荔枝新闻 vs 闪电新闻
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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。
闪电新闻
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闪电新闻是山东广播电视台倾力打造的融媒体新闻客户端，是山东广播电视台新闻资讯在移动互联网上的首发平台。自2017年1月11日上线以来，闪电新闻坚持“直播”“短视频”双核驱动，直播超8100场，已具有每年8万条以上的短视频生产能力，全年流量达45亿+，单条点击量最高突破1.5亿人次。《山东一分钟》等短视频成全网爆款；孵化的全媒体产品专栏“拾城记”团队制作的《南阳岛上的放鹰人》入选2019年度第二季度优秀国产纪录片。 目前，已入驻“闪电号”平台的政务号、机构号、媒体号、专栏号、自媒体号600多个，每月发稿8000多条，并向央视新闻+、腾讯新闻、今日头条等合作平台输送大量优质内容。闪电新闻与齐鲁网的媒体影响力持续提升。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 荔枝新闻 at 4.2 against 闪电新闻's 2.3. 闪电新闻's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
荔枝新闻 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of 荔枝新闻's written reviews are positive against 100% of 闪电新闻's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
荔枝新闻 ships an update every 5 weeks, 闪电新闻 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 荔枝新闻 | 闪电新闻 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. | 山东广播电视台 |
Customer experience
荔枝新闻
闪电新闻
In-app purchases
荔枝新闻
No in-app purchases
闪电新闻
No in-app purchases
