Wombo Me: The New AI Avatar App That Lets You Create Lifelike Avatars from a Single Selfie

The makers of the popular AI-generated art app Dream by Wombo are back with another new AI-powered app called Wombo Me. The new AI avatar app from the Canadian startup lets you turn a single selfie into multiple lifelike avatars.

A Streamlined Experience for Generating Lifelike Avatars

Although there are several popular AI avatar apps already on the market, like Lensa AI, Wombo wants to give users a more streamlined experience when generating lifelike avatars. Unlike other similar apps that require you to submit numerous selfies and wait some time before getting your images, Wombo Me only requires one selfie and can generate images almost instantly.

Fun and Expressive Avatars for Social Sharing

Wombo Me is meant to be more fun, as opposed to functional. The app’s description notes that you can share the avatars with your friends and across social media, and maybe even use them on platforms like LinkedIn and Tinder to capture both your professionalism and personality.

A Wide Range of Avatar Options

The app lets you do things like try on the persona of celebrities, movie characters or superheroes with a simple tap. You can also try new hair colors, styles or makeup trends, among other things. Plus, you can create gender-swapped images of yourself or reimagine yourself as an enchanted character.

Learning User Preferences for Improved Results

Once you’re done swiping through the set of images provided, you have the choice to browse through a catalog or five to 10 different packs of avatars that include images of yourself in LinkedIn-like headshots, Instagrammable pictures, enchanted characters, cartoon characters, meme characters and more. Some avatar packs are free, while others cost $2.99, $3.99, $4.99 or $7.99.

A Long-Term Vision for Wombo Me

Benkhin says Wombo Me provides high-quality images that are comparable to, or even better than, what’s available on the market right now. Plus, he believes that since the output is produced from just a single image almost instantaneously, Wombo Me provides both ease of use and accessibility for users.

The Future of AI Avatars

Loungani noted that in the future, users of the app could be asked to provide a 10- to 20-second voice clip along with video of them moving their head in a certain way, in order to then create a multimodal identity of theirs. The identity could then be used to generate content like dancing videos or interactions with friends.

AI for Media Creation

Benkhin believes that although AI already plays a huge role in consumer apps like Instagram and TikTok in terms of curating feeds, the technology will increasingly be used for media creation in the future.

Wombo Me: A New Era of Social Media

Wombo Me is available worldwide on both iOS and Android starting today. The new app has some big shoes to fill, as its predecessor Dream by Wombo was a viral success and named Google’s “Best App” in the United States last year. The app has been downloaded more than 47 million times and seen $4.3 million in gross revenue, according to data provided to TechCrunch by mobile intelligence firm, data.ai. The app is currently ranked No. 30 for downloads in Graphics & Design on the U.S. App Store.