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 

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 

Foreign Developers And Their Half-Ass Efforts

mullet11 We’re usually pretty cool when it comes to ripping on non-English speaking developers … those foreign geeks who submit their applications to the US App Store with freaking ridiculous descriptions that leaving you thinking – HUH? But we really shouldn’t be so nice … if we were to develop an app with the intention of selling it in the Hungarian App Store, bet your ass we’d contact someone who speaks the language and work with them to make sure our description makes sense in Hungarian.

The App Store is approaching its 1-year anniversary and its mind blowing how many developers still don’t get it … Hey Foreign Dude!!! – if we don’t know what the hell you are talking about, we sure as hell ain’t gonna buy your lame app, even if it does rock.

So recently we came across the iSashimi app by Japan-based RucKyGAMES. We thought cool, another Sushipedia app (which by the way, rocks and is FREE for a limited time). But when we read the iSashimi’s description, we were left thinking … HUH?

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“It is only it” … “The expected thing is a mistake” … “A mum of for food” … WTH is this? My Chihuahua speaks better English than this and he has trouble getting is bony butt outside just to pee. Yeah sure Japanese dude, we’ll be dropping $6.99 (are you kidding) on your “Gorgeous plastic mum can be put” krapp – no problem.

But hey, we were going to be cool … let RucKyGAMES slide …. until we came across their  equally disturbing app, ColorPuzzle … HUH?

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“The chain is not made good” … “One of large amount of blocks that are is only erased touching” … “For free when playing with mind in neutral when it is free in passes” … WOW – we’re spending a buck on this one for sure!

LOL … these guys are so awesome, we’re thinking about selling RucKyGAMES t-shirts with quotations from their descriptions … like this app, PicrossDoubt … HUH?

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“It is not noticed that he is a mistake” … “He will spend it when putting it without pointing it out now while making a mistake for a long time as it is” … NICE – RucKyGAMES certainly have a way with words. We can’t wait for their upcoming app – Sexy It Line Pickups Good … which will certainly melt those American girl hearts …

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(I wish you were DSL so I could get high-speed access)

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(Do you know karate? ‘Cause your body is really kickin’)

June 30, 2009 | Filed Under Games | 26 Comments 

7th Grade Whiz Kid Releases iPhone Game – Pong

Back in May, we wrote about an iPhone game developed by a 12-year old called Moo Cow Fury. The game incorporates a cow, poop and fire … typical 7th grade stuff … but still solid  considering the kid isn’t even in high school.

Well we recently came across another “whiz kid” application … also developed by a 7th grader … called Pong – iPhone Edition [iTunes]. Although Pong does not contain poop, farts, fire or vomit … it’s a heck of a 70’s tribute game and should earn your consideration regardless of the developer’s age.

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AtariPong Meet Jonah Grant. By day he’s a typical 7th grader … but at night he becomes a whiz kid app developer. Pong is Jonah’s first iPhone app release and regardless of this rookie developer’s age … it’s a hit! Pong was originally released in 1972 by Atari and quickly became the first commercially successful video game. 37 years later, Jonah’s Pong is a very worthy game for all ages to enjoy. The gameplay is smooth and realistic … the user interface is clean and friendly … and the icon, logo and game graphics are outstanding – this is one sharp looking Pong application.

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Screenshot Being the whiz kid and dedicated developer he is, Jonah is already coding Pong to make it even more kick ass. Soon, Pong will accommodate two person gameplay, wirelessly on separate devices via Bluetooth … and Jonah is planning to integrate the hottest rage – the OpenFeint social gaming platform.

Bluetooth Technology – OpenFeint Platform – Objective-C Language … crazy techie stuff and totally impressive for a kid who still has to be in bed by 9:30pm. So what the heck … support Jonah by visiting the App Store and downloading Pong – iPhone Edition [iTunes] for only 99 cents … plus you can catch up with Jonah on Twitter @jonahman2003 – just be sure to tweet him before 9:30pm!

June 14, 2009 | Filed Under Games | 19 Comments 

Wordulous – This Game is Anagrammatically Correct!

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

WordulousMascot Word games are very popular around my house.  Scrabble, Boggle, UpWords, you get the picture.  So, it should come as no surprise that I have a few word games on my iPhone as well.  The latest one that I have been playing is Wordulous [iTunes] by 99Games (they also created another fantastic word game, WordsWorth).

After being greeted by the game’s mascot, (she is the the very model of a spelling bee champion), the player can choose from three modes of operation: Practice, Examination and Challenge.

To get the hang of the game, it’s good to start out in the Practice mode: make as many words as you can from the six letters provided, no time limit.  Once you have identified at least five words, you can request that the board be cleared for six new letters to work with.  Additionally, if you can figure out the six letter word (and there is always at least one), you can choose to play the bonus game to answer a trivia question by re-arranging the letters of the answer.

Once you’ve got the basics down, it’s time for your Examination!  While the game play is the same as it was in practice, now you’re also racing to beat the clock and get the highest score possible in three minutes.  My best score is currently 6,784, but there are several scores over 25,000 on the all-time leader-board at the Wordulous web site. Depending on your score, the game’s mascot awards you a character ranking (like Magician, which is what I got for my 6,000+ score).

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The Challenge mode allows you to match up against your friends from Facebook or your phone contact list.  I didn’t track down any of my contacts to play in this mode for the review, but it sounds intriguing enough that I will give it a try at some point.

