Comparison

NewsMaker vs eZhishi

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

Head to head
About

NewsMaker

Create and share your own video news with this comprehensive tool. Features include a teleprompter, voiceover capabilities, animated intros, and virtual accessories. Collaborate with friends remotely and host your videos on a personal news channel.

Highlights
  • Teleprompter for scripts
  • Voiceover for videos and images
  • Animated trailer library
  • Background music overlay
  • Virtual accessories
  • Remote collaboration
  • Personal news channel
Features
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NewsMaker is a tool that lets you create video news. It is also an online platform that lets you share your videos in your very own NewsMaker channel. As a video-creation tool, NewsMaker provides a rich set of features: 1. You can read your script from the teleprompter. 2. You can voiceover videos and images. 3. You can use the animated trailer videos in the library as an opening to your video. 4. You can overlay background music in your news segments. 5. You can put virtual glasses and hat on yourself. 6. You can collaborate remotely with your friends to produce your video news together, regardless of where they are located. And many more… As an online platform, NewsMaker allows you to have your own news channel to share your video news privately with your friends or followers. NewsMaker is ideal to be used in schools, as a tool to allow any student to create school morning news easily. It can also be used as a tool to improve language and presentation skills as NewsMaker is neither grade-level or content specific. If you have any queries, please contact us at support@teevers.com.

About

eZhishi

This app provides access to an interactive teaching and learning portal for Singapore primary school teachers and students. It allows users to log in, save account details for convenience, and submit audio recordings for oral practice directly through their iOS devices.

Highlights
  • Login to eZhishi portal
  • Save account details
  • Audio recording for oral practice
  • Submit audio answers
  • Interactive teaching and learning
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The eZhishi APP is specially developed for login to eZhishi interactive Teaching & Learning portal through IOS Ipad or iPhone for Singapore Primary school teachers and students, or users who subscribe to eZhishi.net portal. Log in to eZhishi portal through eZhishi APP, user may choose to remember account details, to facilitate convenient subsequent logins. While using the eZhishi eOral interactive practice, user may answer the oral questions by audio recording and submit audio answer directly through the IOS Ipad or iPhone. Wishing you all the best in Teaching and Learning while using eZhishi portal.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eZhishi at 5.0 against NewsMaker's 3.6. eZhishi also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). NewsMaker's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NewsMaker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eZhishi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eZhishi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsMaker has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NewsMaker versus eZhishi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewsMakereZhishi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeevers Pte. Ltd.E-COM DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

Customer experience

NewsMaker

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

eZhishi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NewsMaker

One-time1
  • 1-Year NewsMaker Subscription$19.99
None

eZhishi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NewsMaker free?
NewsMaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eZhishi free?
eZhishi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NewsMaker or eZhishi?
eZhishi is rated higher. NewsMaker averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while eZhishi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NewsMaker or eZhishi have ads?
Neither NewsMaker nor eZhishi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NewsMaker or eZhishi?
NewsMaker ships an update every 2 months, and eZhishi every 2 months. Most recently, NewsMaker was updated on October 24, 2026 and eZhishi on October 3, 2026.

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