Is TikTok free? We explain how the app works

In a relatively short time, TikTok was able to spread around the globe. In Germany, too, the app is hard at work. We therefore explore the question of whether TikTok is free and what that means for usage.

Free access: except for the coins, TikTok is completely free.

The world meets on TikTok and many a viral trend starts there. This is possible because access is free.

Is TikTok free? Here's how it looks

Like most well-known social media platforms, TikTok is basically free. This applies to just about all areas:

• You don't even need an account to watch short videos.
• After registering for free, you have access to all of TikTok's central features. You can view all content and create and share videos yourself.
• The only paid content is coins. With these, you can give digital gifts to streamers, so that the streamers earn money as a result.
• The Coin purchase is optional, however, and is not required to see certain content at all.

Even for newcomers who want to get to know the app first, TikTok is thus completely free, since Coins initially play no role at all. This was a decisive reason for the rapid spread of the app, which was able to conquer the world from China.