The game has a few color settings available to customize the experience.  If you turn off music, you can listen to tunes from your iPod while you play.  You can also choose to play Anti-Krapps-Seal-v2GIF with seven letters which increases the number of words possible for each round (and  makes it that much harder to find the elusive word that utilizes all of the given letters).  Three different word lists are available as well: SOWPODS (267,000 British and American words), TWL (179,000 American words), ENABLE (173,000 North American words).

Wordulous is a 100% anti-KRAPPS Certified game which is both fun and challenging for wordsmiths and word wizards.  And, at 99 cents [iTunes], it’s also a steal of a deal.

June 13, 2009 | Filed Under anti-KRAPPS, Games, Guest Authors | 2 Comments 

Apple’s Sexy Skin Policy Revealed

Today we salute Michael Burford of Headlight Software for his crowning achievement of figuring out WTF Apple is thinking. Yup … Michael is one of the few developers who actually made sense of Apple’s biggest joke … Section 3.3.12 of the iPhone SDK Agreement.

rejected33 For those of you not familiar with Section 3.3.12, it is Apple’s safeguard to reject apps which contain objectionable content. It reads, “Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive, or defamatory content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, etc.)” … ok, fair enough … using common sense, these guidelines are reasonably clear and straightforward.

But Apple continues with a wildcard … “Applications must not contain other content or materials that in Apple’s reasonable judgment may be found objectionable by iPhone or iPod Touch users” … and thus the bullcrap begins = Apple’s Reasonable Judgment.

Mak6nikxprocess In reality, Apple’s reasonable judgment is similar to a 3-year old hopped up on a cotton candy sugar high. Completely out of control, shaking hysterically, bouncing off the ceiling and uttering pure nonsense. “Uh, uh, uh, shake a baby until it dies … APPROVED” – “Uh, uh, uh, kill puppies … APPROVED” – “Uh, uh, uh … flying hot dogs … DENIED”. Step away from the cotton candy Apple – your reasonable judgment objectionable! And that’s why Michael is so impressive … he actually made sense out of Apple’s hysteria.

You see Michael recently released the Poker vs Girls app [iTunes] … a very well made iPhone game of strip poker. Of course strip poker with no skin would be sacrilege. But with Apple hopped up on cotton candy … who knows if they think sexy skin is objectionable. Judging by the Hot Girls, Sexy Ladies Of SHOW, Peekababe and Sexy Girls apps (all in the Top 50 Paid Entertainment apps) – “Uh, uh, uh … sexy skin … APPROVED”. But no slam dunk for Michael’s Poker vs Girls … dude got bounced as Apple claimed some of the app’s sexy skin photographs were  objectionable …

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Huh? … approved pictures … rejected pictures … WTF? Like we said … Michael knows WTF as he reveals in this blog:

People Taking Off Clothes Or In Their Underwear Is OK,
But Pretending To Take Off Underwear Is Not OK.

Well Michael … congrats … you figured out the great Apple WTF mystery. Good luck on the upcoming male version of your app … Poker vs Boys … we look forward to your bulging crotch revelations and guidelines.

June 10, 2009 | Filed Under Games | 7 Comments 

The Keynote Blows – We Have Real News

Ok, so yesterday Apple announced some really cool stuff in their 2009 WWDC Keynote …

WWDC2009Badge11 OS 3.0 will be released on June 17. The new iPhone 3GS will become available on June 19 at $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) … improved battery life, a 3MP camera with autofocus, video recording, voice commands, a digital compass, cut-copy-paste functionality and a whole lot more. Oh – and the new “S” in 3GS … it stands for sexy … meaning your iPhone will be twice as sexy. Kidding … S = Speed … 3GS is 2x faster than the iPhone 3G.

att-logoSUCKS11 Good times – yeah, whatever. Let’s get to the best part of the Keynote … AT&T SUCKS and KRAPPS on their iPhone customers! Basically AT&T is not ready to support MMS or Internet Tethering … and the announced prices are only for eligible customers. Great work AT&T – you guys rock! Visit 148apps for more details about the AT&T SUCKS issue … and be sure to check out Apple’s excellent Guided Tour video of the new 3GS.

But remember – this is KRAPPS and the beauty of KRAPPS is that we’re not iPhone Alley, 148apps, Just Another iPhone Blog or any one of those polished and professional iPhone news sites. We are freaks … so while the rest of the iPhone fan-boy blog world is getting all hot and bothered over Apple’s latest and greatest achievements… we skim that page and focus on the real news. So what’s making our kite fly high today? Well it’s the latest sack of suck we discovered –> the Bathroom Racer app!

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Damn straight … Bathroom Racer … the new iPhone racing game where you drive a PILE of POOP! Fastest time to the toilet wins. That’s what we’re talking about … POOP RACING … challenging courses with hills and jumps (hey, it’s not easy to control flying poop), five ridiculously thrilling levels of poop play and kindergarten-like graphics . Heck with Firemint and their Real Racing garbage … this is the real REAL RACING … this is POOP RACING. For a flavor of Poop Racing’s awesomeness, check out the amazing action-packed screen shots below:

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So to all you fan-boys … go ahead and keep blowing sunshine up Apple’s ass for their “fastest, most powerful iPhone yet”. We’re not buying into that nonsense! We’re buying Bathroom Racer for 99 cents and applauding developer Adam Flaherty for his groundbreaking achievement … the world’s first POOP RACING game … because here at KRAPPS, we realize POOP RACING is a privilege, not a right!

June 9, 2009 | Filed Under Games, News | Leave a Comment 

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