Looking for a homegrown alternative to TikTok? Well, worry not, Mitron has emerged as the newest competitor to TikTok in India. It has already amassed a whopping 50 lakh downloads and peaked at number 2 on the ‘Top Free’ apps chart on the Google Play Store.
The launch of the app comes at an urgent time. One, TikTok has already been flamed by Indian users due to the “YouTube vs TikTok” feud – involving YouTube sensation CarryMinati (aka Ajay Nagar). The Chinese app has received a lot of 1-star reviews on the Play Store and Apple App Store over the past week. This brought the app’s rating down to 1.1 from 4.5 over the past week.
Another reason for the influx of downloads is the negative sentiment towards China since the spread of Coronavirus across the globe. Our honorable PM Narendra Modi encouraged netizens and businesses to be ‘vocal for local’ goods as well. Thus, a lot of users are now switching over or installing Mitron to support the homegrown TikTok competitor. If you read through the reviews, a majority of them will say that they’ve installed the app only because it’s been developed in India.
Mitron works exactly like Tiktok – through and through. One look at the app is enough to tell you that it’s basically a rip-off. You know that meme – ‘Can I copy your homework? Yeah, just change it up a bit so it looks like you didn’t copy. Okay.’ That is exactly how you can describe Mitron.
Being a blatant rip-off means the UI is friendly and super easy to navigate. Users who are already familiar with TikTok won’t even feel like they are using a different app. It’s just laughable. Mitron lets you watch content without logging in but you need to sign up to post content, which I suggest you don’t.
