Dec 19, 2024 10:50:00

It has been discovered that a fake app for the fake Chinese bulletin board 'Dui Duo' already exists, to the point where the official website for Dui Duo has issued a warning in Japanese

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Tai-Dai ' is a bulletin board app that allows users to post only Chinese characters and symbols, and its unique atmosphere with Chinese-like sentences has captured the hearts of Internet users and attracted their attention. An official announcement has revealed the existence of such a fake Tai-Dai app. The official Tai-Dai X account basically uses fake Chinese, but in this case, they have also issued a warning in Japanese.

[Warning] Confirmation of the existence of 'fake to many' in the Apple Store. Shocking.
When obtaining, it is recommended to check the number of reviews, etc.

— Official fake Chinese message board 'Tai-Man' (@tsuita_official) December 18, 2024

I'm sorry, but this is the only warning in Japanese. There is a similar app with the same name on the App Store, but it is completely unrelated to this app. When downloading, please check the icon, number of ratings, and update history. https://t.co/aR3Rwewo67 pic.twitter.com/mIRmzOiOEA

— Official fake Chinese message board 'Tai-Man' (@tsuita_official) December 18, 2024

Tai-Ta is a bulletin board app that does not allow posts written in hiragana or katakana, and is characterized by the fact that users can communicate only in pseudo-Chinese using kanji and symbols, such as 'What phone do you have? Why did you choose it?' (Japanese translation: What smartphone do you use? Why did you choose it?). In addition, there is no need to create an account when using the app, and it can be used free of charge and anonymously. You can find out more about what Tai-Ta is like by reading the following article.

Introducing the domestic Chinese-style SNS 'Tai-Many' where you can only post fake Chinese characters full of kanji, anonymous free registration not required, compatible with both Apple terminals and mud terminals - GIGAZINE

To Many attracted a lot of attention, and around December 15, 2024, it ranked first in the App Store's overall free app rankings. After that, the service was temporarily suspended due to an excessive number of users, but it was resumed on December 18, 2024.

At the time of writing, if you search for 'to many' on the App Store, two apps named 'to many' will be displayed. In the screenshot below, the top one of the two to many is real and the bottom one is fake.

The actual app details screen looks like this.

This is a fake.

By moving the bar on the image below left and right, you can compare the real version (left) and the fake version (right). The fake version has a different font for the app icon and the developer name is also different.

Asa , the creator of Taiman, commented, 'I don't really know what to do with fake apps from fake Chinese message boards anymore,' referring to the mass appearance of fake apps during the popularity of the Suica game.

When the Suica game was popular, there were a lot of fakes on the App Store. I unlocked the achievement 'Fake apps are created' lol

I don't really understand the fake Chinese message boards and fake apps anymore 😇 https://t.co/43HZd0uVLS

— asa@App Development (@app_asa) December 18, 2024

In addition, there are iOS and Android versions of ToMany, and the genuine versions of both are distributed at the following links.

'Many-Fake Chinese Message Board' on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id6738149602

To Many - Fake Chinese Bulletin Board - - Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.forty_yd.tsuita