Meta’s experimental vibe-coding gaming app, Pocket, is now rolling out to everyone in the U.S.. The app previously arrived quietly in the test market of Brazil last month. Pocket allows people to generate small, interactive games using AI prompts, which are published to a scrollable feed.
Key Features and Usability
The mini-games created in the app are referred to as “gizmos”. These gizmos respond to touch and the tilt of your phone. They also play sound effects and can include clips of your favorite songs. Additionally, Pocket can use photos from your camera roll or access your camera.
Once generated, the resulting games can be shared on your profile. From there, other users can save them, remix them into other creations, or simply repost them.
Background and Development
The foundation of Pocket is based on Meta’s acqui-hire of the team at the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo earlier this year. Pocket joins several other standalone mobile applications released by Meta in recent months.
This release serves as the latest example of Meta’s push to make AI creation tools mainstream. It follows earlier efforts that included making AI-generated images with its Meta AI app and AI videos created with an experimental app called Vibes.