CGTN vs Doha News
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. Enjoy breaking news, in-depth stories, livestreams, and a rich archive of articles, audio, and video in five languages.
- 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
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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.
Doha News
Stay informed with comprehensive news and information about Qatar. This platform provides factual and objective content on a wide range of topics, from business and culture to politics and sports. It serves as a primary source for the latest developments and events in the country.
- Independent English-language news
- Covers Qatar developments and events
- High-quality, factual content
- Wide range of topics (business, culture, politics, sports, health, tech)
- Exclusive FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 content
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Doha News is an independent English-language news and information site in Qatar. Since launching in 2009, the platform has emerged as the primary source for the latest information on developments and events in the country. Doha News produces high-quality, factual and objective content to domestic and global audiences across a variety of media platforms, making us the number one authority and source both inside and out of Qatar. With the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 approaching, Doha News brings you exclusive and objective content regarding the International tournament, from both a global and local lens. Aside news, Doha News also cover a range of topics from business to culture, as well as -but not limited to- politics, sports, health, technology and family life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doha News at 100% against CGTN's 54%. Doha News also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). CGTN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (394 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doha News 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of CGTN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doha News's.
CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, Doha News every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CGTN | Doha News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (394 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 394 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | China Global Television Network Corp. | Doha News Media LLC |
Customer experience
CGTN
Doha News
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
Doha News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CGTN
No in-app purchases
Doha News
No in-app purchases
