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Summary: Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain Crunch

1. After the launch of Sora, an AI video-generating mobile app by OpenAI, several fake apps with similar names ("Sora" or "Sora 2") appeared on Apple's App Store, some even using trademarked brand names.
2. These impostor apps had been live on the App Store for months prior and collectively received around 300,000 installs, with a significant increase after Sora's official launch.
3. Despite potential consumer confusion, some of these fake apps are still live, with one ("Sora 2 - Video Generator Ai") earning over $160,000 collectively. Apple did not respond to requests for comment on the issue.
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After the debut of OpenAI's Sora, an AI video-generating mobile app, numerous counterfeit apps with similar names ("Sora" or "Sora 2") infiltrated Apple's App Store. These unauthorized apps had been active for months prior and collectively garnered approximately 300,000 installations, experiencing
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URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/sora-copycats-flooded-apples-app-store-and-some-still-remain/#summary

Date: Oct. 10, 2025

Notes: 2025-10-10

Created: 2025/10/10 06:20

Updated: 2025/12/08 00:50

Last Read: 2025/10/10 07:47