# South China Morning Post: News

> Hong Kong, China & Asia news

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id623201967](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id623201967)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id623201967`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** South China Morning Post Publishers Limited
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (2,236 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.2.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2013-06-02
- **Size:** 137 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/south-china-morning-post-news/id623201967)
- **Website:** [http://www.scmp.com/mobile](http://www.scmp.com/mobile)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.scmp.com/privacy-policy](http://www.scmp.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

SCMP News has long been the authoritative voice on Hong Kong, China and Asia. Based in Hong Kong, SCMP's editorial team delivers breaking news and insightful analysis with independence and the motto of truth and fairness.

The latest app update introduces **My News** for personalised content, a redesigned **top menu**, **customisable bottom navigation**, **article bookmarking**, and **listen-to-article**. It provides comprehensive coverage—from Hong Kong and China to global stories—along with award-winning journalism, SCMP Films, and SCMP Podcasts, all tailored to your reading preferences.

## Rankings

- #38,710 — Overall
- #27 — publish
- #50 — news

## Review summary

Users praise SCMP for informative, timely, and trusted Asia/China coverage with a global perspective. However, recurring complaints focus on intrusive monetization (ads), stability problems (crashes/hangs/not refreshing), subscription/login friction (password prompts, restore purchases, paywalls), and UI/readability issues (missing dark mode, blue block UI, awkward iPad interface). A minority note the removal of audio features. Overall content quality is strong, but usability and monetization frustrations overshadow the experience for many.

### Pros

- Informative and timely coverage of Asia/China.
- Trusted source with balanced reporting and reliable journalism.
- Global perspectives on Hong Kong and China.
- Overall high-quality content that readers value.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and pop-ups, including ads within articles and ads even for paid subscribers.
- App stability issues: frequent crashes/hangs and sections not refreshing after updates.
- Subscription/login friction: repeated username/password prompts and problems with restoring purchases/paywalls.
- Lack of dark mode and broader UI/UX issues (e.g., blue block on home screen, awkward iPad UI).
- Audio/read-aloud feature removal or reduced availability.

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