VOA vs 希望之城
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.
希望之城
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「希望之城」是希望之聲傳媒集團旗下的精品視頻平臺，秉承挖掘真相、弘揚普世價值的使命，期望與您攜手，締造一個充滿希望的精神家園！ 「希望之城」邀請了時事、歷史、哲學、生活等各領域專家學者和著名主持人入駐，如江峰、章天亮、方偉、李政和劉卓等，已經發布了2000多集精品視頻。 在「希望之城」，不僅有為您揭示真相的獨家時政評論，還有江峰傾心演繹、催人淚下的歷史故事——《巴頓將軍》和《南北戰爭》，【江峰書苑】為您不斷解讀經典好書； 章天亮博士繼《笑談風雲》之後的又一力作《中華文明史》，和方偉主持、長達250集的巨作《美國史話》，幫助您汲取東西方聖賢傳承的智慧，洞悉世界的當下和未來！ 「希望之城」，有真相，有智慧，有希望！
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VOA at 76% against 希望之城's 0%. VOA also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (732 vs 8). 希望之城's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VOA holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VOA has 732 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of VOA's written reviews are positive against 0% of 希望之城's.
| Parameter | VOA | 希望之城 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (732 ratings) — better | 2.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 732 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voice of America | Sound of Hope Radio |
Customer experience
VOA
希望之城
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
希望之城
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VOA
No in-app purchases
希望之城
No in-app purchases
