A tap on the Upload option in TikTok Lite displays a message that the upload function will be introduced in a later update. Though the app description for TikTok Lite promises a creative studio (and many things more), the Upload function doesn’t work. Usually, the lite versions of apps remove the clutter and provide just the core functions.

The TikTok app has a circular icon with black background while the Lite version carries a square one with a white background. Unfortunately, Lite apps don’t do that by design to save data, battery, and storage - that’s the reason for lags and delays.Īnother minor difference is the app icon.

The video apps are known to preload content for making a seamless transition from one video to the other. Note: We tested TikTok Lite on the OnePlus 6T The delay isn’t too long but might get annoying in the long run, especially when you’re scrolling through the feed to kill time or to discover a fun clip. While cycling through the videos, you’ll notice that they take a second more to load. You can still cycle through the videos by swiping up and visit the uploader’s profile by swiping left. You can access the videos through the home button and next to it are the four options - search, upload, notification, and profile. The resultant battery consumption was about 4% in both the cases.ĭownload TikTok Lite Overall Interface and Load TimeĪt first glance, the interface of both the apps looks similar. To judge that, we used TikTok and TikTok Lite for roughly twenty-one minutes each. Since both versions support video playback, the battery consumption is nearly similar. So the Lite version is perfect if you have a phone with limited internal storage. Clubbing the app data and cache data rakes up its storage size to around 125MB. On the other hand, TikTok Lite is smaller at 30MB. At present, the app measures over 300MB on my phone.

TikTok app carries about 182MB in file size on installation and eventually hoards more space ( app data + cache) depending on your usage. Typically, a Lite version of any app is smaller in file size, stripped down of features, and meant for folks over slower 3G or 2G data networks. You must wonder - how is TikTok different from TikTok Lite? Is it only the name and the app size, or is there something more? Well, let’s find out in the comparison below.

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