Looking at the popularity of the TikTok app, many entrepreneurs have developed similar apps. However, the probabilities to earn millions of dollar from the TikTok clone app have reduced significantly in the last couple of months as the market is flooded with many similar apps. As a result, app owners have to work hard in order to acquire initial users.

But by just working hard, can you achieve what you want through the TikTok clone app? The answer is simply no. In order to make your TikTok clone app viral, you need to reward users with more groundbreaking features or you just need to follow the strategy of native TikTok app.

In this blog, we will discuss how by bringing in new features, TikTok is preparing to lock horns with future market need and how you can develop a TikTok clone app which is future-ready. But before that, let’s quickly apprehend some facts of the TikTok app. 

TikTok app Statistics

• In Q1, 2018, TikTok was the most downloaded app in the Apple App Store.
• It was the 6th most downloaded app in the world during Q1, 2018.
• Currently, TikTok is available in more than 154 countries.
• TikTok app is more popular in Asian countries than the USA, Canada, and Uk.
• In November 2018, TikTok was the most downloaded app in Google PlayStore.
• Owners of the TikTok app earn more than $1.4 million in a single month.
• 41% of the users are aged between 16-24.
• As of June 2018, the monthly users of TikTok were numbered 500 million.
• In China where TikTok is known as Douyin, almost 50% of users use TikTok daily.

To know more about the brains behind TikTok, how TikTok works, salient features of the TikTok, other apps like TikTok, and most importantly, how much does it cost to develop TikTok clone app, read this very detailed blog:
 

How can an idea of developing Tiktok app clone or an apps like Musical.ly make you a millionaire?

Now that you know about the popularity of TikTok, let’s discuss how TikTok is working smart to sustain the astonishing popularity even when people have a lot of other choices to swap. The strategy of TikTok which we are going to discuss in the next section of this blog will surely help you if you are planning to develop the TikTok clone app.

The strategy of TikTok which you have to keep in mind while developing the TikTok clone app to conquer the future market

Despite the fact that Bytedance introduced the original version of TikTok first in 2016 and it has been holding up a good ranking in both Google PlayStore and Apple App Store, they still need to plan out and execute different strategies in order to survive in a highly competitive market. Recently, a reverse engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong has disclosed several new features TikTok is reportedly working on. Following is the list of new features TikTok is working on.

• • The first feature TikTok is planning to integrate into the app is algorithmically generated ‘For You’ page in a grid-style layout like Instagram. Currently, users have to flip through each video on a page which follows the vertical layout format. The new design of the most important page of TikTok will allow users to bypass videos which they don’t want to watch more easily.

   

  TikTok is working on grid feed layout.

  It works like Instagram’s Explore feed pic.twitter.com/gnhaRyiSx2

  — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) 18 July 2019

  
  

   
  • Another change users of TikTok will likely to witness in upcoming months is an addition of a ‘Discover’ tab to the TikTok’s main navigation. This ‘Discover’ tab will replace the current Search button which lets users enter their desired keywords and show videos, hashtags, and sounds based on the keyword. Meanwhile, the new Discover button will have the people icon on it that helps users to find more people and follow them more easily.

   

  TikTok is testing "Discover" tab pic.twitter.com/333WiPCvLn

  — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) 18 July 2019

  
  

   
  • TikTok is also working to bring in a feature only for the creators. This new ‘Suggested Users’ feature will highlight top talents and help them to increase their fan base.

   

  TikTok is testing Suggested Users, Sounds and Hashtags in Search page pic.twitter.com/dQ1iCKUrJl

  — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) 18 July 2019

   
  • TikTok has finally realized how important it is to collaborate with other companies. They are now planning to improve connection with social apps. For instance, users will soon be able to send TikTok video through Whatsapp and link their TikTok account to Google and Facebook.

