Comments on: 10 (more) absurd iPhone apps

Was our last list of 10 absurd iPhone apps not enough for you? We've got 10 more that will make your jaw drop.

[Josh Viney]

Check out my list of approximately 26 applications available in the App Store for calculating what to tip people. Each on it's own probably doesn't deserve to be on your list, but the fact that there are 26 of them probably deserves some kind of comment. Dontcha think?

http://www.kungpowthinking.com/2008/08/03/cheap-and-cant-add/

[Josh.Lowensohn]

Hah, nice list. Yeah I've noticed a ton of those too. Wondering what the next wave of crud will be. Same goes for Sudoku and Photo apps.

[harking]

"Why it's absurd: You've only got a 1 in 153,600 chance of winning."

Your odds are actually quite better than that. The article assumes that pressing the correct pixel is completly random. In fact, you would need to account for the average person's tactile accuracy for the given area of the screen. I would put it more of 1 in {# of pixels in center disc}

[Josh.Lowensohn]

yeah I was just being dramatic with numbers. It's probably 1 in 200 depending on how much you had to eat for breakfast this morning. :)

[kingluma]

I don't have an iPhone, but the "GottaGo" app sounds quite useful. Being able to interrupt yourself with a fake phone call is something I could see wanting to do in lots of situations besides a romantic (or not so romantic) dinner date

[fialkoff]

I couldn't agree more about the overabundance of tipping apps. Is it really that hard to figure out 15%? If that's too hard, why not just be generous and tip 20%?

[imotionsrt4]

I never understood how people have so much trouble calculating tips. It's simple. Everybody can do 10% of something. Get a toal and then you just half that and there is your 15%

10% of $100 = $10 / 2 = $5----$10 + $5 = $15
10% of $50 = $5 / 2 = $2.50----$5 + $2.50 = $7.50
10% of $20 = $2 / 2 = $1-----$2 + $1 = $3

And since most times you go out to eat or drinking, whatever the case may be, the totals aren't always exact. So just round up. Or if it's something you have trouble getting totals with, round up to something you can do easily.

$28.79 --round up to $29
10% of $29 = $2.90 / 2 = $1.45---- $2.90 + $1.45 = $4.35
If that was too difficult $2.90 rounds up to $3
Tip = $4.50

A little bit more is always better for service people.
But it's just simple math.

[ackmondual]

Sometimes it's not that clear cut. You order a half price pizza for $6.70 after the discount, but everything else at regular price..... soda $1.3, desert $5.3, and appetizers at $4.40. Current tipping etiquette dictates your tip needs to be based off the full price of all th items, not just the discount. If you can do all that in your head in 15 seconds, then good for you. You didn't let your mental arthimetic skills wane. For the rest, they got that covered with a ridiculous, but functional app for their mobile device

[imotionsrt4]

I see what ya mean. (not arguing by any means)

But once you get your total, just add $6.70 (or round up to $7), and proceed the same way.

Reguardless, depending on discounts, service and all kinds of other things I understand that you always aren't in the right mindset to calculate correctly. And I understand it's much easier sometimes to just pull up the phone and get it taken care of.

I used to have one of those tip cards, or break out the pen to try and figure it out until somebody showed me that simple way to calculate (most) tipping situations encountered

I was just trying to show there is a simple way to get a tip for most basic dining out situations, without getting a specific application. .

I mean you pay for a $200 for a phone that comes with a calculator. Just use that

[ChristianESL]

I agree with kingluma, you can use the "GottaGo" apps to avoid your boss hahaha. Or when someone tries got ask you a favor.

[milky703]

The touch train app is actually a useful resource for first time iphone owners. If you have never picked up an iphone before, you are not used to the multi-touch screen or you may have been using a stylus. This helps iphone novices learn to make accurate touches on their devices.

[BrentRN]

I am the developer of Glasgow Coma Scale. I am a professor of nursing and developed the application because I thought it would be useful to students who want to learn the tool, and to providers who need a refresher on the use of the scale. I have sold many copies and have gotten positive feedback from around the world by physicians and nurses. Most of the negative comments seem to come from people who are opposed just to the idea of the application. If someone is that sure of how to use the GCS they should not buy it, but I can't understand why that opinion should require a one star review. The program works exactly as advertised fo its intended market. How is that absurd?

[TowerTone]

I was going to leave a comment about how absurd this article is, but I have a call coming in.....

[iwuzbord]

i think the app
"I Am Rich" should definately be on this list.
its $1000.!
how did apple even let that through its filter things?

[ktreb]

Well, it's gone now. What was even more absurd? A few people actually bought it, at least one or two thinking it was a joke.

[TheMusicMan12]

Whats absurd is the crap that is listed in the link on CNET bringing you to this article.

"Ridiculous iPhone apps
It's been a month since the App Store opened, and the number of applications has skyrocketed. The majority are useless, buggy, or overpriced."

If we want to crap on stupid iPhone apps why not crap on the isane amount of crappy Windows applications, but wait I think this is always placed in the positive column when comparing Windows to Mac. More crappy applications is good right? How many crappy applications are there for Windows Mobile? Well I guess since Windows Mobile has an anti-virus scanner it has been elevated to the level of real OS, just like its big brother.

[ackmondual]

There's just too much crap on WM. Besides, the iphone is the popular, mainstream product. Not too much attention going towards WM. Walk into your typical electronics store that sells cellphones and plans and it's mostly about the iphone. I'd gander Windows Mobile smartphones are either well known or just don't matter as much to many of the folks walking in

[jes834]

this not an attack on apple it just indicates how many people make stupid apps and windows mobile nobody cares remember?

[ktreb]

iPint is gone? Yes, it's useless...but it's kind of fun.

[RainCaster]

Given that there are so many iPhone apps to provide the user with drinking guidance and / or mathematical assistance it seems that Apple finds the average iPhone user to be a blubbering idiot. What comes next- a spell checker for voice calls?

[paganlight546]

Hi BrentRN,
Have you considered a similar program for the FLACC scale for rating pain in the nonverbal patient? I think it would be great!

[cyclelogicpress.com]

Nope, iPint is still on the App Store ... at least on the Canadian store. But then again, we drink real beer here. ;)