Help Me Out-Stupid Them

July 2, 2012 8:43 AM

What are the most pointless, puerile, time-wasting iPhone apps that you know about?

I finally bowed to the pressure of most of my work associates and got an iPhone (underwhelmed so far). Something I noticed is that all of these otherwise smart people I work with come in and show off their lightsaber apps, their "crack the whip" apps, etc. etc.

I would like to inflict on them some of what they have inflicted upon me for the past few years. Ten fold, as the saying goes. So tell me about your most irritating apps please, so I can pay them back, in kind.

posted by Danf to Technology (17 answers total)

I'm thinking that what you want is "Pimple Popper." My kids also put an app on my phone where you pop bubble wrap. I think there was a waxing one too. (As in a hair removal waxing game.)
posted by artychoke at 9:00 AM on July 2, 2012

I have an app called Wilhelm that just does a Wilhelm scream
posted by griphus at 9:08 AM on July 2, 2012

A guy at my previous workplace had an app that just filled the iPhone screen up like a glass of beer, and then when you tilted the phone, it's like you "drank" the beer. The end. It might've been iPint, but I can't be sure; I don't remember if his had the little beer-sliding game as well. It might've been some even cheaper knockoff that only did the beer-fill/beer-drink thing.
posted by theatro at 9:12 AM on July 2, 2012

You're looking for SimStapler, which is both weirdly delightful and 0% life-enhancing.
posted by brieche at 9:13 AM on July 2, 2012

iFart and Vuvuzela.
posted by ImproviseOrDie at 9:13 AM on July 2, 2012

Prime Number Shitting Bear
posted by scruss at 9:14 AM on July 2, 2012

I actually like my flip a coin app, and use it all of the time, but other people find it useless.
posted by patheral at 9:25 AM on July 2, 2012

Hangtime
posted by snowjoe at 9:30 AM on July 2, 2012

Oh, and I forgot the Magic 8 ball app.

Ah! and crack the screen is one I never saw any use for (a friend of mine has it and loves it.

Here's a bubble wrap app. Ya just pop the bubble wrap. It's meant to be stress relieving? I guess?
posted by patheral at 9:30 AM on July 2, 2012

Tiny Violin. When someone starts whining, you can play sad violin music at them. My family enjoys using it to torment each other.
posted by inertia at 9:59 AM on July 2, 2012

I would think that Desert Bus, if "properly" played, would waste the largest amount of time.
posted by blueberry at 10:43 AM on July 2, 2012

The Wooo! Button. You press the button and it says "Wooo!". That's it.
posted by lakersfan1222 at 11:05 AM on July 2, 2012

There's also Smack Talk(SLYT). Play copycat with a guinea pig on helium.
posted by lakersfan1222 at 11:10 AM on July 2, 2012

These are beautiful. Keep 'em coming.
posted by Danf at 11:27 AM on July 2, 2012

You want pointless and puerile? You got it: Monkey Shaker.
posted by hjd at 11:58 AM on July 2, 2012

You want the Samuel L Jackson app to speak for you.
posted by saucysault at 1:03 PM on July 2, 2012

Who Is Hot - checks the weather for all the area codes in your contact list.
posted by H. Roark at 2:00 PM on July 2, 2012