TikTok Shop is now a standalone app: iPhone and Android launch in four markets - Softonic

Manuel Bosque November 5, 2026 Updated: November 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM TikTok Shop, the company’s e-commerce marketplace, has split off from the main TikTok app, at least in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. Apple App Store and Google Play listings in those markets now show a separate iPhone and Android app with personalized recommendations , shopping through live streams and short videos, in-app checkout, order tracking, customer support, app-only deals, free shipping, first-order perks, and secure payments. TikTok Download That move makes TikTok Shop a more direct retail play against Amazon and Temu. The bet here isn’t search. It’s creator-led discovery, recommendations, and the kind of impulse buying TikTok already knows how to spark. If you use TikTok to find products, the standalone app looks worth downloading. Southeast Asia is the clear place to test it first: industry projections put regional GMV at $4.4 billion in 2022 and a projected $45.6 billion in 2025. The U.S. and Europe still keep TikTok Shop inside the main TikTok app, even with U.S. sales projected to reach $15 billion in 2025, up 120%, according to industry projections. Europe is still expanding too. You can already download the standalone TikTok Shop app on iPhone and Android in those four markets, based on the Apple App Store and Google Play listings. TikTok hasn’t said anything about a broader rollout or a U.S. release. And TikTok Shop now sits alongside games, restaurant guides, sports hubs, hotel-booking tools, microdramas, payments, logistics, and Fulfilled by TikTok, while analysts keep warning about shopping-content fatigue and counterfeit goods. Choose Softonic on Google and you'll see more of our articles in Top Stories, AI Overviews and AI Mode. Manuel Bosque Manuel Bosque covers software at Softonic: desktop programs, productivity tools and the small utilities that solve one problem well. His approach is practical — what a program actually does, what it asks in return and who it is for — which is why he distrusts feature lists and prefers to test. He is part of the team that decides how software gets covered on the site, and works daily with AI tools applied to editorial production. Latest from Manuel Bosque Instagram Edits is now on Mac: free 4K exports, no watermark Amazon Prime now includes free Uber Eats delivery in the U.S. AMD targets $17 billion in Q4: ahead of Intel for the first time Motorola Signature 27 is here: a $1,599 rival to Galaxy S26 Ultra Editorial Guidelines You may also like News Grand Theft Auto 6 gets a new Launch Gallery: nearly 40 official screenshots ahead of release Read more News Instagram Edits is now on Mac: free 4K exports, no watermark Read more News Google launches Mustache Protocol with Henry Cavill: every November playthrough triggers an $11 donation Read more News Amazon Prime now includes free Uber Eats delivery in the U.S. Read more News AMD targets $17 billion in Q4: ahead of Intel for the first time Read more News Pokémon Pokopia gets a release date for its new DLC and announces a new event Read more Read more stories