That "impression" most likely comes from purposeful propaganda that originates from competitors of V (Vlang). It's a really twisted and foul story of how they tried to suppress the language. ZeQLplus, Papyrus Compiler, Lilly Editor[1][2] (author, Tauraamui, did a recent video interview), etc... Are among many examples of fun useful apps that people write in Vlang all of the time, with various ones being in existence for years.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFHT0N9inw (Just Try Out New Languages - part of a longer interview)
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43462676 (TUI editor and Vim/Neovim alternative)
[3]: https://github.com/vlang/awesome-v