Developer Steals iPhone App Code, Submits As Own

mr_nice_guy Meet Brandon Trebitowski. He’s a nice guy. You know, the kind of guy who lets you cut ahead of him in a grocery store checkout line if you have fewer items. The kind of guy who holds the door open for you. The kind of guy who sees a wandering dog and attempts to locate its owner. Yeah, that’s Brandon … he’s a nice guy.

Brandon is also a geek. He develops iPhone web apps and has released the Cost Per Square Foot Calculator and the Daily Calorie apps. While learning to code these apps, Brandon noticed there was a severe lack of iPhone programming tutorials on the web. So being the nice guy he is, Brandon started the iCodeBlog to assist other developers and share his programming knowledge.

One of Brandon’s most popular articles is the “iPhone Game Programming Tutorial” in which he gives step-by-step instructions on how to build an iPhone game called iTennis (a Pong-style game). The iTennis tutorial includes everything the aspiring developer will need to build the game … graphics, sounds, game mechanics and of course, the code.

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So one day when Brandon was taking a break from doing nice things, he came across a Pong-style iPhone game called iTennis. Hmmm … Pong-style iPhone game … iTennis … WTF – this is nice guy Brandon’s app … being sold by BlaBlaIncTech for 99 cents a download. BlaBlaIncTech lifts the nice guy code, graphics, sounds, etc … get’s Apple’s approval and positions themselves to profit of a freaking tutorial. Wow … talk about a total DOUCHE BAG.

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youdouchebag Oh and save the bullshit legalize debate of public domain vs. copyright infringement. We’re talking about right vs. wrong … we’re talking about morals, ethics and principles (oh that’s right, we forgot … big business has no ethics … LOL). If you think lifting a tutorial code and selling it for profit is all good … well then you are a total DOUCHE BAG as well (see, we knew the youDB app would come in handy).

Be sure to read Brandon’s firsthand account of the imposter iTennis app over at his web site. We guess our only question to Apple is … do nice guys finish last?

July 9, 2009 | Filed Under Games, News | 39 Comments 

The “Place iPhone On Fat Belly And Lose Weight” App

We’re going to shout it from the highest mountain tops …

The iPhone Has Changed Our Life!

I_beat_anorexia Before the iPhone, we were fat, bald and a disaster with the chicks. Well thanks to the Hair Clinic app, we now have a full head of healthy hair. Chicks? Yeah, chicks dig us now because we use the Hot Radar app … it helps us score. Sadly though … we’re still large and in charge – XXXL baby! Ok, so maybe the iPhone didn’t totally change our life … got Hair, got Chicks, got Big Belly. Whatever, two out of three ain’t bad.

So this chunky monkey thing … it’s not like we’re ignoring the issue. We’ve been busting our ass trying every new weight loss fad …

Acai Berry Diet – sucks … makes our poop bright orange and thinking we’re now sterile.
Weight Loss Lip Gloss – the Too Faced Fuze Slenderize lip gloss promised to curb our appetite and boost our energy … it’s bullshit, our lips now look like our butt cheeks.
Overnight Skinny Cream – high hopes for this one … lose weight while you snooze with the Fatgirlsleep body balm by Bliss … garbage, we broke out in hives.
Calorie Burning Drink – Enviga is a sparkling green tea mixed with caffeine and antioxidants, this Coca-Cola product promised to boost our metabolism and burn extra calories … guess what, Coke sucks – they lied – so now we wash down our triple cheeseburger with Diet Pepsi.

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So yeah, we’ve been doing stuff … ok, we might not be exactly in the gym, pushing iron, doing pilates or getting a sore scrotum from spin class … but piss off, don’t be a hater!

Anyways … we now have high hopes to finally win this battle of the bulge and it’s because of our revolutionary iPhone. We’re talking about the new weight loss app from DailyBurn called FatBurner2K …

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Isn’t FatBurner2K swell? Stick the iPhone on your buffet blimp (for best results, precisely 6 inches above the belly button) and have it literally shake the crap out of your fat molecules. Heck with words like … Disharmonic and Physical Oscillation … we gladly plopped down our 99 cents in hopes of becoming a lean, mean, loving machine.