   

  TikTok is testing "Send to" section on Share UI, allowing sharing videos to individual WhatsApp friends pic.twitter.com/lBWRH6trcP

  — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) 18 July 2019

   
  • And the last feature Jane has mentioned in her series of tweets is Account Switcher Interface similar to Instagram. This feature will enable users to operate the TikTok app in a single smartphone with multiple accounts.

   

  TikTok is testing Account Switcher pic.twitter.com/8F7YIeKCr7

  — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) 18 July 2019

   

  Here, it is worth to mention that the reason why TikTok decided to integrate new features in the existing app is that a lot of other TikTok like apps have already been offering features like TikTok. This very uncommon similarity can affect the user base of the TikTok. So, by adding a hand-picked feature set, TikTok is making sure that people will not find any alternative for it in the near future.

  But what about you? Like TikTok, how you can make sure that your TikTok clone app keeps acquiring more and more users even after 5 years from now? How can you develop a future-ready TikTok clone app? Which are those features which make your app future-ready? And how much does it cost to develop a future-ready TikTok clone app?

  The answers to your all questions are here.

  How to develop a future-ready Custom TikTok clone app?

  TikTok app falls under the entertainment category and for such app category, the scope of business model innovation and setting up new services is very limited. So, the only thing you can do to not disappear from the market after tasting an early success is to offer more convenience to users by accommodating a few disruptive features. Following are the few trendsetting features our research team has documented for the TikTok clone app.

  Flawless app design

  The thing which perhaps matters the most for the app owners is how their users feel and act while being online. If the design of the app isn’t ‘well-designed’, users face trouble to satisfy motive behind their presence on your app. In such a case, they will straightaway opt for some other app even if your app is more feature-packed than others.

  If you have noticed closely, almost half of the new features of TikTok we have discussed are related to the design of the app.

  Offer personalized user experience

  Long before then the TikTok starts thinking to reshape its feed into the grid-style layout, they have brought a major update to the feed: an AI-enabled personalized feed for the personalized user experience. In fact, they have started a sub-company named AI Lab, only for researching and experimenting the brighter side of AI.

  An AI-enabled feed boosts the user engagement rate by showing only those contents to users which they are interested in. This very unbelievable thing can be achieved via a few robust AI algorithms that work on two sides. On one side, it identifies each and every content and on another side, it studies the users’ behavior and their interests. Now, when algorithms know both content types and types of content users want to see, it displays only relevant contents to the users.

  More ‘Convenience’

  Generally in the mobile app development industry, ‘Convenience’ is measured by considering how well UI design your app has and which are the innovative features you are offering to the users. ‘Convenience’ can be anything which avails users to justify the purpose behind downloading your app in the most possible way.

  Following are the things which you need to take care to offer ultimate convenience to the users.

  • The loading time of the app should be as minimum as possible.
  • Let them log in via social media accounts.
  • Let them share any video on all major platforms.
  • Solve any query of them within no time by introducing chatbot.
  • Offer them the choice to enable or disable the notifications.
  • Very popular creators should be treated differently than regular users.
  • All videos and other information of the users should be kept in a safe and secure environment.

   

  How much does it cost to develop future-ready custom TikTok clone app?

   

  Coruscate is the leading mobile app development company which has already developed a customizable TikTok clone script. With our customizable script, we can add more features than what a TikTok clone app usually provides. Our teams of designers and developers are so trained to design and develop next-gen TikTok clone app which is AI-enabled and has all necessary features that you won’t need to upgrade it in the next 5 years.

  With our rapid app development technique, we will develop and deliver a TikTok clone app within 45-55 business days and under $10k. To know more about features and ask for a free consultation, connect with our app scientist and business expert today.

