Comparison

新华社 vs 北斗融媒

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

Head to head

新华社

Free

📡 News

★ 3.825 ratingsView app →

北斗融媒

Free

📡 News

★ 2.04 ratingsView app →

About

新华社

Features

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新华社客户端是新华通讯社移动端旗舰产品，汇聚国家通讯社权威与优质内容资源，持续探索移动互联网、人工智能、AR/VR、元宇宙等技术成果在媒体领域的创新应用方式。新华社记者在哪里，你的眼睛就可以看到哪里。我们在全球拥有180余个分支机构和超过3000名记者，24小时不间断地为你带来国内外最新资讯。此时此刻发生的新闻现场，从这里就可一键直达。我们见证并记录着新时代，也在不断尝试用创新技术构建媒体新生态。欢迎体验~

About

北斗融媒

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北斗融媒是由辽宁省委宣传部主导、由辽宁广播电视集团主建的新型综合党媒，是辽宁省融媒体集群的总端，是融合汇聚全省广播电视和新媒体的全媒体传播平台，是集各市县新闻资讯、音视频直播点播节目和生活服务信息为一体的移动客户端，是省市县三级贯通、统一调度的融媒形态。

Screenshots

新华社4 screens

北斗融媒3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 新华社 at 3.8 against 北斗融媒's 2.0. 新华社 also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and ratings volume (25 vs 4). 北斗融媒's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 新华社 sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. 北斗融媒 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

新华社 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 新华社 has 25 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 新华社's written reviews are positive against 50% of 北斗融媒's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

新华社 ships an update every 5 weeks, 北斗融媒 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level

新华社 versus 北斗融媒: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	新华社	北斗融媒
Price	Free	Free
Rating	3.8 (25 ratings) — better	2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews	66.7% of reviews — better	50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	25 — better	4
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Every 5 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	12.0	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	383 MB	369 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Xinhua News Agency Technical Center	Liaoning Network Broadcasting and Television Station Co., Ltd.