CGTN

Name: CGTN
Author: China Global Television Network Corp.

By: China Global Television Network Corp.

China Global TV Network

Features & Capabilities

CGTN is a multilingual news app that delivers a balanced mix of global and China-focused coverage. It features exclusive breaking news, in-depth stories, and live streams across politics, business, technology, science, sports, nature, and culture.

With five languages, rich audiovisual content, notifications, offline reading-friendly design, search, and the ability to like, save, and share stories—plus AI and AR features and zero ads—the CGTN extension keeps you informed on the go.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines Content

By:

China Global Television Network Corp.

Version:

6.6.1 Last updated: 2026-05-19

Version code:

885005552

Creation date:

2014-11-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

148.33MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,547,758 ▼ 1,458,010

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Developed by:

China Global Television Network Corp.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cgtn/id922456579

User Reviews

Reviews consistently praise CGTN for offering non-Western perspectives, especially Chinese viewpoints, and for being ad-free with abundant news. Users also cite strong usability and language/translation features. Recurrent concerns focus on perceived bias toward China, notification handling problems, and several UI/UX glitches (settings, live TV orientation, audio controls). Overall, the app is valued for accessibility and breadth, but reliability of notifications and some interface issues are commonly flagged.

Pros

Provides diverse international perspectives, including a Chinese viewpoint, beyond Western media
Ad-free and free to access
User-friendly design with a modern, updated interface
Rich content with lots of news and multilingual/translation options

Cons

Perceived political bias or propaganda toward Chinese/anti-Western viewpoints (bias concerns)
Notification issues: activation is unclear, notifications can clear other alerts, and occasional disruptive push timings
Usability/UX glitches reported by multiple users (e.g., settings screen blank, live TV orientation issues, and audio control problems)

Recent reviews

The app beats those of so-called media organizations any day of the week (eg. CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, etc). Keep up the good work!

by Da*****, 2025-09-03

Unlike news here at home, I get to hear perspectives from other countries instead of just from US dominance. It is heartfelt, refreshing and hopeful instead of fearful and aggressive.