Comparison

CGTN vs A365

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
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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

A365

This professional tool simplifies attendance tracking for organizations and employees. It allows for easy recording and historical review of all attendance data.

Highlights
  • Professional attendance tracking
  • Easy attendance recording
  • Attendance history
  • Developed for organizations
  • Developed for employees
Features
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This is a professional attendance tracker, developed for organization and employees to take and keep history of all attendances easily.

Screenshots

CGTN4 screens
A3653 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: A365 at every 6 days against CGTN's every 5 weeks. CGTN's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (394 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CGTN holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CGTN has 394 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, A365 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CGTN versus A365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCGTNA365
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (394 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings394 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB84 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChina Global Television Network Corp.NIRVASOFT PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

CGTN

All ratings394 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral10.3%
Negative35.8%

A365

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

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

A365

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CGTN

No in-app purchases

None

A365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CGTN free?
CGTN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A365 free?
A365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CGTN or A365?
CGTN is rated higher. CGTN averages 4.4 out of 5 from 394 ratings, while A365 averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do CGTN or A365 have ads?
Neither CGTN nor A365 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CGTN or A365?
CGTN ships an update every 5 weeks, and A365 every 6 days. Most recently, CGTN was updated on November 6, 2026 and A365 on November 3, 2026.

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