The ban of 59 Chinese apps has opened the gate for homegrown apps. While you are missing Tik Tok, we bring you a list of five Indian alternatives that you can try.
The privacy concern broke in news of 59 Chinese apps getting banned in India. While this news was criticized and appreciated some, it surely did give a much-wanted space to homegrown apps. The ban gave hope to Indian apps to try out the market and somewhere it was the most needed movie.
We all are aware that countries like China do not allow the use of apps created by countries to be used by their consumers. And it's time that Indians too start relying on apps, local entrepreneurs. While we know you might be missing the Chinese apps, we have curated a list of Indian alternatives that you can download.
1. Chingari
The ban on Tik Tok has disappointed many. However \, its Indian alternative, Chingari app is here to fill the vacuum. In just 10 days there were 30 lakh downloads and at one point witnessed 500,000 downloads in just 72 hours. So far, the Chingari has already garnered 1.1 crore downloads on the Google Play store and is available in multiple Indian languages.
2. Rooter
In the absence of the massively multiplayer online strategy platform Clash of Kings, Rooter comes as a homegrown unique app. It is India's one of the biggest user-generated content platform for sports and gaming and has witnessed 8x growth in daily users. It's USP is the Live Content Technology that allows tools like sports commentary, live quizzes, mobile game streaming, etc. You also have other interesting options like personalized sport feeds consisting of videos, images, polls, etc. and scorecard in 10 Indian languages covering Cricket, Football, and multiple other sports.
3. Trell
In the absence of TikTok, Trell offers short-video making features on its platform. Post the ban on TikTok, the app has been installed by more than 12 million users so far. This video-making app lets users can share their experience, recommendations, and reviews across various categories. With over 45 million users, the app has witnessed a 25 times growth within one year.
4.Kaagaz Scanner:
With app like CamScanner not accessible anymore, Indian app Kaagaz Scanner has emerged as a wonderful substitute. The app is already downloaded over 100K times and is developed by Sorted AI. Currently available on Google Play Store, the app does not require its user to create an account to scan documents. It has zero ads, is free of cost, and unlike CanScanner doesn't add any watermark on the documents. Users can choose from three scanning modes- black and white, color scan, and grayscale. It has other features like multiple scanning, sharing PDF through email, social media, or text, enhancing scan quality, and more.
5.Ludo King:
Based on the popular board game do, Ludo King is a homegrown free-to-play app created by Gammation Technologies. Known to everyone, this game has created a rage and people are head-over-heels obsessed with it. Available on both Google Play Store and App store, it is the first Indian gaming app to cross 100 million downloads since the Chinese app bans. Bringing in the childhood memories back, their game supports up to 6 players in local multiplayer mode lets you choose between gameboard themes like Nature, Egypt, Disco, Candy,, and Christmas and can play offline.
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