Comparison

荔枝新闻 vs 现代plus

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

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荔枝新闻客户端焕新上线,继续伴你一起看世界。

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现代plus

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现代快报是由江苏省委宣传部主管、凤凰出版传媒集团主办的主流都市类日报。1999年10月12日创刊,多次入选世界报业百强和中国都市报20强。近年来,现代快报加快媒体融合转型步伐,已由一张单一的报纸,发展成为以技术为引领、创意为驱动,拥有“报、网、端、微、屏、声”多终端的超级媒体,生产了数百个阅读量超亿的现象级优秀融媒精品,多次获中国新闻奖和江苏新闻奖。 “现代+”(现代Plus)以“新闻+文化”为定位,充分挖掘和发挥现代快报新闻精品生产的特长,同时全方位对接凤凰出版传媒集团的融合出版主营业务,以前沿融媒技术做支撑、新闻为主打、文化为主体、视频为特色,搭建一个“新闻+文化”的服务平台,探索媒体融合升级的有效途径,打造高起点、新主流、名家汇聚的新闻客厅和文化沙龙。 在新闻生产上,“现代+”(现代Plus)全天候全方位生产与播发原创新闻、权威资讯和深度分析,以图文、视频、H5、海报、直播等形式,把精品新闻内容第一时间呈现给用户。 在用户服务上,“现代+”(现代Plus)重点打造“快帮”栏目,聚焦群众“急难愁盼”,搭建百姓与政府的沟通桥梁,积极助力社会治理,全心全意为用户服务。 在文化领域,“现代+”(现代Plus)将为用户提供优质文化产品,深度融合凤凰出版传媒集团出版文化资源,邀请名家和名编辑,与用户一起读书,分享知识和人生感悟,打造一个永不落幕的文化沙龙。

Screenshots

荔枝新闻4 screens
现代plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: 现代plus at 13.0 against 荔枝新闻's 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
荔枝新闻 versus 现代plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter荔枝新闻现代plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB130 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJiangsu Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.江苏现代快报传媒有限公司

In-app purchases

None

荔枝新闻

No in-app purchases

None

现代plus

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 现代plus free?
现代plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 荔枝新闻 or 现代plus have ads?
Neither 荔枝新闻 nor 现代plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 荔枝新闻 or 现代plus?
荔枝新闻 ships an update monthly, and 现代plus monthly. Most recently, 荔枝新闻 was updated on November 6, 2026 and 现代plus on November 3, 2026.

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