WhoWouldSayThat

A Reddit community app where you guess who said what—whether it’s genius, outrageous, or just plain chaotic 🤯

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Inspiration

The idea came from watching viral moments where famous people say outrageous or unexpected things. We realized half the fun is in the guessing game that follows - trying to piece together clues about who might have said something so bizarre. Whether it's politicians making controversial statements, celebrities sharing wild opinions, or historical figures with unexpected quotes, there's something universally entertaining about the "wait, WHO said that?!" moment. We wanted to bottle that social media guessing game energy into an actual playable experience. It can definitely spark some conversations over the subreddit posts.

What It Does

"Who Would Say That?" turns viral quote speculation into a structured guessing game. One player posts a real (but often unbelievable) quote from a famous person, while others try to guess who said it. The twist? Instead of just showing the quote straight, players get creative with emoji hints that slowly unlock as clues. Think of it like a cross between Heads Up and charades, but using real-world quotes and playful emoji hints. As you play, you earn points for correct guesses and climb a community leaderboard for the subreddit that the post is posted in.

How We Built It

The whole experience is built on the devvit platform by reddit. We've utilised webviews wherever possible because we strongly felt that it gives us a very good control over our application design and functionality. Used redis database for storing trivia information, users' leaderboard and guesses. The emoji hint system was custom-built with over 500 emojis categorized by type (flags, objects, expressions) to give just the right balance of challenge. The design is responsive for almost all screen sizes where people use reddit. For the initial design, we used Figma.

Challenges We Faced

Honestly, we weren’t very aware that Reddit had changed the way webviews work, and the older approach we initially used turned out to be obsolete. We started building the app based on the older method but eventually had to migrate to newer APIs and methods, which was quite challenging. Additionally, we faced a few issues with syncing Redis with the frontend, as well as receiving postMessages and triggering comments properly. However, with the help of Devvit's AI assistant and some debugging, we managed to smooth things out.

Accomplishments We're Proud Of

While the app is just launching, we're proud of the potential it holds to spark conversations and act as a social experiment. It’s designed to bring people together across different interests—whether it's cinema, manga, politics, or anything in between. Technically, getting the full gameplay loop to work smoothly within Reddit’s ecosystem was a major achievement, ensuring that game state persists across sessions. We’re excited to see how the community engages with it and the creative interactions it will inspire!

What We Learned

Learnt a lot about reddit's devvit APIs, and the new migration of WebViews and the useWebView hook. It was indeed a great learning journey throughout the course of the hackathon.

What's Next

Right now, our focus is on making the app more stable and user-friendly. In the future, we might explore features like voting for the funniest quotes, themed emoji packs, and seasonal leaderboards to keep things fresh. We’re also thinking about expanding into "Who would do this?" scenarios and possibly adding fictional characters—all while keeping that "Wait, really?!" reaction at the heart of the game.

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