AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience

Wabi is repositioning its prompt-based app builder as a personal AI agent that can create interfaces on demand, combining chat, apps and ongoing tasks.

AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience

TL;DR

  • Wabi, previously an AI startup for prompt-based app creation, is pivoting to an AI messenger experience.
  • The new version, Wabi 2.0, is described as a personal agent that performs tasks and builds necessary interfaces on demand.
  • This pivot positions Wabi to compete with AI agents that combine conversations and productivity tasks.
  • The company believes users prefer a combination of tapping, scrolling, and looking (like software) alongside typing to an agent.
  • Wabi 2.0 aims to integrate a user's agent, apps, and people into a single platform for managing daily life.
  • New Wabi 2.0 app access is currently by invite code distributed on X.