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The only thing we haven’t quite figured out is how to keep the damn iPhone on our spare tire when using FatBurner2K while finding a parking spot, getting a haircut or smoking a filtered cigarette … sucker keeps falling off. Maybe there’s like this strap-on attachment thing we don’t know about … hands free phone calls and weight loss … revolutionary!

July 8, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment | 31 Comments 

No Matter How You Say It – You Are A Douche Bag

Sometimes the most simple and straight forward apps provide the highest entertainment value. No trendy 15-year-old naked girl pictures – no sexy hot bikini girls from every creed, color and race – no poop race car driving – no touching crotch – no models that have VD … and certainly no farting, puking, pissing or zit picking – those were so 5 months ago!

Nope, sometimes the most successful KRAPPS are just he good old-fashioned, no beating around the bush, get straight to the point kind of app. The kind of app that when you press a button, your iPhone blares:

“You Are A Douche Bag!”

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Seriously, how perfect is that? … You Are A Douche Bag! … think about these words of wisdom, perfect for just about any life situation …

> Some dumbass talking during Transformers? …
   You Are A Douche Bag
> Some dipshit on an airplane reclines his seat so far back he’s now laying in your lap? …
   You Are A Douche Bag
> Some wanker keeps asking the teacher inane questions and prolonging class? …
   You Are A Douche Bag
> Some dickhead using speaker phone in public areas at work? …
   You Are A Douche Bag
> Some ass wipe who completes every sentence with, “Ya know what I’m sayin”? …
   You Are A Douche Bag

Simple, straight forward and to the point – You Are A Douche Bag … and that’s why developer Arty Baby is brilliant. Dude was basically sick of calling out all the douche bags in his life, so he created the youDB app [iTunes] to do the work for him. Launch app – push button … You Are A Douche Bag.

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But since douche bags come in all shapes, sizes and nationalities … that clever Arty included the douche bag call out in TWELVE different languages. French douche bags, unitednationsJPG22 German douche bags, Italian douche bags, Spanish douche bags, Finnish douche bags, Portuguese douche bags and more … it’s like the United Nations Of Douche Bags!

Although youDB is classified as an Entertainment app, we strongly encourage Arty to re-categorize the app as a Utility … having your iPhone call someone a douche bag in not 1 but 12 languages – that’s a helluv useful utility … let’s see your piece of shit Blackberry Storm do that, biatch!

Only problem with the youDB app is the fact that this Arty character opened up a real can of worms. We know a ton of Russian a-holes and would love to smack them with a
Ruski-style douche bag. And heck, no Asian or Middle-Eastern douche bag call outs? – WTF is that? – these folks are just begging to be douche bagged. Anyways, hopefully Arty will feel enough douche bag pressure to bang out a few updates so people worldwide can properly unite and fight the good douche bag fight … do it Arty!

July 7, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment | 10 Comments 

iPhone Nudity Found Again – This Is Getting Confusing

Breaking News! … from the makers of the Farts and Poop iMobilepedia apps …

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Binary Moustache presents their latest mobile encyclopedia iPhone application …

VAGINA (iMobilepedia)
also know as – V****a (iMobilepedia)

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Yes, with the VAGINA app … (errr, sorry) … with the V****a app, you’ll be able to teach your kids or parents about VAGINA … heck, while you’re at it, give yourself a refresher course. VAGINA is simply the most amazing resource in the App Store! You’ll never leave home without VAGINA – carry VAGINA wherever you go. Also, being the nice person you are …  share VAGINA with your friends (or if you’re a dickhead, keep VAGINA to yourself). And this VAGINA is a bargain … when was the last time you paid only 99 cents for VAGINA?

