How to Make an App Like TikTok?

YEREVAN, Armenia - Dec. 17, 2021 - PRLog -- TikTok is a video-sharing social media app that lets users create, edit, and share short video clips.

The application has millions of users from all over the world. According to Statista, TikTok was downloaded over 315 million times in 2020, making it one of the leading apps on Google Play and the App Store worldwide.

TikTok has inspired a lot of entrepreneurs to create video sharing applications like TikTok. If you're also planning to create an app like TikTok, follow the steps bellow:

5 Steps to Make an App Like TikTok

1. Research Your Target Audience: Before investing money and time into creating an app like TikTok, you need to understand what the audience really needs. Learn more about your audience (find out their average age, their location, what devices they're using, etc.) to create a product that will satisfy their needs.
2. Hire an App Development Team: To turn your app idea into reality, you need to hire a development team and consider the tech stack of your future application.
3. Prepare Design: Your app should have a user-friendly and intuitive interface. Give your users an app that's easy to use and provides them with an excellent experience.The team should consist of the following specialists:

• Business Analyst
• Project Manager
• UI/UX designer
• Android developer
• iOS developer
• Front-end and back-end developers
• QA engineer

If you don't have the right mobile app developers in-house, you can always outsource (outsourcing is much  more cost-effective).

1. Create an MVP for Your TikTok Alternative: Instead of building a fully-functional and costly app, it's better to start with building an MVP (minimum viable product) version of your video-sharing app. This way, you will get feedback from your target audience and consider that feedback for further improvement.
2. Test the App: Before releasing your video-sharing app you need to make sure the app is working as expected with no major issues.

Must-Have Features for Your Mobile App Like TikTok

• Video Uploading: Enable your apps users to easily upload their videos, name them, add short descriptions, and tags.
• Video Editing: The app lets users crop, rotate, add effects, stickers, animations, and masks to their videos.
• Live streaming: Users can make live streams for their subscribers.
• Music library: This feature lets users add music to their short videos from the large music library.
• Duets: Users can appear on the same screen with any other user.
• Likes and comments: Video creators can get comments and likes from subscribers.
• Social sharing: Users can share their videos on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
• Push notifications: Users can set push notifications to see who liked and commented on their videos, who followed them, etc.

We also recommend reading more on how to make an app like TikTok (https://addevice.io/blog/how-to-make-an-app-like-tiktok/).