Comparison

荔枝新闻 vs 读创

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

Head to head
About

荔枝新闻

Features
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荔枝新闻客户端焕新上线,继续伴你一起看世界。

About

读创

Features
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应用介绍:读创客户端 2016 年上线,由深圳报业集团主办、深圳商报转型运营,是市委市政府重点支持的市级新媒体平台,入选“深圳文化创新发展 2020”重点项目、中国报业深度融合发展创新案例,跻身媒体融合第一阵营。

Screenshots

荔枝新闻4 screens
读创4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 荔枝新闻 at 4.2 against 读创's 3.0. 荔枝新闻 also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). 读创's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

荔枝新闻 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 荔枝新闻 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
荔枝新闻 versus 读创: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter荔枝新闻读创
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB271 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJiangsu Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.ShenZhen ChuangKouChuanMeiTouZi Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

荔枝新闻

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

读创

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

荔枝新闻

No in-app purchases

None

读创

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 荔枝新闻 free?
荔枝新闻 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 读创 free?
读创 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 荔枝新闻 or 读创?
荔枝新闻 is rated higher. 荔枝新闻 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 读创 averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 荔枝新闻 or 读创 have ads?
Neither 荔枝新闻 nor 读创 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 荔枝新闻 or 读创?
荔枝新闻 ships an update monthly, and 读创 monthly. Most recently, 荔枝新闻 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 读创 on October 24, 2026.

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