TechHive: There really shouldn’t be an app for that: 13 apps that don't need to exist

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There really shouldn't be an app for that: 13 apps that don't need to exist Aug 1st 2013, 10:00, by Evan Dashevsky For all the functionality that mobile apps have brought to our lives, we've also witnessed the unfathomable success of iFart, an early iOS app that did little more than simulate flatulence. But iFart also managed to generate more than $10,000 per day, and its success dropped the creative bar so low that just about everyone and his weird, unkempt cousin began working on apps that would, uh, capture the same magic. Dig it: Popular apps don't always need to be good. They just need to get people talking. Here, we present a brief list of ill-conceived app failures that should never have been developed. Sometimes—to bastardize a phrase from Apple's marketing department—there simply shouldn't be an app for that. Dolo Totes adorbs, but useful in very limited situations. What is it? A hyperlocal iOS app that allows users to locate their Facebook friends in San Francisco's Dolores Park. That's all it does. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: appfails_primary-100048425-small.jpg

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