What is Daze? A wannabe Gen Z messaging app is viral on TikTok [Video]

The next big thing might be a messaging app called Daze — but it hasn’t even launched yet.

Because seemingly everything in 2024 has an AI component, yes, Daze does incorporate AI. It’s a messaging app aimed at Gen Z that is designed to look free-flowing with lots of different fonts, colors, graphics, movement, stickers, drawings, and more. TikToks posted by the app have gone viral — the most watched has eight million views.

The TikTok shows a chat where someone talks to their crush and uses Daze’s interactive features, such as drawing and games, to flirt and see if they like them back.

TechCrunch published a detailed articleon Daze “blowing up” ahead of its planned launch on Nov. 4. It reported that Daze had 156,000 sign-ups on its waitlist. Still, right now the app has roughly 1,400 invite-only beta users. It seems like Daze is positioning itself as a more fun messaging app …