Comparison

CGTN vs Zhurnal

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

Zhurnal

Features
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The official Zhurnal.mk app brings you fast, reliable, and up-to-date news from North Macedonia, the region, and the world. With the Zhurnal.mk app you can follow breaking stories, in-depth analysis, and the most important events in politics, economy, society, culture, technology, and sports — all in one place.

Screenshots

CGTN4 screens
Zhurnal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CGTN at 5 against Zhurnal's 2. Zhurnal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CGTN versus Zhurnal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCGTNZhurnal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (394 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings394 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB23 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChina Global Television Network Corp.Bexhet Muslija

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

Zhurnal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CGTN

No in-app purchases

None

Zhurnal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CGTN free?
CGTN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zhurnal free?
Zhurnal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CGTN or Zhurnal have ads?
Neither CGTN nor Zhurnal shows ads.

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