Comparison

新华社 vs 潮新闻

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

Head to head
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

潮新闻

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潮新闻客户端是浙江省重大新闻传播平台的主力“战舰”,融浙江日报报业集团旗下浙江新闻、天目新闻、小时新闻三大移动客户端为一体,整合浙江日报、浙江在线、钱江晚报、美术报、浙江法治报等媒体资源,以“深耕浙江、解读中国、影响世界”为使命,贯通省市县三级媒体资源,加持“传播大脑”的融媒技术,集聚浙江省资源力量,为用户提供深度思想报道、鲜活民生资讯和全球热点追踪,打造“好看的党端、有烟火气的平台、智联用户的新生态”。

Screenshots

新华社4 screens
潮新闻3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 新华社 at 67% against 潮新闻's 0%. 新华社 also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.7). 潮新闻's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. 新华社 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 潮新闻 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

新华社 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 新华社's written reviews are positive against 0% of 潮新闻's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

新华社 ships an update every 5 weeks, 潮新闻 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
新华社 versus 潮新闻: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter新华社潮新闻
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (25 ratings) — better1.7 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB362 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperXinhua News Agency Technical CenterTideNews Media (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd

Customer experience

新华社

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

潮新闻

All ratings38 ratings
Positive18.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

新华社

One-time10
  • 8元藏品$0.99
  • 28元藏品$3.99
  • 78元藏品$9.99
Show 7 more
  • 118元藏品$17.99
  • 138元藏品$19.99
  • 148元藏品$19.99
  • 158元藏品$22.99
  • 168元藏品$24.99
  • 188元藏品$29.99
  • 198元藏品$29.99
None

潮新闻

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 新华社 free?
新华社 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 潮新闻 free?
潮新闻 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 新华社 or 潮新闻?
新华社 is rated higher. 新华社 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while 潮新闻 averages 1.7 from 38 ratings.
Do 新华社 or 潮新闻 have ads?
Neither 新华社 nor 潮新闻 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 新华社 or 潮新闻?
新华社 ships an update every 5 weeks, and 潮新闻 weekly. Most recently, 新华社 was updated on November 5, 2026 and 潮新闻 on November 3, 2026.

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