The South China Morning Post (SCMP) app is a free platform that provides breaking news and analysis from Hong Kong, China, and beyond. The app's unique home base in Hong Kong allows for in-depth understanding of the China story from an insider’s perspective, while also enjoying a high level of press freedom and independence. The app's biggest update ever includes curated content tailored to the user's news interests with My News, a redesigned top menu that allows customisation of reading preferences, and a quick-access menu for browsing articles with ease and speed.

The app provides full access to all SCMP content, including publications such as Post Magazine, This Week in Asia, and Style. It also offers wide-ranging regional topics from Asia experts, including North Korea, South China Sea tensions, China’s economy, Belt and Road, K-pop, as well as a spotlight on China’s tech-giants such as Tencent, Baidu, Bytedance, and Alibaba, Huawei, and Xiaomi. The app also offers new ways to discover insightful, unique content and current issues with SCMP Films, SCMP Spotlight, and SCMP Podcasts, plus videos, infographics, pictures, and special reports. The app has been designed for iPhone 7 and above and on OS versions 11 and above.