Comparison

CGTN vs Nostalgie Guinée

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

Head to head
About

CGTN

Access global news from a unique perspective with diverse, balanced, and objective content. Enjoy breaking news, in-depth stories, livestreams, and a rich archive of articles, audio, and video in five languages.

Highlights
  • Global news coverage
  • Content in five languages
  • Rich audiovisual content
  • Breaking news notifications
  • Search for related news
  • Save and share stories
  • AI and AR products
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Nostalgie Guinée

Features
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Nostalgie Guinée, première radio privée de Guinée. Ecouter votre radio préférée sur votre smartphone partout dans le monde. La radio en direct, la rediffusion de toutes vos emissions sur une seule application. Ne ratter aucune actualité sur la Guinée et le reste du monde.

Screenshots

CGTN4 screens
Nostalgie Guinée4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nostalgie Guinée at every 11 days against CGTN's every 5 weeks. Nostalgie Guinée also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). CGTN's advantage is chart position (#167 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, Nostalgie Guinée every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
CGTN versus Nostalgie Guinée: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCGTNNostalgie Guinée
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (394 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings394 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB110 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperChina Global Television Network Corp.Amadou Bella BAH

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

Nostalgie Guinée

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CGTN

No in-app purchases

None

Nostalgie Guinée

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CGTN free?
CGTN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nostalgie Guinée free?
Nostalgie Guinée is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CGTN or Nostalgie Guinée have ads?
Neither CGTN nor Nostalgie Guinée shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CGTN or Nostalgie Guinée?
CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, and Nostalgie Guinée every 11 days. Most recently, CGTN was updated on November 11, 2026 and Nostalgie Guinée on November 3, 2026.

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