OpenAI has spent months building up to this moment. The AI company now has its own app store, offering some of the world’s biggest apps and services directly from within the chatbot interface.
In recent updates, OpenAI has introduced app integrations for ChatGPT. This has included companies such as Spotify, Booking.com, and AllTrails. Through this feature, users could access these apps with prompts.
How does the ChatGPT app store work?
Originally, users could only access these apps by mentioning available services in chat. If you prompted “Find me cheap hotels in San Fransico using Booking.com,” a button would appear, which would run the prompt using the booking site directly, effectively saving you from having to do the work yourself.
Now, there is a specific apps section on ChatGPT. On the left-hand side, you can access the store (currently in Beta testing). From here, you can connect your favorite apps to ChatGPT. Once connected, simply @ the app at the start of your query. For example, "@Spotify, make a 90's rock playlist".
The list is currently growing, and OpenAI is accepting new apps from developers. Like the Apple Store or Google Play Store, any developer can submit their app idea and have it reviewed.
There are already a lot of apps to choose from, including Photoshop, AllTrails, Expedia, Instacart, OpenTable, Spotify, Tripadvisor, Airtable, Apple Music, Canva, Figma, Zillow, Gmail, Dropbox and more.
The best ChatGPT apps so far
1. Spotify
This was one of the first apps that was introduced for ChatGPT, and arguably one that most people will be excited for.
Using the ChatGPT Spotify app integration, you can simply prompt ChatGPT into making any kind of Spotify playlist. You can go incredibly basic on this, like "Using Spotify, make a Christmas playlist", or very niche, asking for "An alternative rock playlist only using songs from 90's New York-based bands".
After some playing around, I'm impressed with just how well this combination works, with Spotify generating playlists that really do fit the prompts well.
2. AllTrails
While this won't necessarily appeal to everyone, the AllTrails integration is a great example of just how useful this tool can be.
ChatGPT will generate a map using the AllTrails' app, marking all routes that fit your description.
I asked ChatGPT to "find the best trails in South Wales that are under 5km". It came back with a map of the region, including some recommended walks that fit that description.
One of the best parts about using a chatbot is the conversational nature of finding what you want. I followed that original query up with the qualifier "only show me easy routes that can be done in under 30 minutes."
ChatGPT quickly edited the map, coming back with a new list of walks that matched my new description.
3. Expedia
Expedia is going to be a popular integration for a lot of people. Using this one, you can prompt ChatGPT to track down flights or hotels that perfectly fit your requirements.
I gave the prompt: "I'm looking for a hotel in New York for under $300 this Sunday for 2 people". It gave back some options and asked if I wanted to narrow down further. After asking for Manhattan only, ChatGPT told me "it was very hard but not impossible".
It then gave me multiple options around that price point. Like other similar app integrations for ChatGPT, one of the benefits here is how granular you can be with prompting, effectively adding very specific filters that suit you.
You can also add more vague points to the prompt, including "hotels that feel fancy" or "A hotel in an area of New York that has a lot of sights to see".
4. Zillow
House hunting can be challenging at the best of times. The Zillow integration will appeal to a lot of people for the same reason as most of the others. It's effectively a way to do incredibly niche searches for houses quickly and easily.
You can input your exact requirements and a Zillow map will pop up to show everything that fits your requirements.
You can then go back and forth conversing with ChatGPT to find the exact house that works for you.
I did find that it would sometimes get confused and show a completely different area, but this could be fixed by simply prompting ChatGPT back on track.
5. Canva
Canva has always been an easy entry way into design, letting everyone from complete intermediates to more advanced designers get the most out of the tool. However, the ChatGPT integration makes it even easier.
Give ChatGPT a prompt and it will design that exact item. I asked it to create a poster for a 30th birthday party. It gave me four great templates to work from, including four links to make my own edits to them.
Using this tool, you can make incredibly niche Canva templates without having to put too much work in, making any extra changes at the end.
6. Coursera
This is easily one of my favorite ChatGPT apps so far. If you're not familiar, Coursera is an online open-education system. It offers courses on everything from the history of art to machine learning.
You can simply ask Coursera to show you a video on any subject. It won't always work, depending on what courses they have, but there are a lot of courses available from them.
Play around, asking ChatGPT for Coursera courses, and see how niche you can get. I found videos on the Roman Empire,the history of Algebra, and how to write prompts for AI.
7. Figma
This is possibly one of the more useful tools available via ChatGPT. Using the Figma integration, ChatGPT can make slide decks, presentations, infographics and more.
This was something ChatGPT could already do via its agent, but it took a very long time and often turned out slightly messy results.
I asked Figma to make a presentation on the growth of AI, and after spending just one minute on the task, I had two surprisingly impressive reports on the subject.
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