Lemon8 is now powered by TikTok - link your accounts before 20th May 2025 or lose all your info on the social media platform.

If the ban goes into effect, TikTok wouldn't be the only app to disappear: TikTok's sister app, Lemon8, could be caught in the crossfire. Read more: A VPN Alone Probably Won't Bypass TikTok Bans.

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 ...

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.