开源中国 vs Kite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
开源中国
A social platform for IT professionals to share technology, find open-source software, and engage in discussions. It offers features like crowdsourcing, Q&A, and intelligent content recommendations tailored to user interests.
- Open source crowdsourcing
- Open source software directory
- Programmer community interaction
- Intelligent content recommendation
- One-click article translation
- Technology news and Q&A
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Oschina community, programmers exclusive technology sharing social platform. oschina - programmers' exclusive technology sharing social platform The Open Source China Community, founded in August 2008, aims to provide a comprehensive, fast and up-to-date platform for Chinese IT technicians to retrieve open source software and exchange experience in using it. oschina APP provides users with information, question and answer, dynamic, dynamic and other board functions, allowing users to interact with other friends at any time and anywhere in the oschina community. [special features] Open source crowdsourcing: if you have enough free time，and want to earn extra money，come to Open source crowdsourcing, millions of professional development resources waiting for you! Open source software: the characteristics of the open source Chinese community, which now includes over forty thousand open source software. Here you can look for open source software and exchange experience with open source. interaction: a programmer's exclusive community that can quickly get together, tuck up with partners, and chat from JAVA to C/C++. Here you will feel a sense of belonging. Intelligent Recommendation: The Intelligent Recommendation Engine generates information streams based on your interest map, recommending only the content you are interested in every day. One-click translation: one-click translation of articles on the Internet, English slag favorite, mother no longer need to worry about my hair line back. [other functions] Information: Technology Daniel selects the best IT technology news for you every day. Question and Answer: All questions can be answered in the Open Source China Question and Answer Zone, whether they are technical questions or problems in the workplace. Blog: Here you can share knowledge as well as find information, and share your knowledge, experience and insights with open source partners anytime, anywhere. Topic: A hot topic forum where you can talk freely with other oscers and discuss ideas with each other. [contact us] Official website: https://www.oschina.net/ Micro-blog: @ open source China WeChat: oschina2013 QQ:349638773
Kite
A specialized web browser designed for individuals passionate about news. It offers a curated browsing experience focused on delivering news content efficiently.
- News-focused browsing
- Curated content experience
- Efficient news delivery
- Ad-free browsing
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Kite is a boutique web browser for news lovers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kite at 5.0 against 开源中国's 1.8. Kite also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 33%). 开源中国's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of 开源中国's written reviews are positive against 53% of Kite's.
开源中国 ships an update every 3 weeks, Kite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 开源中国 | Kite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen AOSI Network Information Co., Ltd. | Kite Inc. |
Customer experience
开源中国
Kite
In-app purchases
开源中国
No in-app purchases
Kite
No in-app purchases
