Published 18:39 IST, June 27th 2020

What is Replace IT app: Indian app recommends users with alternative mobile apps

What is Replace IT app? An Indian developer has launched a new app that helps users detect the origin country of applications and suggest alternatives.

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Amidst heightened border tensions between India and China, re has been a rise in anti-China sentiments among many Indians across country. In wake of incident, many citizens have been calling for a ban on Chinese products, especially much popular Chinese apps that are found on every handset. As a result, a number of Indian apps have started to gain traction recently with most of m being touted as alternatives to se Chinese applications. To capitalise on situation, ThinkBIX Techlogies, an Indian-based app developer, has come up with an app called “Replace IT”.

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What is Replace IT app?

Replace IT is a new productivity app available on Google Play Store which claims to specifically support Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Aatmnirbhar Bharat (making India a self-reliant nation). app details that a user can also scan a product's barcode to kw origin country of product.

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How does Replace IT app work?

With help of Replace IT, a user can get information about origin country of any mobile application. app will essentially help Indians recognize Chinese apps installed on ir devices by running a quick system scan. It will n recommend user with alternative apps within same category that y can choose to install.

Within a week of its launch, Replace It app has already seen more than ten thousand downloads on Play Store and has a user rating of 4.8 stars, as of this writing.

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Recently, a similar app called 'Remove China Apps' had gained popularity in India after making its way to Google Play Store. app helped users detect and delete all Chinese mobile applications from ir devices, although, it was soon removed by Google from Play Store. It was able to garner more than 5 million installations since late May. However, app had to be pulled from Android’s marquee app store for reportedly violating company’s Deceptive Behavior Policy.

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Im credits: ThinkBIX Techlogies | Google Play

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18:39 IST, June 27th 2020