Tik Tok is a social media app which allows its users to make short 15 second videos with an arsenal of tools at their disposal that would make their video more engaging and fun to watch like music, clip editing tools and effects. Tik Tok Clone is designed to be easy to consume and use these quick bite sized videos mean that people can consume more content in less time, there have been very innovative ways the users have provided content on this platform like but not limited to short tutorials, entertaining dances, comedy sketches, life hacks and lip syncing.
The app was launched in china in the September of 2016, it was initially called douyin in china but after being pushed out the following year the app was rebranded with the name Tik Tok, the app went on to be in the top 5 most downloaded apps in 2019 and easily became the most downloaded app in 2020.
Why a Tik Tok Clone?
Back when Tik Tok was at its peak in India which was its largest overseas market, it had 200 million users and there was good reason for it. With it’s simple to use and easy to understand design it meant that anyone could use it and with the internet boom which provided cheap and fast internet to almost everyone it meant that rural people, villagers and farmers who had little knowledge about the internet could also use it, make and consume content. It was a fair and levelled playing field now, almost anyone could become an influencer and a lot of people did, some through showcase of their dancing skill, some through and believe it or not some through short skits. It really took talent to come up with a short story with the duration of 15 seconds and now everyone had the chance to showcase it.
If Tik Tok is already so popular then why would someone want to invest in a Tik Tok clone and take on the giant itself?
Even though Tik Tok was the most used app in India (key word being was) everything changed in the summer of 2020 when the India government Banned Tik Tok and a plethora of other apps of Chinese origin, the reason stated was that the app was invading the privacy of millions by collecting data of its users secretly without them knowing when they downloaded the app and it was considered a threat to the national security of India. Heating matters and clashes between India and China at the Himalayas in Galwan valley did not help the situation at all plus it was not the first time Tik Tok was accused of stealing user’s data and providing it to the Chinese government.
Good news for you, the ban of Tik Tok left a HUGE two hundred million people wide hole in the Indian market and that’s where the Tik Tok clone comes in. strike while the iron is hot and get to filling that wide hole in the market, proved everyone with the same opportunities that Tik Tok did, give everyone the freedom to express their creativity on a levelled platform again and turn this into a success story.
Features
First thing’s first, if a Tik Tok clone app is going to fill the void left behind by the giant itself the clone is going to need features, in fact it’s going to need a lot of them because features are what makes the user’s life easy and if you do that then the user is not going anywhere. Here are some features a good Tik Tok clone requires.
- Songs- This feature can be called the backbone of an app like this, people love to upload lip-syncs and short skits with some music in it and providing them with a vast variety of music library is guaranteed to give the app some brownie points.
- Dubbing- pick a clip or dialogue you want to lip sync over and record yourself doing it! Easy to understand fun feature that never fails to provide people with fun and giggles.
- Stickers and filters- Open your front camera and choose from a variety of filters available at your disposal with new filters added every now and then the library just keeps on growing. User can choose to share the photos on the clone app or any other social media platform.
- Sharing- Share any video you mad or any picture you took with your online community on any platform as well as on the clone app itself.
- Own channel- Want to be an influencer? This is where you start. Create your own channel and start creating content for your follower or maybe you want to be discrete and only want to share your content with your friends, you can also choose your channel to be private!
- News Feed- based on the people of follow and the type of content you consume the algorithm will only show you post that you are interested in, both to save your valuable time and to keep you entertained.
- Live- want to interact with your users in real time? You can do that too by going live through your Tik Tok Clone Script.
- Reporting users- if you see someone posting content which is not suitable for the platform you can easily report them and the team will take care of everything.
- Video editor- when the user makes content he/she will also need tools to edit it to their liking, this is where the Tik Tok clone excels, providing users with a plethora of tools to edit their videos till their heart’s content.
Conclusion
Users are what makes an app successful so it is in your best interest to make their experience of using your app as easy and as soothing as possible. Many Tik Tok clones have popped up in the market and even other giants like Instagram have hopped on the train. This is the right to grab the opportunity before it gets out of your hands and time will run out eventually.