Young India finds alternatives to Chinese Apps |
After Indian government banned 59 China-based apps, life came to a standstill for the users of apps like Tiktok, WeChat, and many utility apps, but Indian app developers came to their rescue. The ban on the apps appears to have generated a vigorous response from Indian entrepreneurs, many of which come from smaller towns, to fill the void. The Indian Android app ecosystem has witnessed a stream of new entrants after the Chinese apps were banned on June 29 over security concerns in the wake of rising border tensions between the two countries. Young developers from places such as Solapur in Maharashtra and Gir Somnath village in Gujarat have launched Indian alternatives to consumer-centric Chinese utility apps. These apps such as Kaagaz Scanner, Bharat Scanner, Share India, ShareKaro, focus on categories like file-sharing and management, photo scanning and phone cache cleaning, among other applications. File transfer app Share India even claims to have earned a few hundred dollars in ad revenue during this period. With over 500,000 downloads so far, a document scanning app Kaagaz Scanner has already garnered undisclosed funding from accelerators while startups such as Mitron TV, Chingari and Bolo Indya, operating in the short-video segment, have snagged new capital from investors like Nexus Venture Partners and LogX Ventures.
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