After the "30-Second App Creation" feature launched and became popular, on December 2nd, the general AI assistant "Lingguang" announced that in the two weeks since the Lingguang App was launched, users have successfully created 3.3 million "Flash Apps". The popularity of ordinary people developing AI applications reveals the huge potential of the public using AI to solve fragmented needs.
According to the introduction, these Flash Apps created by users are mostly practical tools deeply integrated into daily life, covering five categories of scenarios: entertainment, such as interactive games and stress relief, providing users with a relaxed experience; daily tools, such as countdowns and to-do lists, helping users improve efficiency; educational tools, such as language check-ins and exam self-tests, meeting learning and educational needs; health management, such as calorie tracking and fitness plans; and lifestyle tools, such as food lottery and travel planning.
(Figure: Flash Apps created by Lingguang users - Life Tracker, Running Stretch Plan, Baby Notes)
Lingguang Flash Apps is one of the core features of the Lingguang App. Its breakthrough lies in dramatically lowering the barrier to app development, allowing users to create an interactive, editable, and shareable daily mini-app in as little as 30 seconds using natural language on their mobile devices. This contrasts sharply with traditional development: anyone, without any programming knowledge, can become an AI creator and use Lingguang to solve specific and small daily needs.
Generating AI apps directly through natural language is a new experience for most people. However, the user base of Lingguang has shown strong exploratory spirit. Data shows that users generally engage in multiple rounds of dialogue with Lingguang, repeatedly refining and improving their app concepts. Some users have made over 100 revisions to a single app, and hundreds of Lingguang users have come up with creative ideas, attempting to create their own "Alipay", "Taobao", or "WeChat". This fully reflects the deep participation and imagination of users.
(Figure: Flash Apps created by Lingguang users - Grandpa and Grandma's Mini Microphone, Cloud Cat Raising Simulator, Flight Process Simulator)
Lingguang is a general AI assistant developed by Ant Group. In its initial release, it introduced three main functions: "Lingguang Chat", "Lingguang Flash App", and "Lingguang Eye". It quickly became popular upon launch and became a phenomenon-level AI product this year. Data shows that Lingguang exceeded 2 million downloads in 6 days, far surpassing the 606,000 downloads of ChatGPT in the first week and the 157,000 downloads of Claude. In terms of reaching 1 million users, Lingguang took only 4 days, faster than Sora2's 5 days.
