BilinGO vs Sixth Tone
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
Sixth Tone
Access in-depth news, features, and visual storytelling about contemporary China. Explore diverse perspectives, expert opinions, and multimedia content. Stay informed with daily highlights and special projects.
- Daily news highlights
- In-depth features
- Commentaries and opinions
- Visual storytelling
- Interviews with key figures
- Collaborative projects
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The Sixth Tone app brings you people-focused news, features, commentaries, and visual storytelling about contemporary China. Main features of the app: Daily Tones are daily news and highlights from across China. News are timely reports on issues and events from across China. Drawing from a vast range of sources, these articles provide insights into the significance of each issue in a wider context. Features are articles that cut to the core of contemporary China. In-depth, informed, and carefully crafted, every piece is carried by the voices of the story’s participants. Voices & Opinion are contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are rarely heard. Multimedia are visual stories that get up close and personal with contemporary China. A mix of short videos, documentaries, photography, and data visualization. Sixth Tone × features translations, cross-publications, and collaborative projects from Sixth Tone’s external partners. Special Projects showcase the collaborative efforts of Sixth Tone’s newsroom on diverse topics. Q & A features in-depth interviews with the minds and makers shaping today’s China. Your questions, answered. Announcements are the latest news about Sixth Tone as well as its events, projects, and other initiatives.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sixth Tone at 4.9 against BilinGO's 2.0. Sixth Tone also leads on ratings volume (146 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). BilinGO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Sixth Tone holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sixth Tone has 146 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of BilinGO's written reviews are positive against 82% of Sixth Tone'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, Sixth Tone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BilinGO | Sixth Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (146 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 81.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 146 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | China Daily | 上海东方报业有限公司 |
Customer experience
BilinGO
Sixth Tone
In-app purchases
BilinGO
No in-app purchases
Sixth Tone
No in-app purchases
