In today's society, with the rapid development of information technology, the Internet has become one of the indispensable and important tools in people's work and life, and its application covers various fields. At the same time, with the popularization of smartphones and the vigorous development of the mobile Internet, to meet the market demand, a wide variety of mobile apps are pouring in. News apps are one of the important categories and have formed a very popular new business in a short period. With the gradual replacement of traditional news dissemination methods, many news media have begun to develop their unique news apps through various channels covered by the Internet. News apps allow users to receive the latest information on mobile devices at any time. Powerful practicality and convenience make it very popular among users. At present, there are a large number of Chinese news apps and the market competition is fierce. Understanding the competition pattern of Chinese news apps and formulating corresponding countermeasures is of great practical significance to promote the healthy development of Chinese news apps.