GoKawiilWabi relaunches as AI messenger app with built-in app-building tools
Wabi, the AI startup founded by Eugenia Kuyda that let users build apps via prompts, has launched Wabi 2.0, repositioning itself as a messaging app that both converses with users and builds interfaces for them on demand. The invite-only update was announced this week on X, with Kuyda calling it a 'personal agent that does stuff for you and builds the interface you need in the moment.'
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The shift suggests Wabi is moving away from competing with vibe-coding tools and toward rivaling agentic chat products like Meta's Muse and Instinct, betting that users want interactive, tappable interfaces rather than endless text scrolls. This mirrors a broader industry trend, evidenced by OpenAI's Dev Day announcement of expanded ChatGPT plugin capabilities, of major AI platforms racing to embed functional apps directly inside conversational interfaces.
- Wabi 2.0 combines messaging with on-demand app generation in an invite-only launch.
- Founder Eugenia Kuyda argues chat-only agents degrade in usability as history piles up.
- The pivot aligns Wabi with a wider industry push, including OpenAI's ChatGPT plugin updates, toward agentic interfaces.
Source: techcrunch.com — Sarah Perez, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “AI-powered app maker Wabi pivots to a messaging experience”
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