Since everyone should be able to enjoy VAGINA … VAGINA is conveniently rated suitable for 12-year-olds … actually, to be honest – this rating is to ensure that children will educate their parents about VAGINA … what, you haven’t heard about the new “Kids – Teach Your Parents About VAGINA” movement? And of course VAGINA is perfect for parents and teachers … you’ll be able to avoid those awkward VAGINA conversations with your children or students – how cool and convenient is that?

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Now never mind the fact that the word VAGINA has been censored by Apple (yes, just like Intercourse, VAGINA is a dirty word) … gotta give it up to Apple for having the sense to apply the profanity filter to VAGINA, yet allow images of a full blown spread eagle VAGINA … this is business savvy at its finest … or is it simply ironic? … nah, it’s educational.

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We spoke with Pocket God developer, Dave Castelnuovo, regarding his thoughts about VAGINA. Initially Dave was pissed at us for prying into his personal life, but when he finally understood our VAGINA inquiry, he  briefly responded … “I love VAGINA!” … Dave then rushed off mumbling something about getting to work on a medical reference application of various implants for aspiring plastic surgeons. Like we said, he was mumbling, so we couldn’t quite hear him, but we believe Dave’s new app will be called …  B****T.

All kidding aside … similar to our Poker vs Girls article where it was “accidentally” discovered that Apple will approve images of people taking or their clothes, but not taking off their underwear … perhaps Apple’s guidelines for approving nudity is strictly for educational purposes. Whatever the case may be, it would behoove Apple to make the policy clear and straight forward … seems like a reasonable request.

July 6, 2009 | Filed Under Reference | 9 Comments 

Recap: Week Of June 29

BMtitle In case you missed any of the festivities (and boy were there some fireworks this week – do not miss the BeautyMeter nudity articles July 1 & 2) , quick links to this week’s articles.

June 29: Beer, Sexy Girls And Barf – App Store Nirvana – a "think with your pants"

June 30: Foreign Developers And Their Half-Ass Efforts – this will leave you thinking, HUH?

June 30: WOW! – Biggest Boobs Witnessed In An iPhone App – warning! curves ahead

July 1: Nude 15-Year-Olds In The App Store? Yes There Is – no we’re not kidding!

July 2: Update – Apple Pulls BeautyMeter App With Nude 15-Year-Old – also includes a closer look at the history of the BeautyMeter app

July 3: Secrets Of A Millionaire iPhone App Developer – make money selling apps the “KRAPPS Way”

July 5: Thank You KRAPPS Sponsors – show our sponsors some love, it’ll make you feel better

July 5, 2009 | Filed Under Recap | Leave a Comment 

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Ow My Balls! is a hysterical iPhone game centered around the mishaps of Joe The Juggler. Kick Juggler Joe off the ledge of a tall building … and he cries out – “OW MY BALLS!” As Joe falls, hit objects to score points and ignite the fart jetpack to make him travel the longest distance possible before making impact with the ground and crying out - 
“OW MY BALLS!” This high quality game contains outstanding hand-drawn graphics, hilarious custom recorded sounds and user-friendly controls. Plus you have the ability to record your own “OW MY BALLS!” sound effect to use within the game. A bargain at only 99 cents … click here to purchase OW MY BALLS via iTunes or read our extensive review.

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This app is a blast! To really appreciate iFight Pro [iTunes], click here and take a quick look at a demonstration video – it’s really cool. Combine a handgun, rifle, shotgun, slap, whip, gong, sword or punch with one of the eight background music tracks – and you’ll be awarded with a pure quality, enormously fun iPhone app.


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With the amount of garbage in the App Store, the FREE hideNtweet app is a breath of fresh air. It is a totally unique and original game specifically designed for the iPhone. Think the classic children’s game Hide And Seek … now bring Hide And Seek to the iPhone, couple that with GPS technology and Twitter … and voila – hideNtweet. Click here to read our review. Better yet, experience this extraordinary gaming experience yourself – click here to download via iTunes for FREE.

