orangenews vs B&R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
orangenews
Access news, opinions, and comics covering politics, business, culture, and lifestyle. This platform caters to both popular and refined tastes through its website and mobile applications.
- Politics news
- Business news
- Culture news
- Lifestyle news
- Opinions and views
- Comics
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OrangeNews is a Hong Kong-based new media platform offering news, views and comics in terms of politics, culture, business and lifestyle. We aim at suiting both refined and popular tastes through our website, mobile apps and multimedia client tools. (橙新聞網站主要面向香港的中產人士及知識文化階層,通過理性、客觀、有深度的新聞報導,以及思想與觀點的碰撞,為讀者提供融思想性、文化性、新聞性、可讀性為一體的新聞資訊平台。)
B&R
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以澳門為基地，充分發揮地域優勢、政策優勢、話語權優勢，以先進的技術裝備、前衛的科技智慧互動，製作24小時滾動播出的多語言節目。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: B&R at none against orangenews's 1. B&R also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. orangenews sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. B&R asks for nothing beyond the download.
orangenews ships an update every 6 weeks, B&R fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | orangenews | B&R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cloud Connect Technology Limited | SILK ROAD SATELLITE TELEVISION HOLDING LTD. |
In-app purchases
orangenews
- 8橙幣$0.99
B&R
No in-app purchases
