u/SeaMiddle671

Context

The idea came from staring at my cat's face every day and wondering what's going on in there. Probably nothing — they barely change their expression 😂. Probably everything — they can be surprisingly smart and emotional ❤️.

Therefore I built this app. It captures a series of images of your pet and analyzes their expression and body language, then generates a little thought bubble of what they might be saying. Some of them are hilariously accurate, some are completely unhinged — I find both worth keeping as memories or sharing with friends. The thoughts are also spoken aloud in a fun voice, which makes it way more entertaining than I expected.

App Store Link

https://apps.apple.com/app/petword-know-what-pets-think/id6761607493

Tech Stack

The app is a native iOS app built using SwiftUI.

I use firebase as backend for authentication, database and cloud function, etc.

I use google gemini to analyze pet images, generate thought and TTS.

Development Challenge

One of the biggest challenge was to design the use flow to make the experience engaging and fun. There are existing apps that simply ask user to upload a pet photo and generate some meme, while I decided to make it a real-time camera and display the result as a short video clip with voice.

AI Disclosure

I built this app together with AI coding assistant.

Pricing

Each user gets 3 free credits to try. Then they could purchase:

* Monthly Subscription: 2.99$, 100 credits/month
* 10 credits: 0.99$
* 50 credits: 2.99$
* 200 credits: 9.99$

Would love to hear from anyone — whether you find it interesting or completely useless. Open to any feedback. Right now the app only supports cats and dogs, but happy to add more animals if there's interest.

7 downloads over 2 weeks.. I haven't done any marketing but still.

This is my first app in the entertainment sector. I made utility app before and that one had organic traffic from day 1.

Here is the app store link if anyone would like to have a look: https://apps.apple.com/app/petword-know-what-pets-think/id6761607493

Any feedback is welcomed. Is there anything I can improve, or should I just move on to the next idea?

The idea came from staring at my cat's face every day and wondering what's going on in there. Probably nothing — they barely change their expression 😂. Probably everything — they can be surprisingly smart and emotional ❤️.

Therefore I built this app called PetWord. It captures a series of images of your pet and analyzes their expression and body language, then generates a little thought bubble of what they might be saying. Some of them are hilariously accurate, some are completely unhinged — I find both worth keeping as memories or sharing with friends. The thoughts are also spoken aloud in a fun voice, which makes it way more entertaining than I expected.

Each new user gets 3 free credits to try it out. After that there are cheap credit packs or an optional subscription.

Would love to hear from anyone — whether you find it interesting or completely useless. Open to any feedback. Right now the app only supports cats and dogs, but happy to add more animals if there's interest.