KRAPPS vs KRAPPS

written by guest author Tim Giron (follow on Twitter @timgiron)

funny-cat-fight I came across a couple of apps today that I thought were related, but then found out are quite different.  So, I decided to pit them against each other and figure out which one would win in a fight.


KRAPPS presents “Rumble In Our Jungle” … iOops vs iWhoop!

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First up is iOops, which presents a blank starfield screen (reminding me of an H.P. Lovecraft story) and an invitation to touch the middle of the screen.  Then, as the app description says, the “beast hide inside iPhone” will “come out and bite your finger” to which you will presumably exclaim “Oops!” though I was more apt to mutter “What the?” myself.

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The next contender for our street fight throwdown is iWhoop! which is a cool little soundboard app with some Southern fried phrases, ten to be exact.  You dial in the desired phrase and then engage the clever can of Whoop! to let fly the sound, the delivery of which reminded me of the Dukes of Hazzard.

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An important part of winning a street fight is the crew that you bring to the rumble.  Given that iOops reminds me of Lovecraft’s stories, it gets Cthulhu.  And, given that iWhoop! has a Dukes of Hazzard vibe, it gets the whole Duke clan.  While this matchup may appear to favor iOops, we must take into consideration that Cthulhu is not known for reliably showing up on time and them Duke boys have gotten out of some pretty sticky situations.  Advantage iWhoop!

For application startup times, iWhoop! is the clear winner.  Less than two seconds to offer someone a Knuckle Sandwich or the hilarious Karate sound.  Comparatively, iOops takes around eight seconds (presumably, locating the “beast hide inside iPhone” is not so easy as one might imagine).  Advantage iWhoop!

For ongoing entertainment value, I will have to give the nod to iWhoop! as well.  Once you’ve gotten everyone in your immediate vicinity to touch the screen and experience the “beast hide inside iPhone” for themselves, the novelty of iOops quickly wears off.  Not so with iWhoop!.  In fact, while writing this post, I discovered that you can “stack” the sounds for interesting combinations.  Advantage iWhoop!

The judges have reached their decision …
iWhoop! defeats iOops by unanimous decision at Rumble In Our Jungle!

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April 16, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment, Guest Authors 

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