VOA vs RFA Tibetan
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.
RFA Tibetan
Access award-winning journalism and in-depth features covering stories shaping Asia. This app offers live radio, podcasts, videos, and the ability to save content for offline access, all optimized for light data usage and secure navigation.
- Live radio programs and podcasts
- Save articles, videos, and audio for offline use
- Share stories to social media
- Optimized for light data use
- Secure and private navigation
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Understand the stories shaping Asia with award-winning journalism from Radio Free Asia. RFA’s free and redesigned app provides the latest news, podcasts, videos and in-depth features regardless of your location. Features: - Live radio programs and podcasts on-demand - Save articles, videos, and audio for offline use - Share stories to any social media platform - Optimized for light data use and comfortable mobile navigation The RFA app was designed with your privacy and security at its core. To learn more, please read our privacy policy (https://www.rfa.org/about/info/privacy-policy.html).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VOA at 731 against RFA Tibetan's 7. VOA also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). RFA Tibetan's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
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 RFA Tibetan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VOA has 731 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VOA ships an update every 2 months, RFA Tibetan every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VOA | RFA Tibetan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (731 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 731 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voice of America | Radio Free Asia (RFA) |
Customer experience
VOA
RFA Tibetan
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
RFA Tibetan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VOA
No in-app purchases
RFA Tibetan
No in-app purchases
