Best Indian Alternative Apps For Tiktok

In an unprecedented statement, the Indian government banned TikTok along with other 58 Chinese-made applications on Monday (29th June) alleging that they were "detrimental to India's sovereignty and independence, protection of India, state security, and public order.” So, in the wake of Anti-China sentiments and social media outrage against Chinese apps in India, several native apps have started to draw consumers migrating from these apps.

 

TikTok, developed by Bytedance, a Chinese company, allows users to post short videos that are generally set to music. It was undoubtedly the most common downloaded app on iOS and Android, followed by WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. TikTok had led worldwide installs back in 2019. The short-form video production app has gone from 1.5 billion downloads to over two billion downloads in less than half a year. India has become TikTok’s biggest operator, generating 611 million lifetime downloads so far, almost a third of total downloads of the app. However, consumers have been outraged at the objectionable content being spread on the app in the past few months, de-sensitizing issues like acid attacks, rape, animal abuse, suicide and more. People started backlashing TikTok on social media with hashtags like #TikTokBan, #TikTokExposed, and # UninstallTikTok and now the app has been finally banned in India. 

 

Many are lauding the move, considering it as an opportunity for the homegrown apps, and a massive step towards the PM’s war cry of “Vocal for Local.”

 

Despite this, talent will prevail and users will find another alternative to this great music video app. Let us check out the best apps that are great alternatives to TikTok and available readily from the Android and iOS app store:

 

1. Chingari

 

This is an Indian version of TikTok developed by an IT professional in Chhattisgarh. Chingari has been gaining quite a popularity in India with more than 2.5 million downloads. Soon after the ban, Indians rushed to download Chingari, which is witnessing nearly 1 lakh downloads and over 2 million views per hour since the government banned 59 Chinese apps over national security concerns. Chingari pays a content creator based on how viral the video becomes. The app claims to be more rewarding than the Chinese app TikTok, as creators on Chingari, get fame, as well as money for the content they upload. The app is available in multiple languages, including English, Hindi, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu. Chingari is available for free download on Google Play Store and iOS App Store.

 

 

 

2. Mitron

 

The Mitron home-grown, short-format video platform is essentially a TikTok clone. Mitron was launched in April 2020 and is created by an IIT-Roorkee student Shivank Agarwal. Within the first month of its launch, the app has more than five million downloads. Within just two months of its launch, the app crossed one cr. downloads on Google Play Store, with a rating of 4.5 out of 5. App Creators says the application is intended for those on this platform who can deliver their creative video content along with humor. The description states, "Our mission in the app is to create a platform where people can come and have fun with short videos posted by people from all over the world and encourage people to create and share their videos.”

 

3. Roposo

 

Another Indian social media video-sharing platform which can be a possible solution to the blocked Chinese app. Owned by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd, Roposo has a registered office in Gurugram. It is a platform where people express visually with homemade videos and photos. Catering to users aged between 15 and 35 years, the app offers a TV-like browsing experience with user-generated content on its channels. Users can also use editing tools on the platform and upload their content. Established in July 2014 under the aegis of Relevant E-solutions Pvt, Roposo Ltd. is the pet project of three alumni from IIT Delhi – MayankBhangadia, AvinashSaxena and KaushalShubhank. Roposo was initially positioned as a social media network of fashion, and later introduced the People's version 2.0, Roposo-TV.

 

4. ShareChat:

 

ShareChat is an Indian regional social media network established by Mohalla Tech Private Limited and was founded by AnkushSachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh, and FaridAhsan. Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd was incorporated on January 8, 2015. As of Q2 2019, ShareChat has more than 60 million active monthly users across 15 local languages. ShareChat is India’s largest regional social network allowing users to share their opinions, record their lives and make new friends - all within the comfort of their native languages. It empowers every individual by enabling them to share experiences, voice opinions, build relevant communities and discover new trends and opportunities in the comfort of their native language.