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There’s a reason 100sounds [iTunes] is the #1 soundboard app … cuz it rocks! This app not only provides hundreds of high quality originally recorded sound effects, but also includes loop and delay effects for all your comedic purposes. Plus you can get hundreds of ringtones emailed to you, automatically, at no extra charge! 100sounds was already a bargain at $0.99, so this enhancement makes it a great deal! Click here to view web site, be sure to check out the hysterical user-submitted videos.

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Don’t drink and drive! True words, but easier said than done. This is where DrinkTracker [iTunes] comes into play – your personal “alcohol conscious” – helping you to drink responsibly. DrinkTracker calculates your blood alcohol content (BAC) based on your profile and updates every 60 seconds. This is an extremely feature-rich breathalyzer app and at $1.99, a no-brainer bargain buy. Click here for our review or visit the DrinkTracker site for complete details and a fantastic demo video.

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Simply put, this app makes you smarter! Binary Game gets your brain juices flowing and is a ton of fun. It’s an original game of binary math which is simple to play and highly addictive. The worldwide leader board satisfies the most uber-competitive gamer, while the Facebook Connect feature pleases those social types. Click here to read our review or click here to purchase from the App Store, click here.

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99 Games is an exceptional game developer cranking out such iPhone classics as WordsWorth (ranked as high #1 in the word game category), Chess Pro, Chess Lite, Aqua Jigsaw, and Jigsaw Wild. Their latest offering is Wordulous … an anagram like no others: multiple modes, global scores, Facebook Connect and more. 99 Games is committed to building only the highest quality and most entertaining games possible … all at affordable prices. Click here for our review.

July 5, 2009 | Filed Under anti-KRAPPS, News, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment 

Secrets Of A Millionaire iPhone App Developer

Ok developers, listen up … it’s time we let you in on a little iPhone secret. Similar to those Twitter “get rich quick” schemes (man those are annoying – we blame Oprah!) , we have a guaranteed system that will get you big bank by selling your iPhone app the “KRAPPS Way” (and no, don’t develop the biggest piece of krapp application for the sole purpose of being featured here on KRAPPS – LOL).

Below are examples of apps selling the “KRAPPS Way”. Pay attention … quiz at the end.

You know those plain vanilla wristwatch apps? Why develop another lame one when you can release … the My Sexy Watch app

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Or what about the classic game of Hangman? Booooring! What the world really needs is … the Sexy Hangman app

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Sleep machines are cool. They play soothing sounds that enable you to snooze like a baby. But does the App Store really need another sleep machine app? No! The App Store is begging for … the Sexy Dreams app

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We like puzzle games. The kind that have a bunch of scattered pieces and your job is to slide them back together again and reveal a picture. But you can’t make bank from just any picture, you need … the Amazing Sexy CowGirl iSlider app

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Honestly …. Sudoku sucks! But this we like … the Sexy Sudoku app

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The iPhone’s technology is amazing. Take for example its GPS functionality – apply this feature the right way and you’ll never get lost again … with a simple push of a button, you’ll always be able to find your way back home. But slow down sparky – think about it! This is your moment to shine with … the Take Me Home I’m Sexy! app

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So ok Mister iPhone App Developer … we’ve given you 6 examples of how to make bank off your app the “KRAPPS Way”. You’re a smart dude, reading KRAPPS and doing the whole Coca Language thing … show me the money!

iphone-3gs_SEX Right you are … SEX, SEX, SEX … sex sells and it’s as simple as adding the word “Sexy” to the title of your app. And no worries, don’t be all pushing and shoving … getting in our grill. There’s plenty of sex for everyone … Sexy Baseball – Sexy Twitter – Sexy Shazam – Sexy Pandora – Sexy Turn By Turn Navigation – Sexy Moron Test – Sexy Tetris – Sexy Skype – and more … LOL – and you thought the “S” in the new iPhone 3GS stood for speed … NOT! Introducing iPhone 3GS … They Sexiest iPhone yet.

July 3, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment, Games | 16 Comments 

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