In the catalog since Aug 19, 2026
Doubao
9index_ByteDanceCompany
Assistant from China's ByteDance: answers by voice and text, analyzes documents, solves tasks, edits photos, and creates presentations. It grew through a free offering; paid plans appeared only in May 2026.
Facts
- In the Chinese App Store, the publisher is Beijing Chuntian Zhiyun Technology Co., Ltd. (a ByteDance entity); released Aug 24, 2023, the app is free, rated 4.66 from 3,734,148 ratings, and version 14.7.0 was updated Aug 17, 2026 (App Store CN, Aug 19, 2026).
- Developed by ByteDance, launched in August 2023; by May 2026, the product was said to have 330M users, and paid subscriptions were introduced at the same time (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubao, Aug 19, 2026).
- In July 2026, Doubao disabled its agent feature to comply with new requirements from the Chinese regulator (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubao, Aug 19, 2026).
- Store description: voice input and voice calls, task breakdown and homework review, summaries and data analysis, code, documents, and PPT, a work-task mode with automated execution and timers, and image and video generation with the Seedance model (App Store CN, Aug 19, 2026).
The full card is in the works: the "worth it or not" verdict, pricing and a comparison with neighbors will appear as it moves through the card factory.