CGTN vs Spogmai Fm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Spogmai Fm
This radio station app provides a variety of news, political, social, and entertainment programs. It broadcasts across Kabul and Kandahar cities, reaching a large population. The app also offers access to its online services and social media pages.
- News broadcasts
- Political programs
- Social commentary
- Entertainment content
- Online service access
- Social media integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Spogmai Radio: Spogmai Radio Station started broadcasting different programs in Kabul and Kandahar City on FM 102.2 frequency in October 2008. Covering approximately eight million population living in Kabul City and the surrounding areas, Spogmai Radio has become popular and built a substantial audience base in a very short time span. The broadcaster’s online service has also been warmly welcomed by its fans, with its Facebook page liked by about 700,000 people. Spogmai Radio brings a variety of news, political, social and entertainment programs to its audience. Follow below links to visit Spogmai Radio’s website and other social media pages: www.spogmairadio.com www.facebook.com/Spogmai.Fm Spogmai Radio is a partner of China Radio International (CRI), a state-owned international radio broadcaster of the People's Republic of China, in Afghanistan. It airs CRI’s Pashtu programs in Kabul and Kandahar. According to surveys conducted by reliable organizations, Spogmai Radio has been recognized as the most listened to a media outlet, and one fully compliant with standards of professional journalism.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spogmai Fm at 5.0 against CGTN's 4.4. Spogmai Fm also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). CGTN's advantage is ratings volume (394 vs 3) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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.
Spogmai Fm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CGTN has 394 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, Spogmai Fm every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CGTN | Spogmai Fm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (394 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 394 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | China Global Television Network Corp. | Ahmadullah Nasary |
Customer experience
CGTN
Spogmai Fm
Bugs and 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
Spogmai Fm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CGTN
No in-app purchases
Spogmai Fm
No in-app purchases
