{"id":223159,"date":"2023-04-17T11:08:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=283642"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:29:40","slug":"lemon8-what-is-everything-you-need-to-know-fashionable-social-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/lemon8-what-is-everything-you-need-to-know-fashionable-social-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Joining the Lemon8 Craze: Everything You Need to Know About the Trendy Social App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong>&#8216;s situation in the United States remains critical. <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Technology\/India-permanently-bans-TikTok-and-58-other-Chinese-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Currently banned in India<\/a>, as well as on official devices in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/dec\/28\/tiktok-banned-on-devices-issued-by-us-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/canada-bans-tiktok-official-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/uk-government-might-ban-tiktok-official-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Kingdom<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lainformacion.com\/economia-negocios-y-finanzas\/francia-sigue-pasos-ue-prohibe-tiktok-telefonos-oficiales-personal\/2883579\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">France<\/a> and other countries, including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/tiktok-could-be-banned-europe-european-commission-veto-app-official-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European institutions<\/a>, ByteDance&#8217;s social network <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/so-it-could-be-banned-tiktok-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"could be banned altogether in the country\">could be banned altogether in the country<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Lemon8\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/e1d0d185-1aa7-499d-8f53-90a5bb83360b\/466393068\/lemon8-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Lemon8<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lemon8.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lemon8.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/texas-project-ultimate-solution-tiktok-avoid-ban-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas project<\/a>, TikTok&#8217;s measure to avoid its ban, does not finally come to fruition, <strong>Lemon8<\/strong> could be <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/lemon8-plan-b-bytedance-ban-tiktok-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the way ByteDance would largely avoid the drain of users from the app<\/a>. But you probably don&#8217;t know what exactly Lemon8 is or why so many influencers have been talking about it lately, so here&#8217;s everything you need to know about this eye-catching app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Lemon8?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lemon 8 is a <strong>social lifestyle app<\/strong> that was initially launched in Japan in 2020. The app was developed to compete with Xiaohongshu, a Chinese lifestyle app popular among young women. By 2022, Lemon8 had <strong>more than 5 million monthly active users<\/strong> across East Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conceptually, the app could be defined as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-posted-in-lemon8-the-social-network-of-the-moment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a fusion between Instagram and Pinterest<\/a> focused on posting photos and videos (especially the latter), with <strong>an interface reminiscent of what Instagram had several years ago<\/strong> (the good one). In addition, the app allows you to write blog-like posts, with an emphasis on lifestyle content (health, food, travel, fashion, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-1200x618.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Lemon8-la-app-de-moda-1024x527-1.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is Lemon8 so famous all of a sudden?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Lemon8 has been available since 2020, it was less than a month ago that it started to take off in the United States. And no, this is no coincidence. The possible banning of TikTok in the United States would have greatly accelerated ByteDance&#8217;s plans to promote this app in the country and, for several weeks now, <strong>many TikTok influencers have been talking about Lemon8 and its benefits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this alleged influencer marketing, ByteDance would try to introduce the app in the market so that, if things go in the worst possible way and the United States bans TikTok, the company would have <strong>a way to not lose the millions of users<\/strong> they have in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok aligncenter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gabivictorr\/video\/7215407133846752554\" data-video-id=\"7215407133846752554\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@gabivictorr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gabivictorr?refer=embed\">@gabivictorr<\/a> <p><a title=\"greenscreen\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/greenscreen?refer=embed\">#greenscreen<\/a> unlock a new obession <a title=\"lemon8\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lemon8?refer=embed\">#lemon8<\/a> <a title=\"contentcreators\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/contentcreators?refer=embed\">#contentcreators<\/a> <a title=\"newapp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/newapp?refer=embed\">#newapp<\/a> <a title=\"creatortips\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/creatortips?refer=embed\">#creatortips<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Gabrielle Victor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7215407221503462187?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Gabrielle Victor<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is behind Lemon8?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, but it is not the only company involved. The app was developed by <strong>Heliophilia<\/strong>, a private company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/10\/tiktok-lemon8-downloads-video-photos-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">headquartered in the same office block as TikTok, in Singapore<\/a>. Although, let&#8217;s be clear, when it comes down to it, ByteDance is the owner and mistress of Lemon8. With this &#8220;new&#8221; app, ByteDance would have three applications in the U.S. market, counting the also popular <strong>CapCut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Lemon8\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/e1d0d185-1aa7-499d-8f53-90a5bb83360b\/466393068\/lemon8-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Lemon8<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lemon8.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lemon8.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Lemon8 safe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, Lemon8 has not shown any &#8220;symptoms&#8221; of doing anything illegal, <strong>nor is there any proof that it is a scam<\/strong> (especially knowing who is behind it, as we have said) or that it is spyware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, Lemon8 uses the same algorithm as TikTok, with all that that may imply. If the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/2023\/3\/senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-tackle-national-security-threats-from-foreign-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RESTRICT law<\/a><\/strong>, still pending in the US Congress, ever sees the light of day, the US government would not only have the ability to ban TikTok, but also <strong>any other app that was considered &#8220;a risk to national security&#8221;<\/strong>, so Lemon8 could suffer the same fate as its &#8220;sister&#8221; if the US sees fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lemon8 is an app that is becoming popular in the United States and could be ByteDance&#8217;s plan B if TikTok were to be banned in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":223162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-223159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320947,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223159\/revisions\/320947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223159"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=223159"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=223159"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=223159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}