INSEAD Knowledge vs Global Times
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INSEAD Knowledge
Access expert business insights and management research from a leading global business school. Explore articles, podcasts, and videos on diverse topics like leadership, strategy, and finance. Save content for later and enjoy offline access for convenient learning.
- Expert business articles
- Podcasts and videos
- Leadership and strategy content
- Save articles for later
- Offline content access
- Notifications for new content
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Welcome to the INSEAD Knowledge app. As the expert opinion and management insights portal of INSEAD, The Business School for the World, INSEAD Knowledge showcases impactful research and thought leadership from award-winning faculty and global contributors. The app is a free resource for executives and managers, delivering the latest business thinking and views directly to your mobile device or tablet. The app offers access to articles, podcasts and videos on topics ranging from leadership and organisations to economics and finance, strategy, entrepreneurship, operations management, marketing, careers, family business and responsibility. Enable notifications to receive instant alerts on the latest content and the weekly roundup. Too many articles but too little time? You can save articles to read your selected content later. Content is also available offline for frequent travellers.
Global Times
Access sharp reporting, insightful analysis, and multimedia content from a leading English-language newspaper. Explore diverse sections covering China, global affairs, business, arts, and sports.
- Sharp and innovative reporting
- Unique and perceptive analysis
- Featured videos and multimedia
- In-depth China coverage
- Global affairs with a Chinese perspective
- Business and financial news
- Arts, culture, and lifestyle stories
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The Global Times is China’s most informative English-language newspaper. With a remarkable readership, both in China and across the globe, the Global Times provides sharp and innovative reporting, unique and perceptive analysis as well as featured videos and multimedia products. Download the app as it will offer you Editorial: Original analysis on hotly debated topics — forthright, unique and striking voice of China Hu says: Sharp video comments Opinion: Thought-provoking views China: A window delving deeper into the most important domestic and international events and trends, chronicling the rise of today’s China Business: Momentous issues from the financial world and insightful opinions from a China-focused angle World: Doorway to international affairs bringing global stories with a unique Chinese perspective Arts: Sophisticated stories on design, cuisine, fashion, art, movies/TVs, travel, celebrities and health Infographics: News in diagrams and numbers Sports: All the latest updates from the world sporting arena To know more, please visit our website: www.globaltimes.cn, join our Facebook page: @globaltimesnews, and follow our Twitter handle: @globaltimesnews.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: INSEAD Knowledge at 100% against Global Times's 42%. INSEAD Knowledge also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7). Global Times's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
INSEAD Knowledge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of INSEAD Knowledge's written reviews are positive against 42% of Global Times's.
INSEAD Knowledge ships an update every 4 months, Global Times every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | INSEAD Knowledge | Global Times |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better | 3.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | INSEAD | Global Times |
Customer experience
INSEAD Knowledge
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In-app purchases
INSEAD Knowledge
No in-app purchases
Global Times
No in-app purchases
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