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Re:Ask HN: What's the current state of ChatGPT Apps? by Sea_reafused on Saturday February 14, 2026 @09:20AM (#47014743)
The version 1.0.0 observation is a pretty telling signal. From what I've seen with most platform-specific app ecosystems, the initial land grab phase looks impressive in terms of directory size but actual retention is a different story. It reminds me of early Slack apps or Shopify plugins — lots of listings, very few with real engagement loops. The hard part isn't building the integration, it's finding a use case where being inside ChatGPT is meaningfully better than just being a standalone tool or API call. I'd be curious if anyone has seen usage patterns where the conversational context actually makes the app stickier vs. just being a novelty

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