BilinGO vs CGTN
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
CGTN
Access global news from a unique perspective with diverse, balanced, and objective content. This app offers breaking news, in-depth stories, and livestreams in five languages, along with a rich archive of articles, audio, and video.
- Global news coverage
- Content in 5 languages
- Breaking news notifications
- Rich audiovisual content
- In-depth stories and features
- AI and AR products
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CGTN is committed to providing worldwide audience with a wide range of global news from a different perspective. The app prioritizes user experience with intricate details. It brings diverse, balanced and objective content for global users, and presents a true image of China and world from multiple perspectives. The latest version of the CGTN app supports five languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian. It features a wide array of original content, including breaking news, in-depth stories and livestreams. The app also hosts a comprehensive archive of original articles, audio, video, and TV shows covering topics across politics, business, technology, science, sports, nature, culture and others. It gives you access to all the trusted information you need on the go. Features: – Exclusive coverage of China and world news, original TV shows and feature stories, continuous updates about worldwide events – Content in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian – Rich audiovisual content, including videos, podcasts, livestreams and TV shows – Enhanced reading experience – Notifications to ensure you never miss breaking news and exciting features – Search for related and hot news to deepen understanding – Like, save and share your favorite stories on social media – AI and AR products – No ads. No in-app purchases. Download the CGTN app to join millions of our subscribers and enjoy personalized, hassle-free news and audiovisual content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CGTN at 4.4 against BilinGO's 2.0. CGTN also leads on ratings volume (395 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). BilinGO's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 54%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
CGTN holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CGTN has 395 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 54% of CGTN'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, CGTN every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BilinGO | CGTN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (395 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 395 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | China Daily | China Global Television Network Corp. |
Customer experience
BilinGO
CGTN
Bugs and requests
BilinGO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CGTN
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when opening certain articles
- Live TV channel playback not working
- Russian text not displaying correctly
- Landscape mode not supported on iPad
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Optimize app for tablet devices
- Implement offline content download feature
- Allow customization of notification settings
In-app purchases
BilinGO
No in-app purchases
CGTN
No in-app purchases
