![]() ![]() Who would have thought that a humorous, juvenile novelty app would have such a massive impact? Just within the last month, iFart has been referenced in this manner by TechRadar, PC World and Know your Cell.Īn iFart search on Twitter reveals that iFart is regularly being referenced or discussed by others.Ī Google search for iFart produces over 100,000 results.Īnd what influence has the success of iFart had on copycat developers trying to cash in on our success?Īn AppStore search for fart produces almost 500 apps that use “fart” as a keyword! I would assert that no application in iPhone history has been referred to as many times as iFart. We’ve introduced “fart packs” for sale as in-app purchases and been the subject of more blog entries and news stories than we ever dreamed possible.Įven Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show did a segment on iFart!īut what is really amazing is that iFart has become the de facto app that people refer to when they want to discuss the silly things people will spend their money on in the app store. We’ve had a video contest, added new features and even brought social networking to the app. It’s now been over one year since the release of iFart and its twenty-three day #1 spot reign in the AppStore. I love that!”Īs Apple was approaching the download of its billionth app, iFart was featured as an all-time Top 20 application.Īnd while the pop culture references continued, sales of the app remained strong. In reference to the app, Kathy Lee Gifford said, “That starts my day so happy. IFart popped up on television programs such as The Today Show. Sales of the app were strong as it remained in the Entertainment category top 25 all year.Ĭelebrities such as Lance Armstrong, David Duchovny and Bill Maher referenced iFart in tweets or in the media. The New York Times did a feature story for their Sunday Magazine focused on the success of iFart. Venture Beat, Wired, The Washington Post and many more discussed the success of iFart and what it might mean for the AppStore. It began with a head-to-head competition between iFart and Pull My Finger, an explosive battle that caused many in the media and blogosphere to take note.īut it was the public release of my sales figures which really got everyone talking.īefore we knew it, iFart was being talked about everywhere. The aftershocks are still being felt (and smelt) throughout the iPhone universe.Īnd the world has never been quite the same.įor on that day, iFart Mobile was released to an iTunes AppStore public unaware of what was to come. ![]()
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