10 worst iPhone apps
By Nicole Kobie in Editorial
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A billion apps have now been downloaded from Apple’s iPhone App store. While many of them are useful — see our list of mobile apps for Twitter here — there’s a big selection of completely stupid ones, and even a few that are ridiculously offensive, including the recently removed Baby Shaker game.
Not only do you have to question how that got approved by Apple, which denied a South Park game for being too potentially offensive, but you have to wonder who would develop such a thing or even pay for it.
It’s hardly the first, and you know it won’t be the last. Here’s our list of the silliest, stupidest, and most pointless apps we’ve come across — would you download any of these, even if they are free?
1- iPint — yeah, it’s been downloaded a lot. There’s a paid-for version and a free one from Carling, but really, who needs fake beer even for free? Tip your iPhone, and the beer empties out, like you’re chugging it. It’s annoying enough when someone whips an iPhone out at the pub, we don’t need to start trying to replace beer with the phone, too.
2- I am Rich — for £1000, you get an icon on your iPhone saying you’re rich — and, that you’re an idiot. The app was yanked after someone actually bought it, and an ‘I am Poor’ version was apparently rejected by Apple. Would an ‘I am middle class’ edition get through?
3- Pull My Finger/iFart — The former was initially rejected by Apple, but the latter has since found its way to the App Store and many, many downloads. Funny though it may be, it almost seems a shame that all that cutting edge, shiny tech, is used to make fart noises. And that anyone is willing to spend $2 for it.
4- Hold On! — It’s a game, you see. There’s a button in the middle of the screen, which you press. And then the phone times how long you’ve been holding it. Yeah, that’s it. Really.
5- Touch Train — In the same vein as Hold On!, there’s Touch Train. No, it doesn’t involve a train, it simply teaches you to touch a spot on the screen, in case you can’t already do that. How you’d manage to download an app without being able to work the touchscreen is really beyond me.
6- SimStapler — I have to admit, I find this hilarious. You download this freebie, and you can simulate stapling something. That’s it. It’s not a game. There’s nothing offensive or interesting. It’s just a stapler. I kind of love it.
7- Beercounter — Thankfully a free app, this one keeps track of how much you’ve had to drink. All you have to do is tap the screen and it will update. If you’re so drunk you can’t keep track of your pints, you should probably put the expensive phone away, alright?
8- Sonic Lighter — For just a dollar, you can have your own sim lighter. Perfect for those times when you want to look at flame, but would rather not have fire. I know I feel that way all the time.
9- Birth Buddy — You’re about to give birth. So pull out your iPhone, fire up this paid-for app, and track your contractions with Birth Buddy. No. You’re giving birth. Put the damn phone down. I pity the kid already.
10- Baby Shaker — For under a dollar, you can abuse as many babies you want. Fan though I may be of black humour, the developers must have seen that this would draw a few complaints, especially from anti-abuse charities. Why develop something that makes you look like a jerk and will just get pulled anyway?
Have you downloaded any of these? Have you seen any which are worse? Let us know in comments below…
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