Description
Shapes is a group AI assistant built for chats that already include more than one person. Instead of a private one-on-one assistant, Shapes puts a customizable AI character, called a shape, into the same group thread as a set of friends, so everyone works from one conversation instead of each person prompting their own copy of an AI separately. The company's own framing is that a shape should be an equal member of the group rather than a bot any single person controls.
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A shape is designed to act as a participant rather than a tool bolted onto the chat: it reads what the group decides, brings back research and tradeoffs, such as comparing a hypoallergenic couch against a modular one before a shared purchase, and knows when to speak up before being asked, as well as when to stay quiet. The company describes use cases including a group planning a trip together, with flights, lodging, and who owes what decided in one evening; a small team building a side project with a shape doing part of the work; a study group getting practice questions and re-explanations before an exam; and a group watch-along where a shape tracks the plot, remembers earlier twists, and joins the live reactions.
Shapes is free to sign up for and is available through a web chat and official iOS and Android apps, with no separate paid tier advertised on the site. Because users can create and publish their own shapes, the platform also runs community moderation tools, including reporting and blocking, for chats between users. Shapes is built around group use rather than replacing a single-user assistant, so it is best suited to friend groups, small teams, or study groups who already coordinate in a shared chat and want an AI that participates in that same thread rather than a separate one.
- CategoryAI Personal Assistants
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsCloud
Shapes's Core Features
AI characters called shapes that join an existing group chat as a member, not a private assistant
Collaborative planning: a shape can research, draft, and book, then bring the group the tradeoffs to decide together
Social awareness: a shape learns how the group makes decisions and can speak up before being asked
Multiple people and multiple shapes can share the same conversation thread
Use cases including trip planning, apartment hunting, studying, and watch-alongs
Free to use, with official iOS and Android apps alongside the web app
User-created shapes can be customized for different roles
Community safety tools, including blocking and reporting other users in shared chats
How to use Shapes?
Sign up: Create a free Shapes account on the web or in the iOS/Android app
Start or join a group chat: Bring your friends into a shared thread
Add a shape: Bring an AI character into the same conversation as an equal participant
Set the goal: Anyone in the group states what needs to get done, like planning a trip
Let the shape work: It researches, drafts, or books, then presents the tradeoffs to the group
Decide together: The group makes the final call in the same chat, with the shape's input included
Shapes's Use Cases
- Group trip planning
- Study group support
- Side project collaboration
- Group watch-alongs
