As of July 9th, 2020, there were 14,786 Android apps and 3,149 iOS apps available in India that were developed in China. Of these, there were 5,500 games on Google Play and 1,568 games on the Apple App Store. In this article, we’ll show you how to access the most comprehensive list of the top Chinese apps in India.
As already noted, the data that follows was pulled July 9th, 2020. However, if you use the 42matters Explorer, or any one of our APIs or other data products, you’ll have access to the same, or similar, insights with near real-time updates.
Here’s how to use the Explorer to pull a list of the top Chinese apps in India:
1. Register for a 14-day free trial (If you’re not already a 42matters user)
2. Activate your account and launch ‘Explorer’
3. Select either ‘Android Apps’ or ‘iOS Apps’ from the ‘Explorer’ section of the ‘Launchpad’
4. In the section titled ‘Developer,’ tick the box by ‘Physical Address’ and enter ‘China’ in the ‘Countries’ field.
5. In the section titled ‘Localization,’ tick the box by ‘Country Availability’ and enter ‘India’ in the field marked ‘Available in these countries.’
6. If you want to see apps or games only, go to the section titled ‘Categories’ and click either ‘All Apps’ or ‘All Games,’ depending on which you require.
7. Last, click the column titled ‘Downloads’ to sort the results by popularity as determined by total estimated downloads.
Et voilà! If you follow these steps, you should see results similar to the following...
The Top 10 Chinese Android apps by downloads available in India:
1. Huawei Backup by Huawei Internet Services
“Never lose your data again. Backup allows users of Huawei devices to easily save an extra copy of their data,including contacts, SMS and MMS, call records, apps, media files, and more to a storage device or to the cloud. Backup includes support for 79 languages, including Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and more.”
2. Huawei Mobile Services by Huawei Internet Services
“Huawei Mobile Services brings Huawei users many advanced features like Huawei ID, push notifications, payments and other services (availability varies by region). A Huawei ID is required to access all services, including Themes, Mobile Cloud, HiCare, Phone Clone, Huawei Wear, Huawei Health and many more (availability varies by region). Users can register a Huawei ID during the application’s first use. Go to Settings > Huawei ID to manage your account and update personal information."
3. AliExpress - Smarter Shopping, Better Living by Alibaba Mobile
“Ever wanted to shop everything in one place, at one time? We’ve created just the app for you! With thousands of brands and millions of items at an incredible value, AliExpress is the go-to app for those in the know.
4. Alibaba.com - Leading online B2B Trade Marketplace by Alibaba Mobile
Shop what’s new & now from home to health, tech to toys and sports to shoes (plus the hottest fashion around) every day. And, let’s not forget all our deals! From flash & super deals to coupons and more, you can get the best items at the best prices in a swipe.”
5. APUS Launcher - Theme, Wallpaper, Hide Apps by APUS Group
“APUS Launcher brings you a brand new homescreen with stylish themes and wallpapers, and keeps your phone in good condition with hide apps, TOP news and videos. APUS System, beyond an Android Launcher. Make Your Phone Special.”
6. Racing Moto by Droidhen Casual
“Racing Moto is a fast paced racing game. You never dare drive so fast in the real world! Control your moto with incredible fast speed during traffic rush time! Also enjoy beautiful views during the journey - desert, city, bridge, sea and forest!”
7. Lark Music Player - Free YouTube & MP3 Player by Mobiuspace Tech Top Player
“Lark Player is a top-rated, 100% free, and lightweight music and video player that will change the way you watch videos or listen to your favorite songs. A complete video and music player app, it supports music and videos of all the major formats.”
8. ASUS WebStorage - Cloud Drive by ASUS Cloud Corporation
“Your files on different devices are centrally managed on the cloud, and you can easily access them anytime and anywhere when you are not around your PC. Let’s store anything wonderful in your life on WebStorage from now on!”
9. Phone Clone by Huawei Internet Services
“Phone Clone is a convenient data migration application provided by HUAWEI. You can transfer the contacts, SMS,call logs, notes, recordings, calendar, photos, music, videos, documents and applications from your old phones to your new Huawei smartphone.”
