iPad Apps are cool, aren’t they? I mean, now I can’t really remember a time when they were not an intrinsic part of our lives. Surf the web? Nah – use an App. Check your Facebook? Check your Twitter? Check your Maps? Listen to music? App. I could go on. So there are some cool apps but what about the ones that aren’t so cool? Here are 8 of the worst iPad apps ever.
8 Of The Worst iPad Apps Ever?
Like everything else there are good Apps and bad Apps. Not necessarily offensive, but just a bit rubbish; stuff that have seemingly and amazingly passed Apple’s quality checks and sit there in the store. Mocking you with their rubbishness.
So you don’t have to. And I mean that, we at TCGeeks have trawled the depths of the store to list the worst of the worst (in no particular order).
Sneezies HD ($2.99)
So, here we go. Something designed to be relaxing. A game. That’s relaxing. That’s an oxymoron isn’t it? It’s like saying Glenn Beck is relaxing. From what I can glean from this is that there are floating ‘cuteness’ (for cuteness read badly drawn) that you tickle their nose causing a chain reaction to other balls to float about. Really?? Why?
It’s like the guys designing this went, “Hmmm, I think that the reason Angry Birds is successful, is because pigs and birds are cute. What’s cuter than that? Sneezing clouds! Awesome! Let’s take the rest of the day off!”
StripMe: Strip Club Search (free)
Here is one of the worst iPad apps. Is this a case of Apps going too far? Ok. So you’re sitting there, you’ve finished your last bit of CSS for the day and feeling a little lonely, you flick through your Apps to get to this one. Cool! It uses Google Maps! You can go to a seedy club to get your iPad stolen by some bouncer whilst the stripper goes out to pick up her kids.
I’d avoid it. It doesn’t even use your GPS to tell you where you are. Oh, and avoid taking your iPad with you next time. You can get it here if you want to see the app.
iLaugh – Cool Jokes & more ($0.99)
Yeah, it’s cool to be the center of attention, isn’t it? Well if you use this App you won’t be. Everyone likes a joke, everyone laughs. But no one will laugh at you when you are sitting in Starbucks, ‘Pad sitting on your knee flicking through the various categories on ‘iLaugh’ desperately trying to find a joke that doesn’t upset the hot girl you’ve been thinking about for weeks.
Want to know how bad the jokes are on this? 72% of people gave it less than two stars on iTunes after they downloaded it….
FirePlace ($0.99)
Yes. A Fire. On your iPad. That you are paying for.
Family Doctor – Symptoms and Diagnosis ($4.99)
Perhaps it’s because I live in the UK, and it’s a result of being able to go to the Docs whenever I feel like, but I worry about such Apps.
I love my iPad, I really do. And, I admit, when my wife is not home I do take it to bed with me, but I don’t ask its advice on medical issues. Hmmm, dear iPad, I feel a bit nauseous, my head hurts and I feel dizzy….what?! Oh no! Malaria?
See what I mean? Not good. I’d ask a professional if I were you.
iWasHere
Here is another worst iPad app. Do you think that I would leave this one out? Unless you’re profiling people for the CIA, or are, a stalker, why would you need this App? It has taken the concept of ‘checking in’ like Facebook and made it creepy. And making Facebook creepy is pretty hard, isn’t it?
Barbie A Fairy Secret
Now, I know what you’re thinking, I’m perhaps not the best person to be reviewing such an App. You’re right, but I had heard that this App developed by Mattel. Let me remind you, by M-a-t-t-e-l is pretty appalling.
Apparently, fairies live in disguise all around us and the owner of this App can be one too! Excited yet? Well, you can turn into a fairy by taking a picture of your (victim) and swoosh and it’s all done. But, it simply doesn’t work.
I passed this App to my 6 year old niece who loves ALL things fairy and she said in two minutes: Rubbish. Hang your heads in shame Apple and Barbie. Hang your heads.
Hipmunk Flight Search
Looking at the cutesy App, you’ll feel all warm and fuzzy with the icon sitting on your home screen, but that is not the case. This sadistic App is designed for flights, it helps you search flights not rated on how much they cost, but on the amount of ‘agony’ the flight will give you.
Get it? Well, things such as stopovers, time in the air and all that jazz will be incorporated in the results.
So, if you can only just afford to go on that lovely long flight to a great holiday, you can ruin it all in one click by seeing that the flight you can afford will give you a million points in agony. Perfect to begin a break with.
So, what are the worst iPad Apps that you’ve discovered? Why not comment to let us know.
Phew. I need a shower now.
Oh Man, Sneezies is awesome. I know everyone at my house enjoys it. Especially my 4 year old twins.
I actually kind of like the idea of the fireplace app. It reminds me of “the yule log” on the public access tv station on Christmas Eve. I could definitely see myself with the fireplace app on, enjoying a glass of wine, with Christmas music in the background on Christmas Eve, especially since I have neither a TV or fireplace in my apartment.
I actually like the idea of a GP in your pocket. I have used Family Doctor and it worked, it answered my doubts and gave me some answer, obviously it is a reference guide, like the book you look it up if you are curious and want to know more…nothing bad about it.
Some of those apps are iPhone, the title of the article is not precise… :-/
@Anna – hi – yep, some of them are for iPhone but they are all able to be put on the ‘Pad, which can be another nail in the coffin with their ‘upscaled’ graphics
@Turt99 – cool – perhaps I was being too harsh on it? What’s your worst App?
I think a little harsh, the other apps you describe I agree with, but I think Sneezies is at least a decent way to pass a few mins.
Worst app? Maybe “Party Quiz” it sounded cool but its really just confusing and weird.
Yeah….I looked at Sneezies and while it’s not an “angry” birds…it was at least “interesting”…
My vote for worst app:
The Apple mobile AppStore itself. Given what it’s supposed to provide, after TWO whole years, it is STILL a truly awful, crash-plagued mess. The “genius” function, which never worked properly, and now provides all of 16 recommendations, is laughable. Still can’t flag apps to add to wishlist, eats memory like there’s no tomorrow, and crashes after browsing even a few pages of apps. Total junk.