VOA vs Tibet.Net
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VOA
Access global news from one of the world's largest international media networks. Enjoy diverse content formats, including photos, videos, audio, and text. Download stories for offline access and share news easily.
- Photos, video, audio, and text content
- On-demand podcasts and newscasts
- Offline downloading of stories and media
- Customizable interface
- Multimedia streaming
- Social media sharing
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The free, *official* Voice of America (VOA) mobile / tablet application serves news to your mobile device or tablet. VOA operates one of the world's largest international news media networks on TV, radio and digital properties with a total weekly audience of more than 200 million people around the world, including Africa, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. To do this, VOA employs more than 3,500 journalists, focused on countries without a free or established press or free and open internet access. The news application features: - Enjoy photos, video, audio and text content - Hear podcasts and newscasts on demand - Download stories, videos, and photos for offline reading, watching, and listening - Customizable interface - Stream multimedia - Offline-downloading and saving of news content for later enjoyment - Social media sharing on Facebook, Twitter, email and other platforms Having problems? We are here to help. Please contact us at voamobileapps@gmail.com. Be sure to include the device description (example: Samsung S3) and operating system (example: 4.3) as well as a brief description of the issue.
Tibet.Net
Access news, announcements, photos, and videos related to the Central Tibetan Administration. This trilingual app offers offline reading, downloadable content, and social sharing features.
- Trilingual content
- Push notifications
- Photo and video galleries
- Offline caching
- Save stories for later
- Social sharing
- Downloadable PDFs
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Quick glance at the app Features. • Complete trilingual mobile application • Push Notification for News and announcements. • Photo of the day and video of the week. • Photo galleries and full screen images. • Access to our full range of Tibet TV trilingual videos. • Improved Offline experience: Caching system • Saved stories – Save the latest news, photos and publications and read them at your leisure. • Share the stories to your social networks or email / sms. • Downloadable PDF for publications, periodicals, forms and other available attachments. • Support for Dynamic text: You can adjust the font size in the post as per your preference.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VOA at 732 against Tibet.Net's 11. Tibet.Net's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for VOA against 4.3 for Tibet.Net. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VOA has 732 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of VOA's written reviews are positive against 71% of Tibet.Net's.
VOA ships an update every 2 months, Tibet.Net every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VOA | Tibet.Net |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (732 ratings) — better | 4.3 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 732 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voice of America | Central Tibetan Administration |
Customer experience
VOA
Tibet.Net
Bugs and requests
VOA
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when switching languages
- Live streaming not working
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Unable to access content after update
Requested features
5 requests- Adjust playback speed
- Ability to comment on articles
- Improved sharing options
- More language support
- Customizable home screen
Tibet.Net
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VOA
No in-app purchases
Tibet.Net
No in-app purchases
