Filed under: Humor, Video, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
31 fart apps in 90 seconds
Looks like the years I spent in Spencer's finally paid off, as I was given the dubious honor of sniffing out a few dozen of the 60+ fart apps on the store. But I promise, no squeaking out a lame joke just because this is a video about farts. No silently doling out the goods while looking the other way, either -- I'll just squeeze my mind cheeks together and hold it all in. I even avoided using the "1812 Overture" as theme music. For maximum effect I highly recommend blasting this video loudly at work.
Something you'll notice is that many fart apps are simple -- sometimes almost too primitive. Also: they are mostly just soundboard apps, with some by the same developer as derivative works designed to promote their work on the App Store. Why Apple had to make this into a circus I'll never understand (keeping them out of the store temporarily only drew more attention to them). But, like any mall with various departments, the market will eventually sort this mess out. Read on for the full list or check out the gallery of featured fart apps. You have been warned.
Gallery: Lots of fart apps
Only a handful of developers ignored my request for a promo code to feature their app, and I have to say, everyone who did respond was astoundingly pleasant. It's something Mac shareware users have known for years: there's a real community when developing for Apple platforms. While iPhone devs can be a different breed (many are coming to the platform with zero Mac experience), I was blown away with the conversations and great people involved. No joke there, each one of these folks deserves a buck for their fart hard work.
NOTE: All links go to the App Store in iTunes.
Animal Farts
Atomic Fart
Cheese Cutter Whoopee Cushion
Easy Fart
Excuse Me: Farts for Free
Fart+Burp = Fun Calculator
Fart and Flashlight
Fart Box
Fart Button
Fart Cushion
Fart for Free
Fart Lighter - Pull My Finger, Pro Edition
Fart Machine - the original
Fart or Die (features a full song and is listed under Health -- go figure)
Fart Studio
Fartamongus
FartCall (not shown, but a clever prank that farts when someone "answers" your phone)
Fartin' Furious
Fartmaster Deluxe
Grossinator
I LUV 2 FART!
iFart - Ultimate fart machine
iFart Alert!
iFart Mobile - #1 Fart Machine for all ages
iPhart
iToot
iWhoopi
iWhoopi Cushion: Advanced Fart Machine (a rare miss for SOPODS, whose apps I usually like)
MEGA FART
Mr. Poot!
myFart - fart machine
Pass the Gas: The Fart Sharing Network
Touch My Finger
uFart - Fart Machine
WhoFarted? (The Ultimate Fart Simulator)
WhoopieCushion
101 Farts
Yes, I realize there are over 30 more apps that include farts, belches and more. I'm sure in a year there will be twice as many.
My favorite apps in this, er, genre:
- Touch My Finger: its dynamic audio generation is ingenious and hilarious.
- Pull My Finger: for style points, although the interface was confusing. A fart app should be simple.
- Ultimate Fart Machine: best sounds, I think. Not that I'm a connoisseur of farts.
- Atomic Fart: everything you need except recording your own. If you want that, the venerable iFart is really awesome. Atomic is also the most expensive of the bunch at $1.99 (every other app was either free or $.99).
Least favorite:
- iWhoopi: I understand that if you have location calls in your app you will get a warning message -- nothing you can do about that. But once I hit the button and created a fart noise, I couldn't easily repeat the effect. I never could figure out how to reset the darn whoopee cushion! In a world of flatulent apps, this one stunk.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Adam said 3:07PM on 2-10-2009
Yep, can't say this was a review I was waiting for... though for some reason I actually read through it all.
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Luigi193 said 3:20PM on 2-10-2009
Me too Adam...
Everyone needs a little mindless humor in their day!
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DPBKMB said 3:22PM on 2-10-2009
Disgusting, Disgusting, Disgusting... every time I played it :)
I had to retweet it to show others how disgusting it really is.
I'm going to see it again just to confirm my disgust.
I'll need to RT again.
Twitter ID DPBKMB
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john paul said 3:42PM on 2-10-2009
They should make a seperate section just for fart apps!
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Jeremy said 3:46PM on 2-10-2009
Is Shut Up the new fart? http://bit.ly/shutupapp
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vandil said 4:04PM on 2-10-2009
21st century flatulence never sounded better. Nice vid.
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gilest said 4:35PM on 2-10-2009
*applause*
Victor, that was superb. Bravo!
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KRAPPS said 4:43PM on 2-10-2009
LOL ... nicely done ... a whole lot of KRAPPS going on in the App Store ... ok, farts are done - time to move on to the VOMIT apps
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Matthew Lilius said 4:55PM on 2-10-2009
I am the developer of Cheese Cutter Whoopee Cushion. Check out Cheese Cutter Remote, also free, for remote controlled farts!
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=302175369&mt=8
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rdsox23o5 said 5:13PM on 2-10-2009
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=301406719&mt=8 ... Correct WhoFarted (The Ultimate Fart Simulator) link ... The one that played "Dying of a fart Attack"
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Dave said 5:23PM on 2-10-2009
I guess I'm the only one who finds this style of apps utterly useless and not worth having. I think I made it about 30-seconds into the video before stopping.
Meh.. to each their own.
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Massie Block said 5:58PM on 2-10-2009
I think I might place a microphone near my dad tonight and make my own fart app. It would make millions!
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iBearTouch said 6:21PM on 2-10-2009
Quiet week in Mac news, isn't it?
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south said 8:13AM on 2-11-2009
*BFFRRRRRRRRAAAPPPP*
Dave said 11:31PM on 2-10-2009
The problem is, having to download, install, and run 30 fart apps, for 1 good fart!
I dont know if i can hold it in that long-
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Kelvin Beecroft said 1:27AM on 2-23-2009
I'm completely not interested in fart apps, but...
Your comment about the Mac community and devs coming over to the platform intrigued me. I recently made the switch myself. Yes, I used to be a PC but now I'm a Mac, and I don't know but maybe need some rehabilitation. Please tell more.
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philatkin said 1:04PM on 4-20-2009
How's about a review of musical instruments? They are getting hard to find amongst the '50 cent's favorite burger' apps.
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