India’s TikTok rival app Chingari crosses 1 million downloads in less than 15 days of launch

India’s TikTok rival app Chingari crosses 1 million downloads in less than 15 days of launch

Indian variant of Tiktok, Chingari app has crossed over 1 million downloads. The app is a video sharing platform and allows users to download and upload videos, chat with friends, interact with new people, share content, and also browse through the feed.

Chingari has been developed by a Chhattisgarh-based developer and in just less than 15 days of launch, the app has crossed over 1 million downloads. The app also has developers from Odisha and Karnataka.

The app is available in nine languages other than English. The app supports Hindi, Bangla, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

Sources claim, the demand for Chingari has been trending at the number one spot on the Google Play Store and its popularity has already surpassed that of the Mitron app, a TikTok clone platform.

TikTok downloads fell from 35.7 mn to 17 mn in 2 months

TikTok downloads fell from 35.7 mn to 17 mn in 2 months

Tiktok has witnessed a fall in its downloads in April and May by 34% and 28% respectively as compared to the previous two months.

In March, TikTok was downloaded 35.7 million times followed by 23.5 million in April and 17 million in the first three weeks of May. Sensor Tower indicates that close to 90 percent users in India are feeling negative about the app.

Several controversies have affected its Google Play Store rating where it fell to as low as 1.2 last week from 4.9, with over a million reviews critical of the app. Users are outraging against the platform for promoting objectionable content, including acid attacks, rape, violence against animals.

Last week, National Commission of Women Chairman Rekha Sharma called on the Indian government to ban TikTok.