# OpenAI’s Everything App Trap

An episode of [AppStories](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1227872143), 13 Apr 2026, 38 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/613/pscrb.fm/rss/p/media.transistor.fm/bf44838c/6ba4dfbe.mp3

\[ This week, on AppStories, we return to a topic that’s an old favorite: the Everything App in honor of OpenAI’s announcement that they are building a Super App. On AppStories+, Federico consolidates the tools and services he uses. Also available on YouTube here. Subscribe here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about an AppStories+ subscription, visit our \[Plans page\](https://appstories.net/plans, or read the AppStories+ FAQ. This episode is sponsored by: • Mercury Weather: Forecasts, beautifully done. Download now for free. • Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. Links and Show Notes The Everything App Trap • OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI • OpenAI Bets Big on Building an Everything App • Daring Fireball AppStories+ Post-Show: • Federico’s AI Tool Consolidation • Services and Apps Discussed: • Claude • Claude Code • ChatGPT • Perplexity • Google Gemini • Telegram • Firecrawl • SerpAPI • Parallel.ai • Feedbin • Obsidian Leave Feedback for John and Federico • AppStories Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon • AppStories • Federico Viticci • John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky • AppStories • MacStories • Federico Viticci • John Voorhees Join Annual $50/yearJoin Monthly $5/month

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