10. Themes by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
“Personalize your phone with a fantastic selection of fun and original themes. [Themes] Transform your phone with different lock screen styles, wallpapers, and app icons. [Wallpapers] Turn your home screen into a work of art with a fantastic catalog of quality images.”
The Top 10 Chinese Android games by downloads available in India:
1. Racing Moto by Droidhen Casual
“Racing Moto is a fast paced racing game. You never dare drive so fast in the real world! Control your moto with incredible fast speed during traffic rush time! Also enjoy beautiful views during the journey - desert, city, bridge, sea and forest!”
2. Zombie Frontier 3: Sniper FPS by FT Games
“A dangerous vaccine has developed a powerful virus that mutates humans into walking zombies. This lethal virus spread out causing zombies outbreaks and people are in immediate danger of a gory death. Human survivors must fight in a war to the death.”
3. Hopeless Land: Fight for Survival by HK HERO ENTERTAINMENT CO.,LIMITED
“A survival mobile shooting game you have never tried before – Hopeless Land, which can support 121 players fighting in one fatal survival game at same time. Many ingenious game features in Hopeless Land: various of special Asian architectures locate in the battleground; Drive the helicopter and experience the air-to-land modern fight you never tried before; Enjoy ultra-cool shooting feelings with easy operation; No devices barriers, no matter what mobile phones you use, try to survive to the last in the fatal battleground Hopeless Land!”
4. Bubble Shooter Legend by Bubble Joy
“Bubble Shooter Legend is an addictive bubble shooter game with 480+ puzzles, join millions now in the best free bubble shooter game ever! Bubble Shooter Legend is a classic bubble match 3 game.”
5. UNO!™ by Mattel163 Limited
“Play the world’s number one card game like never before. UNO!™ has all-new rules, tournaments, adventures and so much more! At home or on the move, jump into games instantly. Whether an UNO!™ veteran or completely new, take on challenges and reap the rewards. UNO!™ is the ultimate competitive family-friendly card game.”
6. Baby Panda's Supermarket by BabyBus
“Welcome to the biggest supermarket in the Panda Town! Kiki and Mommy Panda have to do the supermarket shopping today! Play together with friends and family, and help your favorite panda to do shopping in the Baby Panda’s Supermarket!”
7. Baby Panda's Fashion Dress Up Game by BabyBus
“Kiki's fashionable clothing store is now open for business! An enthusiast for fashion design, you must come and help him! Choosing clothes: Dresses, T-shirts, hats, shoes... Which outfit would the customer like?”
8. Gun Shoot War by WAWOO Studio
“Familiar anti-terrorism battlefield, unfamiliar environment and enemies! The crisis is everywhere, and the riots have never stopped! Join the battlefield, accept this mission, believe that you are the one we want to choose, use your methods to destroy these annoying terrorists, this operation codename: Operation Falcon! The current mission has four goals, in different places. A large number of criminals have assembled there to prepare for a terrorist activity, and you plot to destroy them all by yourself, let the terrorists see how powerful you are!”
9. Badminton League by RedFish Games
“The most competitive badminton games ever! Take on your friends in 1 vs 1 mode, or win the Badminton League trophy in Tournament Mode!”
10. Balls Bricks Breaker by Arcade Game Maker
“Hold the screen to aim, swipe the ball to the brick and break all the bricks easily! Shoot and watch the chain of balls hit, bounce and break the bricks. Think strategically and make the most of the power up. Beat your highscore and compare it to your friends.”
More App Market Insights from 42matters
At 42matters, we provide app data, insights, and analytics via a host of useful APIs, file dumps, and the 42matters Explorer. These provide numerous insights into such things as:
- App developer details
- App download history
- App ratings, reviews, and rankings
- App permissions and technical insights
- App categories and IAB categories
- And more
The 42matters Explorer is an app market research tool that provides a comprehensive look at app trends and statistics. This includes data on both iOS and Android apps. Moreover, our APIs facilitate programmatic access to app intelligence data from both Google Play and the Apple App Store, as well as the Amazon Appstore, Tencent Appstore, Apple TV App Store, Fire TV, and the Roku Channel Store. To learn more about what 42matters has to offer, schedule an appointment with one of our app market experts. We’ll walk you through everything.
