It’s the most popular messaging app on the market – but it’s not even available yet.
Days, a new app designed for the younger generation, is making waves online even before its official launch in the coming weeks. And even though it has yet to launch, it already has over 100,000 followers tiktokWhere the post is viewed thousands if not millions of times.
Threatening to dethrone the popular messaging platform, Days already has a waiting list of about 156,000 people before it officially becomes available on November 4.
“Our goal with Days is to create a feature-complete messenger that is competitive with iMessage, WhatsApp, etc., while still having a suite of really fun and creative features,” founder Willem Simons, a New York-based entrepreneur, said. told TechCrunch,
The interface takes a freeform approach to messaging – like creating an Instagram Story, the app allows users to experiment with text placement, fonts, and colors instead of uniform message bubbles.
“You can quickly type a message and press send, or drag the message anywhere within the chat,” Simmons said. “It’s easy to use and useful, but also very free and unrestricted.”
And it seems to be a hit among the tech-savvy generation, who are appreciating the beauty of the app on social media.
“This is the coolest thing ever,” commented An audience.
“I would love texting on the app,” someone else Said,
Another excited user, “It’s out yet.” wrote,
Currently, according to Tech Crunch, the next-generation app is in beta testing with about 1,400 invite-only users, the majority of whom are Gen Z, ages 13 to 22.
The app, which has a 60-day retention rate of more than 50%, is also experimenting with AI features.
Artificial Intelligence has become a hot commodity among the general public as chatbots and generative AI become integrated into everyday life Apple’s A.I. To chatgpt,