Meta quietly launches Pocket, an AI app for making mini games

In short: Meta has launched Pocket, a new app that lets users make and share small interactive games by typing what they want.

What happened

Meta has quietly released a mobile app called Pocket on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app lets people generate “gizmos,” which are small interactive experiences, including mini games, using AI prompts. An AI prompt is simply a short written instruction, like telling a helper what you want (for example, “make a simple maze game with a timer”).

Pocket also includes a scrollable feed where you can try gizmos made by other people. Based on screenshots in the app stores, the layout and features look similar to an earlier app called Gizmo.

TechCrunch reports that Pocket comes from a team Meta picked up earlier this year, after acquiring the team behind the vibe-coded gaming platform Gizmo. “Vibe-coded” is a casual way to describe making software by describing the idea in words, instead of writing code yourself (like ordering from a menu instead of cooking).

The app’s launch was spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, a well known app researcher who tracks new features by examining apps closely. App data firm Appfigures says Pocket first appeared on June 29, 2026, but it is too new for Appfigures to estimate downloads yet. Meta has not publicly announced Pocket and did not respond to a request for comment, according to TechCrunch.

Why it matters

Pocket is another sign that big tech companies want more people to create things with AI, not just chat with it. For regular users, it could make it easier to make and share simple games without knowing how to program, but it also suggests Meta is still testing what people will actually use.

Source: TechCrunch AI