Comparison

荔枝新闻 vs 大象新闻

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

大象新闻

A comprehensive news platform offering a wide range of content including radio, television, articles, and live broadcasts. It focuses on local news while also covering regional and national events.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive news coverage
  • Radio and television content
  • Graphic and text articles
  • Live broadcasts
  • Commentary
  • Local, regional, and national focus
Features
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Daxiang news client is a provincial-level comprehensive news client platform sponsored by henan radio and television station. The content is mainly news, covering radio, television, graphic and text, information, live broadcast, commentary, etc. It is based on the local region, radiates the central region and faces the whole country.

Screenshots

荔枝新闻4 screens
大象新闻4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 荔枝新闻 at 96% against 大象新闻's 18%. 荔枝新闻 also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). 大象新闻's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence and device support 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. 大象新闻 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 荔枝新闻 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

荔枝新闻 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of 荔枝新闻's written reviews are positive against 18% of 大象新闻's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

荔枝新闻 ships an update monthly, 大象新闻 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
荔枝新闻 versus 大象新闻: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter荔枝新闻大象新闻
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better2.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings623 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB165 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJiangsu Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.河南广播电视台

Customer experience

荔枝新闻

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

大象新闻

All ratings23 ratings
Positive30.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative60.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

None

荔枝新闻

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

大象新闻

One-time6
  • “中秋奇妙游”VIP$0.99
  • 100 elephant beans for weiju$0.99
  • 微剧600大象豆$0.99
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  • 3000 elephant beans for weiju$3.99
  • 微剧9800大象豆$14.99
  • 微剧19800大象豆$29.99

Questions

Is 荔枝新闻 free?
荔枝新闻 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 大象新闻 free?
大象新闻 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 荔枝新闻 or 大象新闻?
荔枝新闻 is rated higher. 荔枝新闻 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while 大象新闻 averages 2.4 from 23 ratings.
Do 荔枝新闻 or 大象新闻 have ads?
大象新闻 shows ads; 荔枝新闻 does not.
Which is updated more often, 荔枝新闻 or 大象新闻?
荔枝新闻 ships an update monthly, and 大象新闻 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 荔枝新闻 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 大象新闻 on November 3, 2026.

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