China TV-Guide (CN) is a utility app providing television broadcast schedules for Chinese media viewers on iOS.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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News
Sentiment
3.7
3 reviews
Nemesis
TV Program India • TV Guide (IN)
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for immediate, registration-free access to broadcast data, bypassing the friction of account creation required by broader media platforms.
For Television viewers in China or those following Chinese media who require a mobile-accessible program guide.
What does it look like?
Key features
Push notifications triggered by the start of a user-selected television program.
Customizable list of favorite channels for faster navigation within the guide.
Content access without requiring account creation via Facebook or Gmail.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free, ad-supported utility with no gated content or subscription tiers.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
The app has not received a single update in over eight years, indicating that development has ceased entirely. The last available release was a minor update focused on performance and stability. There is no evidence of active maintenance, live operations, or feature development.
Who built it?
Youssef Saadi
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TV Yayın Akışı Türkiye (TR)User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for 电视节目中国：中国的电视节目（CN）
How's the News market?
The app occupies a stagnant utility niche in the News category, with no significant updates since 2018. Its low rating count of 3 signals minimal market penetration compared to category leaders.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Thomas Gesland
This app competes directly by offering a localized TV-listing experience, mirroring this app's core utility of providing regional broadcast schedules.
- Massive user base and review volume create a significant barrier to entry for new competitors
- Advanced personalized watchlist features allow users to track specific shows across multiple broadcast channels
- Frequent updates and active maintenance ensure compatibility with modern iOS versions and device hardware
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Key takeaways for 电视节目中国：中国的电视节目（CN）
Where is it heading?
The market for TV guides is consolidating around apps that bridge the gap between scheduling and playback. Without a pivot toward integrated streaming or active maintenance, this app faces inevitable obsolescence as OS updates break its core utility.
- The lack of updates since 2018 signals a maintenance-mode posture, which will accelerate user churn as modern competitors integrate streaming playback.
The SWOT
- Registration-free access lowers the barrier to entry for casual users.
- Localized interface provides immediate relevance for the Chinese market.
- Integrate direct streaming links to modernize the utility.
- Add personalized watchlists to increase daily active usage.
Next best moves
Audit App Store compliance because the app has not been updated since 2018 → prevent potential delisting.
The counter-intuitive read
The app's greatest weakness, its lack of updates…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Personalized watchlists (available in TV Program India) +1
Since the last report: The competitive assessment has pivoted from a general utility critique to a high-risk analysis of the app's potential delisting and its vulnerability to regional media-player competitors.
Bottom line
China TV-Guide (CN) provides basic utility but lacks the retention mechanics to survive in a market shifting toward integrated streaming, so the PM should prioritize basic OS compatibility to prevent delisting before attempting any feature expansion.
Unlock 3 critical frictions, 2 market threats and the analyst’s take.
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