Alternative of Chinese Banned Apps

Chinese apps have massive app traffic in India and other parts of the world. There are numerous made in China apps that are widely popular in the country, with millions of downloads on Google Play Store and App Store. However, with rising anti-China sentiments, people are now looking for alternatives to the popular Chinese apps in the market.

The Ministry of Information Technology (Meity) announced a crucial move of banning 59 Chinese apps in the country that include top social media platforms such as TikTok, Helo, and WeChat. stating privacy concerns. The Indian government recently banned 59 Chinese apps that posed a threat to the privacy of crores of Indian users.

Here is the list of Chinese apps that are completely banned by Indian Govt: 

  1. TikTok
  2. Shareit
  3. UC Browser
  4. Helo
  5. Likee
  6. Beauty Plus
  7. WeChat
  8. Weibo
  9. Xender
  10. Mi Video Call Xiaomi
  11. WeSync
  12. Clean Master Cheetah Mobile
  13. Hago Play With New Friends
  14. Cam Scanner
  15. Kwai
  16. Baidu map
  17. Shein
  18. Clash of Kings
  19. DU battery saver
  20. YouCam makeup
  21. Mi Community
  22. CM Browser
  23. Virus Cleaner
  24. APUS Browser
  25. ROMWE
  26. Club Factory
  27. Newsdog
  28. UC News
  29. QQ Mail
  30. DU Recorder
  31. Vault- Hide
  32. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
  33. QQ Music
  34. QQ NewsFeed
  35. Bigo Live
  36. SelfieCity
  37. Mail Master
  38. Parallel Space
  39. Wonder Camera
  40. Photo Wonder
  41. QQ Player
  42. We Meet
  43. Sweet Selfie
  44. Baidu Translate
  45. Vmate
  46. QQ International
  47. ES File Explorer
  48. Viva Video QU Video Inc
  49. Meitu
  50. Vigo Video
  51. New Video Status
  52. DU Cleaner
  53. DU Browser
  54. QQ Security Center
  55. QQ Launcher
  56. U Video
  57. V fly Status Video
  58. Mobile Legends
  59. DU Privacy

Substitute Of These Banned Apps

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Taking into the needs and consideration of these banned apps, Indian Govt also launched many substitute apps which are free from privacy hacking. Below is a list of the best alternatives to the Chinese apps banned by India. These apps offer similar functionality and features and believe it or not some of them are ‘Made in India’.

1. Banned Video-Sharing Apps: TikTok, Kwai, Vigo Video, VFly Status Video, VMate, Likee, U Video, New Video Status

Alternative Apps: Mitron, Chingari, Roposo, Bolo Indya, Dubsmash

2. Banned Social Media Apps: Helo, We Meet

Alternative Apps: ShareChat, Facebook, Instagram

3. Banned Online Shopping App: Shein, Romwe, Club Factory

Alternative Apps: Myntra, Amazon India, Koovs, Limeroad, Flipkart

4. Banned Mobile Game Apps: Clash of Kings, Mobile Legends

Alternative Apps: Clash of Clans

5. Banned File Transfer App: ShareIt, Xender, ES File Explorer

Alternative Apps: Files Go, Google Drive, Dropbox

6. Banned Mapping Apps: Baidu Map

Alternative Apps: Google Maps, Apple Maps

7. Banned Browser App: UC Browser, CM Browser, DU Browser, APUS Browser

Alternative Apps: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Jio Browser

8. Banned News apps: Newsdog, QQ Newsfeed, UC News

Alternative Apps: Google News, Apple News, InShorts, NewsHunt

9. Banned Battery Saver Apps: DU Battery Saver

Alternative Apps: Battery Saver & Charge Optimizer

10. Banned Photo Editing Apps: Beauty Plus, YouCam makeup, Wonder Camera, Photo Wonder, Sweet Selfie, Meitu, SelfieCity

Alternative Apps: B612 Beauty & Filter Camera, PicsArt, Lightroom, Snapseed

11. Banned Community Apps: Mi Community

Alternative Apps: There isn't any alternative as these are inbuilt systems of mobiles but users can prefer to use twitter.

12. Banned Anti-Virus Apps: Virus Cleaner

Alternative Apps: Avast Antivirus 

13. Banned Messaging Apps: WeChat, QQ International

Alternative Apps: WhatsApp

14. Banned Mail Apps: QQ Mail, Mail Master

Alternative Apps: Gmail, Outlook

15. Banned Micro-Blogging Apps: Weibo

Alternative Apps: Twitter

16. Banned Music Apps: QQ Music

Alternative Apps: YouTube Music, Jio Saavn, Apple Music, Wynk Music, Spotify

17. Banned Live-Streaming Apps: Bigo Live

Alternative Apps: Twitch, YouTube, Facebook

18. Banned Clone Apps: Parallel Space

Alternative Apps: App Cloner

19. Banned Video Calling Apps: Mi Video Call – Xiaomi

Alternative Apps: Google Duo, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger

20. Banned Syncing Apps: WeSync

Alternative Apps: Google Contacts

21. Banned Video Editing Apps: Viva Video – QU Video Inc

Alternative Apps: Adobe Premiere Pro

22. Banned Call Recorder Apps: DU Recorder

Alternative Apps: Automatic Call Recorder, inbuilt call recorders in smartphones

23. Banned Lock Apps: Vault Hide, DU Privacy

Alternative Apps: KeepSafe, AppLock

24. Banned Cache Cleaner Apps: Cache Cleaner DU App studio, DU Cleaner, Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile

Alternative Apps: CCleaner, Norton Clean

25. Banned Interactive Gaming Apps: Hago Play With New Friends

Alternative Apps: Snapchat or any other social media app

26. Banned Scanning Apps: CamScanner

Alternative Apps: Adobe Scan, Microsoft Office Lens, inbuilt scanner in iPhones' Notes app

27. Banned Media Player Apps: QQ Player

Alternative Apps: VLC Media Player

28. Banned Translation Apps: Baidu Translate

Alternative Apps: Google Translate

29. Banned Password Manager Apps: QQ Security Center

Alternative Apps: 1Password, Keychain in iOS

30. Banned App Launcher Apps: QQ Launcher

Alternative Apps: Microsoft Launcher


There are several Indian short video platforms available in the country. Some of them are:
  • Mitron
  • Bolo Indya
  • Roposo
  • Dubsmash

Note: Zee5 is also working to launch a short video platform.

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