59 Chinese Apps Banned in India

The government of Indian decided to ban 59 Chinese apps. Most of these apps are used for cleaning devices, scanning documents, Browsing, Transfer Data, Making videos, etc.

Here you can find Best alternative to Chinese apps along with List of Popular Chinese apps banned in India in the end of this Article.
The government also noticed that the information of Indian users are transferred outside without authorization. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Go Vocal for Local' started the initiative to remove Chinese apps from devices and boycott Chinese goods.

59 Banned Chinese mobile applications including top social media platforms such as TikTok, WeChat, Helo, some other most popular apps like UC Browser, Club Factory, Xender, etc (List of Popular Chinese apps below).

These apps are most popular among Indian people. It is there for a long time, and It has some privacy and security issues. It is very harmful to all that these apps access our personal information without our permission and this leads to risks of data going out of the country.

The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps that mean From now onward we can not download from play store, but if you have already installed in your device then you can able to use it. Before using this Chinese app, once read
Is Tiktok Safe? In this, you find that how TikTok steals your personal information without your permission. This not only for TikTok all these 59 Chinese apps are stealing your data.

List of popular Chinese apps banned in India


  1. TikTok
  2. Shareit
  3. Kwai
  4. UC Browser
  5. Baidu map
  6. Shein
  7. Clash of Kings
  8. DU battery saver
  9. Helo
  10. Likee
  11. YouCam makeup
  12. Mi Community
  13. CM Browers
  14. Virus Cleaner
  15. APUS Browser
  16. ROMWE
  17. Club Factory
  18. Newsdog
  19. Beutry Plus
  20. WeChat
  21. UC News
  22. QQ Mail
  23. Weibo
  24. Xender
  25. QQ Music
  26. QQ Newsfeed
  27. Bigo Live
  28. SelfieCity
  29. Mail Master
  30. Parallel Spac
  31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
  32. WeSync
  33. ES File Explorer
  34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
  35. Meitu
  36. Vigo Video
  37. New Video Status
  38. DU Recorder
  39. Vault- Hide
  40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
  41. DU Cleaner
  42. DU Browser
  43. Hago Play With New Friends
  44. Cam Scanner
  45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
  46. Wonder Camera
  47. Photo Wonder
  48. QQ Player
  49. We Meet
  50. Sweet Selfie
  51. Baidu Translate
  52. Vmate
  53. QQ International
  54. QQ Security Center
  55. QQ Launcher
  56. U Video
  57. V fly Status Video
  58. Mobile Legends
  59. DU Privacy

Best alternative to Chinese apps


  • TikTok: TikTok is one of the most viral entertaining short video app. TikTok becomes a trend among Indians for sharing short videos, dance steps.
  • Alternatives of TikTok: Bolo Indya, ShareChat, Roposo

  • UCNews: UCNews offers news articles.
  • Alternatives of UCNews: Inshorts, DailyHunt, Google News

    • Xender, ShareIT, ES File Explorer: Xender, ShareIT, ES File Explorer are used to share and store files, games, and movies.
    • Alternatives of Xender, ShareIT, ES File Explorer: Files by Google, JioSwitch, Dropbox, Google Drive

    • Kwai, Likee, Helo, Vigo Video, Bigo Live: Kwai, Likee, Helo, Vigo Video, Bigo Live are video making and sharing apps, like TikTok.
    • Alternatives of Kwai, Likee, Helo, Vigo Video, Bigo Live: ShareChat, Bolo Indya, Roposo

    • CamScanner: CamScanner is usually used to scan or create digital copies of physical documents.
    • Alternatives of CamScanner: Adobe Scan, Microsoft Office Lens, Google Drive

    • UCBrowser, Apus Browser: UCBrowser and Apus Browser are mostly default downloaded with Chinese smartphones.
    • Alternatives of UCBrowser, Apus Browser: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Jio Browser

    • Club Factory, Shein, AliExpress: Club Factory, Shein, AliExpress are e-commerce apps that are popular for their extensive discounts.
    • Alternatives of Club Factory, Shein, AliExpress: Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon, PaytmMall

    • Virus Cleaner: Virus Cleaner is an anti-virus app for smartphones.
    • Alternatives of Virus Cleaner: Avast Antivirus and many more
    • Mi Video Call – Xiaomi: Mi Video Call is Online Video calling apps.
    • Alternatives of Mi Video Call – Xiaomi: Skype call, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Duo
    • Sweet Selfie, YouCam makeup, SelfieCity: Sweet Selfie, YouCam makeup, SelfieCity are Beauty camera app to take selfies.
    • Alternatives of Sweet Selfie, YouCam makeup, SelfieCity: Picsart, B612,  FaceTune 2, Snapseed, Adobe Lightroom
    • VivaVideo: VivaVideo is a Video Editing tool.
    • Alternatives of VivaVideo: KineMaster, Adobe Premier Rush
    • Parallel Space: Parallel Space is used to sign into two different accounts on a single device simultaneously.
    • Alternatives of Parallel Space: App Cloner
    • Clean Master, DU Cleaner: Clean Master, DU Cleaner are used to clean cache files and free up some memory to boost your device.
    • Alternatives of Clean Master, DU Cleaner: CCleaner, Norton Clean, Files by Google

    Hope you will find your Best alternative for Chinese apps that you may used in daily basis. There are lots of pros and cons of Internet. Nowadays You should have to be very careful while using Internet. Know more about How Protect Yourself From Cyber Attack Initiated by China and How to use Internet safely.

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