While OpenAI’s Sora app remains available only in the US and Canada, App Store users around the world who look for the new app are being hit with a barrage of clones attempting to cash in on its hype.
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As noted by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, there’s an app called ‘Sora 2: AI Video Generator’ available on the App Store:
Looking a bit further, this app currently sits in 9th place in the App Store’s “Top Photo & Video Apps” chart. And while this particular app may be quickly rising in the ranks, it is far from the only one.
A quick search for “Sora 2” brings up about a dozen apps, all named after OpenAI’s new product. One even features OpenAI’s logo in the icon, while another also lists Google’s Veo 3 model in the subtitle. All of them offer in-app purchases and, sometimes, hefty weekly subscriptions.
This situation is hardly novel, or even surprising, given how often it happens. Still, considering that not everyone knows that OpenAI’s official Sora app is currently available only in the US and Canada, it’s easy to see how users around the world could be deceived into thinking the “Sora” app they’re downloading, or even subscribing weekly to, is the real one.
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