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  ]]> https://www.coruscatesolution.com/tiktok-app-clone/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:25:28 +0000 https://www.coruscatesolution.com/?p=16755 TikTok is a social networking app that allows people to generate their own short videos and lip sync to popular audio clips. By using the built-in tools in this app,…

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  ]]> TikTok is a social networking app that allows people to generate their own short videos and lip sync to popular audio clips. By using the built-in tools in this app, the users can create and upload unique short videos and even remix the existing videos. A user can do the whole storytelling in the 15-second video. The app also allows to capture funny and memorable moments and also lets the user comment and view the videos uploaded by other users.
  Who are the founders and how did TikTok come to life?

  Musical.ly was an app which was gaining huge popularity in the last few years. It provided the users with an ability to make videos with some background music and other audio snippets. People used the app to make videos with lip syncing and dancing to dialogues and songs. The app had more than 100 million users and brought forward many new social media influencers. It was working fine until one day in November 2017, it was shut down.

  A Chinese company called Bytedance, who had published TikTok in 2016, acquired Musical.ly. After the deal, all Musical.ly users were automatically shifted to the new app that was presented to them- TikTok. Bytedance generated $2.5 billion revenue last year but it couldn’t make a profitable position in the market yet. In 2018, TikTok was the most downloaded app in 2018 and had 40 million downloads during a three month period. Like Instagram and Facebook, TikTok also made its ‘musers’ popular.

  
  The growth of TikTok:

  According to TechCrunch, In June 2017, TikTok which is called Douyin in China was reported having 500 million active users around the world. TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube downloads in September 2018 with 29.7 percent more downloads.

  The US installs of TikTok app were up by 237 percent from 1.13 million in October 2017.

  
  Expansion and Popularity of TikTok app:

  Up to late 2018, TikTok was available in 150 countries and in 75 languages. TikTok ranks first in the app store of Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia. It ranks between second to tenth in Vietnam, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, South Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Philippines. And eleventh to twentieth in Indonesia, Bahrain, Bhutan, Kuwait, Chad, Saint Lucia, Papua New Guinea.

  TikTok had more than 300 popular influencers in its Chinese version, Douyin. But to make the app popular in international market needed different faces. The first celebrity to join was Japanese actress Kinoshita Yukina. After that, J-pop star, Kyary Pamyu and comedian Watanabe Naomi pitched in. In Thailand, the social media star Kaykai Salaider and in India Tv star, Aashika Bhatia became the faces of TikTok.

  Recently, celebrities like Jimmy Fallon and Tony Hawk from the US have joined TikTok in November 2018. TikTok also had other social media apps like Weibo which it used to penetrate the market.

  TikTok strategy to entertain users and the technology implemented by them:

  The marketing strategy of TikTok was simple- to entertain and engage the users. To make sure it happens, they implemented the AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. They knew AI was gaining popularity and they could use it capture attention. The videos would no doubt interest users and get “like” or “follow” response.

  The feedback from customers, they understood that AI could offer more such short videos that could attract users. TikTok made sure the users get what they want to keep them glued to the app for hours.

  In order to make the user experience more interesting, TikTok launched “#gagadancemachine”. In this feature, the AI could detect the user’s motion and interact in response. Every time a feature was captured and sent around social media as a serial of the video stream. By the time the feature got viral, they launched another one to keep the user enthusiasm on. In this way, TikTok earned more and more popularity around the world.

  The marking timing of product adoption lifecycle followed by TikTok for the marketing is as follows:

  

  Recently, TikTok is launching many online safety videos in its own app called “You’re in Control”. According to TechCrunch, the videos will appear in the app and will be available through the @ticktocktips account. These videos will focus on serious safety issues like unwanted messages and being overrun in a humorous manner.

  Salient Features of TikTok:

  » Facial Recognition: This feature enables high-speed image capture and perfect facial feature matching for all cute, cool, silly, goofy and outrageous expressions and entertains the users in many ways.

  » Quality: The app loads instantly and has a smooth interface. It does not lag, each detail is displayed perfectly.

  » Mobile Studio: It is a perfect combination of artificial intelligence and image capturing. It includes rhythm synchronization, special effects and advanced technology to provide the best user experience.

