Catzap
An AI-powered cat meme generator — Made by Marcy.
Catzap
Catzap is a playful AI-powered mobile-first purpose-built application that generates random cat images and overlays them with quirky, mood-matching captions. Users can zap new cats, favorite their top picks, and share memes with friends — all in a snappy, mobile-inspired interface.
How I Built It
Catzap is built with Ionic and Angular, styled with custom SCSS and Tailwind layers to deliver a polished, mobile-first experience even on desktop. On the backend, it integrates free cat image APIs and optionally connects to Groq LLM to generate creative, context-aware captions.
I designed Catzap with playful animations, like heart bursts and sparkles on favoriting, and implemented a local favorites system stored in browser storage.
Tech Stack
- APIs: The Cat API (for random cat images)
- Frontend: Ionic Framework, Angular, custom SCSS
- Backend: Groq LLM captioning
- Hosting: VPS (nginx static hosting)