Category Archives: Most Useful Apps

Useful Apps that didn’t make it through Apple’s vetting process.

Unexplainable X-Rays App

Unexplainable X-Rays App

Got a crazy x-ray of yourself and want to get it out there into the public domain?…

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Why Was This App Banned? Apple’s Manager of iPhone App Quality and Suitability writes: “While I get it and had hours of fun testing the app with my own x-rays, our legal team really found this app both suggestive and well out of bounds.”
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Receipt Faker App

Receipt Faker for iPad

Tax time fast approaching? Are you in for an audit and have nowhere to turn? Then Receipt Faker is the iPad app for you…

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Why Was This App Banned? fraudulent activity, onscreen cigarette use
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Crazy Talk Mugging Prevention App

Crazy-Talk Mugging Prevention App

About to be mugged? There’s an app for that…

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Why Was This App Banned? admittedly incoherent content, also ineffective with police shakedowns
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I Nicked It iPhone App

I Nicked It! iPhone App

British localization of iStole It!

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Why Was This App Banned? poor implementation, humorless effort for an import
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The Dog Did It App

The Dog Did It

Blame God? Or blame the dog…?

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Why Was This App Banned? Apple writes: "App attempts to access on-chip technology that still does not exist in the mobile device." also "Please stop feeding the little guy fresh chicken! Now I gotta leave the room."
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Get Out Of Jail Free App

Get Out Of Jail Free

Find yourself in a detention camp for armed robbery or war crimes? There’s an app for that…

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Why Was This App Banned? Apple does not offer or condone refunds, reported app failure in Mexico and Panama - bring plenty of cash
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Where Frida Left Her Toothbrush App

Where Frida Left Her Toothbrush?

Never misplace your toothbrush again! A digital lost-and-found for your toothbrush…

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Why Was This App Banned? undisclosed recurring fees, may subject iPhone to liquids
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Mangle Your Metaphors App

Mangle Your Metaphors

Are you the Obama of your social circle? Do you mix a graceful speaking style with impeccably coherent content? Does your genius for…

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Why Was This App Banned? didn’t pass the mustard, also appears to encourage cigarette use
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glass of bacteria infected water on an iphone app icon

Revenge on Montezuma’s Revenge

Test the water at the local watering spot before you get the runs home…

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Why Was This App Banned? inaccurate representation of functionality, hidden fees to access advertised databases, raw footage fetish
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Wedding Checker App

Wedding Checker

Background-check the groom. Find out the results on the big day…

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Why Was This App Banned? depletes national identity resources, also uncritical use of jazz fusion
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