TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last ...

TikTok’s photo-sharing app will go dark on May 8, with users encouraged to move to Lemon8. Here’s what happened—and what it means for TikTok’s evolving strategy. TikTok is shutting down TikTok ...

Since last summer, Lemon8 has more than tripled its user base, hitting 12 million downloads in the United States, which is still less than a 10th of TikTok's American user base. But several users ...

"Lemon8 is a lifestyle community focused app powered by TikTok, where you can discover and share authentic content on a variety of topics such as beauty, fashion, travel, food, and more," the app ...

However, this is a short-lived platform as the company recently announced that it is shutting down after its testing phase and is making way for a similar app from ByteDance called Lemon8.

Meli Mae, or @meliiimae on Lemon8, downloaded the app in late March after seeing a TikTok video about it. She and her friends were looking for a new app to promote their podcast on, so they signed up.

After the closure of this Instagram competitor, TikTok is directing its users to switch to Lemon8 as an alternative to TikTok Notes. “We’re excited to bring the feedback from TikTok Notes to Lemon8 as ...

It also suggests that users try out Lemon8, another social platform owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance. Lemon8 lets users share both photos and videos, and has a focus on lifestyle topics ...