List of 59 Banned Chinese Apps in India and their Alternatives

Amid the chaos of India Vs. China and #BoycottChinaProducts, The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has banned 59 Chinese Apps in India on Monday 29th June 2020, under section 69A to protect the information and security of Indians which was claimed to be breached by these apps. Among the list of 59 banned Chinese Apps in India, there are some popular china apps like Tiktok, Helo, WeChat, Camscanner, Shareit, etc., which are used by a large number of Indian and now people are looking for their Indian alternatives. To sort this out, here is the everything you need to know about the list of 59 banned Chinese apps in India and their alternatives.

List of 59 Banned Chinese Apps In India and Their Alternatives

As per the Indian government latest rule, here is the complete list of 59 Banned Chinese Apps in India and their Alternatives:

Chinese App	Category	Indian Alternative
TikTok	Entertainment	Chingari, Mitron, Roposo
Shareit	File Transfer	Google Files Go
UC Browser	Browser	Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
Kwai	Video-Sharing App	Sharechat, Instagram, Youtube
Shein	Shopping	Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart
DU battery saver	Utility	Greenify, Battery Doctor
Helo	Social Media	Instagram, Sharechat, Snapchat, Youtube
Likee	Social Media	Instagram, Sharechat, Snapchat, Youtube, Chingari
Baidu map	Maps	Google Maps, Here Maps
Clash of Kings	Games	Ludo King
Mi Community	Utility	Reddit, Quora
YouCam makeup	Utility	Snapchat, Open Camera, G cam
WeChat	Messaging	Whatsapp, Telegram, Hike
CM Browers	Browser	Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
Virus Cleaner	Utility	AVG Antivirus, Avast Antivirus
Club Factory	Shopping	Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart
ROMWE	Shopping	Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart
APUS Browser	Browser	Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
Newsdog	News	Inshorts
UC News	News	Inshorts
QQ Mail	Email Client	Outlook
Weibo	Social Media	Reddit, Twitter
Xender	File Transfer	Google Files Go
QQ Music	Audio	VLC, MX Player
QQ Newsfeed	News	Flipboard, InShorts, Google News
Bigo Live	Video sharing	Instagram IGTV, YouTube, Snapchat
SelfieCity	Utility	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
Mail Master	Email Client	Outlook
Parallel Space	Utility	Dual Apps, Multiple App Cloner
Mi Video Call – Xiaomi	Communication	Google Duo
WeSync	Utility	Google Files Go
Viva Video – QU Video Inc	Video-Sharing	Instagram IGTV, YouTube, Snapchat
ES File Explorer	Utility	Google Files Go
Meitu	Camera	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
Vigo Video	Video Sharing	Chingari, Sharechat, Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
New Video Status	Video Sharing	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
DU Recorder	Utility	AZ Screen Recorder
Vault- Hide	File Manager	Google Files Go
Cache Cleaner DU App studio	Utility	Avast Cleaner, AVg Cleaner
DU Cleaner	Utility	Avast Cleaner, AVg Cleaner
DU Browser	Browser	Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox
Hago Play With New Friends	Games	Ludo King, MPL
Cam Scanner	Utility	Microsoft Office Lens, Adobe Scan
Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile	Utility	Avast Cleaner, AVG cleaner
Wonder Camera	Camera	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
Photo Wonder	Camera	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
QQ Player	Media Player	VLC, MX Player
We Meet	Dating	Tinder
Sweet Selfie	Selfie Camera	Snapchat, G Cam, Open Camera
Baidu Translate	Utility	Google Translate, Microsoft Translate
Vmate	Video Sharing	Instagram IGTV, YouTube, Snapchat
QQ International	Messaging	WhatsApp, Telegram, Hike
QQ Security Center	Utility	Apus Security
QQ Launcher	Utility	Microsoft Launcher
U Video	Video Sharing	Sharechat, Instagram IGTV, YouTube, Snapchat
V fly Status Video	Video Sharing	Sharechat, Instagram IGTV, YouTube, Snapchat
Mobile Legends	Games	MPL, Ludo King
DU Privacy	Utility	Vault, Privacy Master

Why the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned these 59 Chinese apps in India?

It has always been a matter of controversy that Chinese Apps breaches the data of Indian users and sell it to Chinese companies and third parties, which is the biggest threat to Indian Security. Recently, we faced the same controversy with video calling app Zoom and with the UC browser in the past. Since now, India is officially Boycotting Chinese Apps & Products to promote Make in India & Vocal for Local, it was necessary to ban such Chinese Apps which can be a threat to the security of Indians.

These Chinese Apps were used by millions of Indians and covering the large marketplace of India. Through these apps, Chinese companies were earning a major revenue from Indians, and Indian apps were getting neglecting throughout. For Example: Viral Chinese short-video sharing platform Tiktok nearly had 119 million active users in India, while the similar Indian Apps used to have very less traction in comparison to it. But in recent days, Chingari App– the viral Indian alternative of Tiktok App was downloaded by more than 2.5 million people in India on Google Play Store, which makes Tiktok loses its spark in India.

By banning these 59 Chinese Apps in India, the Indian Govt. has taken a big step towards the promotion of Indian Apps and fixed the issues like data breach by Chinese Apps.

Also Read: MITRON APP BAN – What is the Reason?

Popular Chinese App Tiktok’s Reaction on Ban In India:

Tiktok App Clarifies that it doesn’t share users data with anyone and ready for clarifications with the Indian Goverment. Check out the reaction of Tiktok on Chinese Apps Ban in India:

Can people still use these 59 Banned Chinese Apps in India on their smartphones?

While Govt. has banned 59 Chinese Apps in India to download from Google Play Store or other App stores, these apps can still be used by those people who have already installed them on their smartphones. The only difference will be, people will not be able to see/refresh new feeds on these apps. But they can still use these apps on their phones and access the old videos available on apps like Tiktok, Helo, etc.

Among the list of 59 banned Chinese apps in India, some apps come pre-installed in smartphones and don’t require mobile data to operate. To completely ban the usage of such Chinese apps, the Government might need to talk to Internet Service providers to blacklist these apps entirely in India. Although the apps are not available on Google Play Store, there will be other alternative routes available to download these banned Chinese apps and It will be interesting to see how Government will impose the complete ban on these apps.

Conclusion:

We have shared the list of 59 banned Chinese Apps in India and their alternatives by Indians which are equally good and must be used by people in place of these banned Chinese apps. We must promote Make In India products & apps, only then we will be able to stand strong against countries like China, and this will serve the true purpose of campaigns like #BoycottChineseProducts or #BoycottMadeInChina.