# 新华社 vs 北京时间

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 新华社 at 67% against 北京时间's 0%. 新华社 also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (25 vs 5). 北京时间's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 新华社 sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. 北京时间 asks for nothing beyond the download.

新华社 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 新华社 has 25 ratings behind it against 5, 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 0% of 北京时间's.

新华社 ships an update every 5 weeks, 北京时间 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 新华社 | 北京时间 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.8 (25 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id896074583/reviews)** | [2.8 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id993559906/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **25** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **66.7% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | **Every 10 days** |
| Size | 383 MB | 381 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Xinhua News Agency Technical Center](https://appshunter.io/developer/520036574) | [北京新媒体集团](https://appshunter.io/developer/1149706632) |

## What reviewers say

### 新华社

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id896074583)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8元藏品 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 18元藏品 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 25元藏品 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 28元藏品 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 30元藏品 | $4.99 | one-time |
| 40元藏品 | $5.99 | one-time |
| 45元藏品 | $6.99 | one-time |
| 68元藏品 | $9.99 | one-time |
| 78元藏品 | $9.99 | one-time |
| 88元藏品 | $12.99 | one-time |
| 98元藏品 | $14.99 | one-time |
| 118元藏品 | $17.99 | one-time |
| 128元藏品 | $19.99 | one-time |
| 138元藏品 | $19.99 | one-time |
| 148元藏品 | $19.99 | one-time |
| 158元藏品 | $22.99 | one-time |
| 168元藏品 | $24.99 | one-time |
| 188元藏品 | $29.99 | one-time |
| 198元藏品 | $29.99 | one-time |


### 北京时间

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id993559906)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 新华社 free?

新华社 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 北京时间 free?

北京时间 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 新华社 or 北京时间?

新华社 is rated higher. 新华社 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while 北京时间 averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.

### Do 新华社 or 北京时间 have ads?

Neither 新华社 nor 北京时间 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 新华社 or 北京时间?

新华社 ships an update every 5 weeks, and 北京时间 every 10 days. Most recently, 新华社 was updated on October 8, 2026 and 北京时间 on October 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*