  » Music Library: It has a massive music library which none of the TikTok clone apps has and you get fresh editor’s pick daily.

  TikTok-like apps:

  There are many apps like Dubsmash and Facebook’s recently launched Lasso which are in the market to compete with TikTok.

  However, according to a piece of news in TechCrunch, Apple has removed VoIP app clones from the app store. The app store review guidelines clearly state that you cannot release the same app multiple times. Some of the developers, unfortunately, release multiple versions of the same app in order to use different names, keywords, and categories to increase the number of downloads and revenue.

  So, using the readymade script is never the solution. Maintaining the uniqueness of your app is important to stay in the competition.

  Things to avoid while making a TikTok clone app (Mistake made by TikTok):

  A major mistake made by TikTok cost it $5.7 million. According to TechCrunch, TikTok violated the U.S children’s privacy laws by collecting personal information of the users under 13 years of age. The Federal Trade Commission stated that the TikTok owners knew that many children across the country are using the app but still failed to seek parental consent. And since the app holds the pictures and personal information of the users, it was a threat to children’s security.

  Best CMS and Admin panel for Musical.ly or TikTok clone app
  • Consolidated Dashboard for the overall managementComplete view to display analytics on Musical.ly or TikTok.
  • Comprehensive user managementAdd, delete and view all the registered users on the app
  • Unique CategoriesMake your app unique by adding unique categories with distinct features.
  • Complete Post ManagementManage all the posts on your personal video sharing app like Musical.ly or TikTok.
  • Channel managementManage all the in-app channel created by your users and other brands.
  • User reporting reasonsFormation of various reasons for why a user should report according to the categories in your personalized TikTok app clone
  • App DescriptionA detailed description of your TikTok clone app to make the target audience aware of the features and uses of the mobile app.
  Why should you choose Coruscate to build an app like Musical.ly or TikTok?
  • Easy CustomizationOur app script is 100% customizable and supports a number of unique video-based media platforms. Based on your idea, we will customize the app for you.
  • PCI CompliantAny additional in-app monetization features can be accepted through the app as assure of PCI compliance on your TikTok clone app.
  • Prebuilt ScriptsWe have prebuilt scripts for TikTok like-app as we want to transform the solution from development to deployment quickly.
  • Scalable and clean DesignWe deploy clean coding practices and use state of the art app container technology to build a robust social video sharing or dubbing software solution.
  • Localization and multi-currencyWherever you want to release the apps and be it any currency preference, Coruscate can provide a customized app like Musical.ly or TikTok clone for a worldwide launch.
  • ChatbotsChatbots are the future. It is essential to have a chatbot in order to make your app more customer-friendly and engaging. We build the best chatbots in the industry.
  • SecurityOur designed apps are not only robust and scalable but also secure. SSL-powered API’s, keychain, JWT, reverse proxy setup etc makes sure that the security extends to each individual joining the app.

  How much does developing a realistic app like Musical.ly or TikTok cost and How can Coruscate help you to develop such an app?

  The cost to build an app that is exactly like TikTok would be around $10,000-$15000. However, let’s consider the app store guidelines where it is stated that spamming or repetitive versions of an app are prohibited. So, if you build an app which is the exact clone of TikTok or Musical.ly, it would either not get you a good number of the audience or it would fall flat in the market.

  After a deep analysis of the Musical.ly and TikTok app, the team of 6 people from Coruscate found out the scope of an app like Musical.ly. The research was meant to find out which other features or areas can such apps dive into if we plan on building an app like Musical.ly. Our research has not only touched but also covered each of the areas of scope in detail.

  Be assured, when you come to us with an idea of a TikTok clone app, our business analyst along with the technology expert and a member of the research team will guide you with all your needs. We commit to deliver perfection for all our clients. And for your app like Musical.ly, we will walk that extra mile to ensure that you are profited by it.

  

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