ad-free browsing
  • Content sharing via email/social media
  • Save favorite posts
  • Browsing history
  • Smart post recommendations
Features
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支持暗黑模式 掌上留园vava8是国外华人第一综合门户社区:留园的手机App(支持全部论坛) 。 掌上留园是一家综合性海外中文社区自媒体。有新闻,论坛,社区热帖等。 App坚持自由,开放,包容,有趣的社区精神,致力于打造多元化的信息交流平台。 掌上留园是一款操作既简单,功能又强大的iOS应用(支持iPhone/iPad)。 它将iOS优秀的操作性应用到留园浏览中。 因此即使在iPhone的狭小的屏幕上,也能够方便,快捷的"逛"留园。 下载内容优化,流量仅为同类app五分之一。 功能列表: 1 流畅的(预览/观看)视频 可以在新闻和论坛帖子中流畅的预览或观看视频(如果含有视频)。 2 背景个性化 有多个背景,可供用户选择。 3内容自动化 为iPhone/iPad优化最合适阅读的格式,无需缩小放大,只需上下移动即可浏览全部内容。 4 内容快速显示 屏蔽多余的广告信息,大大加快浏览速度。 5 内容转发功能 能够把有趣的内容通过email和好朋友分享。 6 帖子保存功能 用户可以保存自己喜欢的帖子。 7 浏览记录 自动记录用户浏览帖子,方便查询。 8 智能推荐 向用户自动推荐有趣的帖子。 更多功能等待您的发掘.......................................

Screenshots

环球时报4 screens
掌上留园-6park4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 环球时报 at 4.5 against 掌上留园-6park's 3.6. 环球时报 also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 46%). 掌上留园-6park's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

环球时报 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 145 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of 环球时报's written reviews are positive against 46% of 掌上留园-6park's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

环球时报 ships an update every 3 months, 掌上留园-6park every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
环球时报 versus 掌上留园-6park: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter环球时报掌上留园-6park
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (62 ratings) — better3.6 (145 ratings)
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews — better46.1% of reviews
Number of ratings62145 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGlobal Times Online (Beijing) Culture Communication Co., Ltdyuan quntao

Customer experience

环球时报

All ratings62 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.9%

掌上留园-6park

All ratings145 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive46.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

环球时报

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

掌上留园-6park

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 26.1 after update
  • Content displays as blank or empty
  • Forum next page hyperlinks disappear
  • Forum replies appear as main posts
  • Reading function broken for months
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  • Scrolling returns to main menu unexpectedly
  • Images show as green screen
  • Auto-redirect to App Store during browsing
  • App crashes on startup
  • Screen flashing on iOS 11
  • Forum sections not displaying

Requested features

6 requests
  • Paid ad-free version option
  • Improved offline functionality
  • Font size adjustment controls
  • Landscape mode reading preference
  • Persistent login sessions
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  • Better forum navigation and pagination

In-app purchases

None

环球时报

No in-app purchases

None

掌上留园-6park

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 环球时报 free?
环球时报 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 掌上留园-6park free?
掌上留园-6park is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 环球时报 or 掌上留园-6park?
环球时报 is rated higher. 环球时报 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while 掌上留园-6park averages 3.6 from 145 ratings.
Do 环球时报 or 掌上留园-6park have ads?
Both 环球时报 and 掌上留园-6park show ads.
Which is updated more often, 环球时报 or 掌上留园-6park?
环球时报 ships an update every 3 months, and 掌上留园-6park every 5 weeks. Most recently, 环球时报 was updated on November 6, 2026 and 掌上留园-6park on November 6, 2026.

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