BilinGO vs CCTVPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BilinGO
This news app helps you improve your Chinese language skills by providing access to the latest news. It offers features like text translation, TTS audio news, and offline reading, making learning engaging and convenient.
- Bilingual news content
- Vocabulary building
- Text translation
- TTS audio news
- Offline reading
- News reports videos
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China Daily BilinGO News, to refresh your Chinese Carefully written by Chinese and foreign senior producers, China Daily BilinGO News is moderately easy to read. It updates you with the latest news while improving your Chinese language skills. You may download it for free after the release of new iOS. Your feedback on this app is highly appreciated. Moreover, we’ll be making a series of apps to help you improve your English, so stay tuned! This app is only for new iOS users. >Perfect for new iOS Sleek new design matches new iOS with interactive calendar and photos. >BilinGO News Help build up vocabulary and improve translation & writing skills. >Listening to the News Support TTS audio news; protect your eyes from radiation; help improve your Chinese listening skill. >News Reports Videos Trendy news stimulates your understanding of a news story. >Text Translator Tap a word for pronunciation, everyday phrases and sentences. >Offline Reading Featured for offline reading, you can easily read without network after download. China Daily BilinGO News is the first bilingual news app from China Daily Group. All content is created by China Daily producers. Any form of piracy is strictly prohibited. Your advice is welcome via any of the following channels: Email: newmedia_support@chinadaily.com.cn Sina Weibo: @中国日报-移动新媒体 WeChat: Chinadaily_Mobile
CCTVPlus
Access news content from cctvplus.com on your mobile device. Quickly preview and search for articles, and receive notifications for updates on news you follow.
- Mobile access to cctvplus.com content
- Quick preview of articles
- Searchable content library
- Update notifications for followed news
- Designed for international journalists
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CCTV+ APP is designed to provide international journalist with easy access to cctvplus.com contents via their mobile phones. The app allows quick preview and search of contents available, and users can be notified of updates to news they're following.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BilinGO at 83% against CCTVPlus's 0%. BilinGO also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). CCTVPlus's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
CCTVPlus holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of BilinGO's written reviews are positive against 0% of CCTVPlus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BilinGO ships an update every 5 months, CCTVPlus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BilinGO | CCTVPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | China Daily | China Global Television Network Corp. |
Customer experience
BilinGO
CCTVPlus
In-app purchases
BilinGO
No in-app purchases
CCTVPlus
No in-app purchases
