TikTok has returned – at least partially – to the United States after a nationwide ban, but other popular apps owned by ByteDance, such as the digital card game Marvel Snap, the video editing app CapCut, and the social platform Lemon8, are still blocked. None of these apps, including TikTok, are currently available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
While many users expected CapCut and Lemon8 to be affected by the TikTok ban, the ban on Marvel Snap took some by surprise – including its own developer. On Sunday morning, the game studio Second Dinner reported in its post on X: “This outage came as a surprise to us and was not planned. MARVEL SNAP is not going anywhere.” Marvel Snap is published by Nuverse, a game developer owned by ByteDance.
Users trying to open Marvel Snap, CapCut, and Lemon8 will see a message similar to the one displayed by TikTok when it got dark on Saturday night. “A law banning CapCut has been enacted in the United States,” the CapCut pop-up reads. “Unfortunately, this means that you cannot use CapCut at this time. Rest assured, we are working to restore our service in the US. Please stay tuned!”
TikTok, along with several other apps owned by ByteDance, ceased operations in the United States a few hours before the federal “Sell or Bust” law came into effect on January 19. The ban also affected TikTok Studio, TikTok Shop Seller Center, Hypic, Lark – Team Collaboration, Lark – Rooms Display, Lark Rooms Controller, and Gauth: AI Study Companion.
Both Google and Apple show messages to users trying to find apps owned by ByteDance. While the Play Store reads: “The download of this app has been suspended due to applicable US legal requirements,” the banner in the App Store states: “TikTok and other ByteDance apps are not available in the country or region where you are located.”
It is not yet clear when Marvel Snap, CapCut, or Lemon8 will be back online or when they will reappear in mobile app stores.
