ByteDance-owned TikTok the short video making app has been facing huge criticism in India with ratings dropped exponentially in a couple of weeks following multiple controversies.
A new app named Mitron that appears to be a clone of TikTok has gained massive popularity out of nowhere and the app has seen massive growth in the number of installs on Google Play Store at the time of writing the app has crossed 5 million downloads.
The anti-China sentiment is rising in India and many other apps that are based in China are facing criticism by users in India. Mitron which is reported to be developed by IIT Roorkee student seems to have taken a big advantage over the current scenario.
At the time of writing this, the Mitro app is placed on 7th position in the top-chart list of Google Play Store behind Aarogya Setu (1st), TikTok (2nd), WhatsApp (3rd), Zoom (4th), UVideo (5th), and Google Pay (6th).
Update: The app is again back on the Google Play Store after it was removed from the Play Store over Policy issues.
The Mitron app doesn’t offer anything new and can be called as a replica of TikTok with various bugs and a shortage of major features similar to TikTok. One of the most featuring things of the app is its name that translates to Friends in Hindi and is extremely familiar with Indians as the word most used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in meeting and political rallies with citizens.
What is Mitron App?
“Mitron is a free Short Video and Social Platform. It is designed for people to showcase their innovative videos inline with our theme of light humor. Mitron provides an easy and seamless interface for users to create, edit and share their videos, and at the same time browse through a library of top videos across the globe.”
“Our mission at Mitron is to create a platform where people can come and entertain themself with small videos posted by people across the globe and at the same time create a social incentive for people to share and create their own videos.” the app notes on Google Play Store.
Mitron app is a repackaged version of the TicTic app, created by a Pakistani software developer company called Qboxus, and Irfan Sheikh, the founder, and CEO of Qboxus told News 18 that he sold the source code of the app to Mitron’s creator for $34, or approximately Rs. 2,500. He also told that the company sells the source code, which the buyers are expected to customize as per their needs.
Mitron app does not have a privacy policy which raises the question over many concerns including data since the app asks for various permissions to use the app.
Mitron app is available on Google Play Store for free.
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