The RANDOMEST app that became No.1 in the app store

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A guest recounts creating ICap That, an app that automatically applied humorous captions to photos using a pre-written database. The app became the number one app in the Apple App Store, but the guest didn’t know how to monetize it and faced rejection from Apple’s review process, which they circumvented by timing the release of edgier captions.

Key takeaways

• The guest taught themselves to code as a college senior by reading a book and built ICap That by combining user photos with a database of humorous captions they had written
• The app tricked users into thinking AI was generating captions when it was actually pulling from a pre-written, general-purpose database
• The guest bypassed Apple’s app review rejection by coding the app to release inappropriate captions only after the week-long review period ended, allowing the app to rank as number one in the App Store
• Despite achieving top-ranking status on the App Store while still in college, the guest struggled with understanding how to monetize the successful app

Episode details: published December 11, 2025 · 18K views · 1:02 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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