Wabi founder Eugenia Kuyda aims to democratize app-building

Eugenia Kuyda remembers when one of her favorite apps became too bloated. All she wanted was a simple weight tracker. But she also got calorie counting, meal tracking, and a subscription she didn’t need. With Wabi, Kuyda wants to let users take app development into their own hands, using AI prompts to create simple apps that others can remix and share, all currently for free. It’s a more casual take on vibe coding than services like Replit and Cursor; Kuyda likens it to how YouTube democratized video distribution online. “As soon as the cost of creating software goes to zero, all of a sudde...