{
  "id": 16315769,
  "title": "Not Every Useful Web App Is an AI Tool: What I'm Curating on AINavly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/not-every-useful-web-app-is-an-ai-tool-what-im-curating-on-ainavly",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-24T11:04:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/limeng05/not-every-useful-web-app-is-an-ai-tool-what-im-curating-on-ainavly-4i52"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A curated directory of online tools and resources, AINavly, features a diverse range of projects, not solely limited to AI technology. Each tool is selected based on whether it effectively solves a specific problem or provides a unique experience for users. The categorization criteria for AINavly go beyond just AI, encompassing various web applications, browser games, and interactive projects.\n\nProjects included in the directory range from AI tools designed for specific tasks like chat and research (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity), coding (e.g., Cursor), image generation (e.g., Midjourney), and writing assistance (e.g., Notion AI). Additionally, the directory highlights small web apps that address particular needs, such as embroidery lettering tools, digital flower gift builders, and controller calibration utilities.\n\nFor browser-based games and interactive projects, AINavly includes titles like CrazyCattle3D, Brisbane Streets, Busy Nurse, and Mela Chaloge, providing users with necessary details like game type, setup requirements, controls, languages, and save options. The directory emphasizes the importance of providing clear information about each project, including its purpose, how to start using it, required knowledge, potential costs, language limitations, privacy considerations, and relevant alternatives.\n\nAINavly's submissions undergo a review process before being published, ensuring that only high-quality and useful tools are included. The directory also acknowledges the challenges of maintaining its usefulness over time, such as handling updates to project names, pricing, features, or URLs. Ultimately, the goal of AINavly is to provide users with a comprehensive and reliable resource for discovering useful tools and resources on the web, rather than merely highlighting a large number of links.",
  "summary": "A directory can have hundreds of links and still leave you wondering what to click. That's something I've been thinking about while working on AINavly , a curated directory of useful projects from around the web. Despite the name, it isn't only about AI. There are plenty of small web apps and browser games worth discovering, too. The question I'm trying to answer isn't \"How many tools can I…",
  "key_points": [
    "AINavly curates diverse web tools beyond AI, including browser games and interactive projects.",
    "Projects are selected based on solving specific problems or offering unique user experiences.",
    "Each tool's purpose, usage instructions, requirements, costs, and alternatives are clearly provided."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the scope beyond artificial intelligence signals a shift toward prioritizing functional utility and diverse user experiences over the singular pursuit of trending automated technologies.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}