Need further proof that you don’t need to invent a revolutionary new tech toy to make money? Look no further than the iFart—an iPhone app that does little more than make, ahem, farting noises.
Since its release on December 12—a mere two and a half weeks ago—the 99-cent app has skyrocketed to number one in the iPhone app store. Not only that, it’s netted the app’s developers a whopping $78K. And just on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone, the app pulled in its creators around $40K, with 58,000 downloads, according to VentureBeat.
We’re obviously in the wrong business.
I wish I had known about this before the holidays — it would have been perfect for family gatherings.
It makes me sad to admit that I know at least 10 people who would totally buy that. The fact that they would use it in my presence prevents me from forwarding this particular story.
Hopefully it’s much less costly! And furthermore, what happened to whoopie cushions, that was the true fart-noise maker.
Never underestimate the general populations desire for dumb humor.
It’s amazing that potty humor continues to be big business. I wish I could develop an app like that! Maybe I can channel my inner Jr. High self to come up with one… maybe a burping app?
From now on, I’m going to *pretend* I have this… on my free Motorola Razr (circa 2006) that barely gets texts.
I say this is genius. Potty humor won’t go out of style. And it’s not just like you’re given one choice of fart. You can choose from Jack the Ripper, The Sick Dog, or Howard the Duck. 40,000 bucks in 2 days–not a bad way to ring in the new year.