Published 19:21 IST, July 4th 2020

What is the Moj App? Is it a TikTok-like app created in India? Read details

Moj App is a new short video creation and sharing app similar to widely popular TikTok. Find out where was this app created and by whom.

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As Chinese short video app TikTok’s popularity in India begins to dwindle, a new app has arrived to take its place. Indian regional social media platform ShareChat has launched new Moj App. Moj short video app is w available on play store. Re on to kw, “What is Moj App?”

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What is Moj App?

Moj App is India’s recent replacement of wildly popular app TikTok. It offers features similar to TikTok such special effects, short videos, emoticons stickers and etc. In dition to this Moj App allows users to downlo videos and supports 15 langus.

Like TikTok, Moj short video app allows users to uplo videos which last up to 15 seconds. Filters and emoticons are available on app to help creator enhance quality of videos. Moj App also provides facility for users to lip-sync. However, like ShareChat itself, app does t support for English langu.

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Moj App is from which country?

Moj short video app has amassed more popularity due to Indian Government’s recent decision to ban 59 Chinese apps in India. It seemed as though ShareChat launched app almost immediately after government decision was me public. So far Moj short video app has been downloed by 50,000 users. On play store, it even has been given an overall rating of 4.3. 

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Moj short video app’s parent company ShareChat has been developed by Mohalla Tech Pvt Ltd. which was founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Farid Ahsan. As per reports of a media portal, ShareChat has over a whopping 60 million monthly active users who speak at least 15 Indian langus.

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Or Indian apps like Moj Short Video App

Apart from Moj app, India has produced apps like Chingari, Mitron and Roposo which are also in short-video . Roposo is an Indian app which was launched in 2014 and is receiving more attention since India’s ban on Chinese apps. Roposo has so far crossed 5-crore milestone for downlos.

On or hand, Chingari, which entered just two years ago in 2018, has crossed 50-lakh-downlos mark. Meanwhile, Mitron was launched only in April 2020 and has alrey crossed over 1 crore downlos.

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19:21 IST, July 4th 2020