Comparison

HKI vs NewTimeSpace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HKI

Features
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Hong Kong's news, three ways: English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. One city. Three languages. Zero noise. TOP STORIES, DISTILLED Every major story is selected from Hong Kong's newsrooms, verified across sources and rewritten into a clean brief — a summary, the key points, and why it matters — published simultaneously in English, 繁體中文 and 简体中文. Switch language any time; the news follows you. THE LIVE FEED The raw wire: headlines from across Hong Kong's media as they break, with clear source attribution. LISTEN Any story can read itself to you — English, Cantonese for Traditional Chinese, Mandarin for Simplified. Keep listening in the background, with playback controls on your Lock Screen. LIVE RADIO Thirteen Hong Kong stations, streaming live — RTHK, Commercial Radio, Metro and more — with Lock Screen Live Activities while you listen. ASK ABOUT ANY STORY A built-in AI assistant answers questions about the story you are reading, grounded in its sources, with citations you can check yourself. CARS A curated feed of Hong Kong's used-car market — hot deals, new today, electric, first-owner listings. MADE FOR HONG KONG Save stories across devices with Sign in with Apple. A reading-first design with full dark mode. No clutter, no pop-ups. HKI. Hong Kong, three ways. Privacy Policy: https://hki.zone/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NewTimeSpace

This app provides 24/7 international financial news, covering stock markets, macroeconomics, and sustainable investment. It offers in-depth analysis on IPOs, ETFs, technology, and corporate globalization, with freely accessible content.

Highlights
  • 24/7 financial news updates
  • IPO and ETF tracking tools
  • Stock market analysis
  • Macroeconomic insights
  • Sustainable investment coverage
  • Technology and globalization content
Features
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NewTimeSpace is an international financial news media outlet headquartered in Hong Kong, China, operated by New Time Space Media Limited. It is registered under the Registration of Local Newspapers Ordinance (Cap. 268 of the Laws of Hong Kong) with trademark number 307068079, and its official website is newtimespace.com. NewTimeSpace maintains separate Chinese and English editorial teams, publishing content in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English. We cover stock markets, macroeconomics, and sustainable investment, while delivering in-depth coverage across four specialized verticals: IPOs, ETFs, technology, and corporate globalization. Its product offerings include 24/7 financial news updates, end-to-end tracking tools for HK and US stock IPOs, HK stock ETF strategies, a hard-tech globalization column, video and research institute content, as well as open data APIs for developers and institutions. As of 2026, NewTimeSpace has published over 1.4 million articles, all freely accessible to readers.

Screenshots

HKI4 screens
NewTimeSpace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HKI at every 2 days against NewTimeSpace's fortnightly. 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

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

HKI ships an update every 2 days, NewTimeSpace fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HKI versus NewTimeSpace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHKINewTimeSpace
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAircity Operating System (HK) LimitedNewTimeSpace

In-app purchases

None

HKI

No in-app purchases

None

NewTimeSpace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HKI free?
HKI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NewTimeSpace free?
NewTimeSpace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HKI or NewTimeSpace have ads?
Neither HKI nor NewTimeSpace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HKI or NewTimeSpace?
HKI ships an update every 2 days, and NewTimeSpace fortnightly. Most recently, HKI was updated on October 25, 2026 and NewTimeSpace on October 2, 2026.

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