# Fun Alter Ego Apps The 'Crazy Face Pirate' App for the iPad and iPhone Lets You Get Imaginative By Annie Ho | Published 2010-08-18 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazy-face-pirate-app References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzCSP925OMc&feature=related) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/app/crazy-face-pirates/id355461161?mt=8) We all secretly want to be a pirate and the new 'Crazy Face Pirate' app allows you to play that role. This new app for the [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augmented-reality-educational-app) lets you download the face of the pirate you want and what follows is up to you. All you have to do is start speaking and the face will start move on its own. This app is also available for the [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/island-snap) as well. **Implications** - With so many different things to do in modern society, consumers are looking for ways to entertain themselves. Things like [apps are appealing to shoppers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-persona) who look for quick ways to pass the time. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 79% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Entertainment Apps:** Developing interactive apps that offer unique and engaging entertainment experiences for users. - **Personalized Avatars:** Creating apps that allow users to customize and animate their own virtual characters or alter egos. - **Voice-controlled Animation:** Integrating voice recognition technology to enable interactive animations that react to user's spoken commands. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile App Development:** Opportunity for developers to create innovative and immersive entertainment apps for mobile devices. - **Gaming:** Incorporating the concept of personalized avatars and voice-controlled animation into video games to enhance player immersion and creativity. - **Augmented Reality:** Exploring the use of augmented reality technology to bring virtual alter egos to life in the real world, offering unique and interactive experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [In-App Face Swaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapmyface.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [Imaginative Photo-Editing AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youniverse.md) - [AI-Aided Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/befake-ai-social-network.md) - [Eerie Film-Inspired Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afterlife-generator.md) - [AI Selfie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roast-my-selfie.md) - [Caricature Creation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photo-to-caricature-pictures.md) - [AI Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imaginova.md) - [Stylized Portrait Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/face-to-all.md)