# Crude Mobile Phone Games iPhone App Store Flooded with Gaseous Exuberance By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-12-19 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crude-iphone-apps-gaseous-exuberance-meets-amatuer-surgery References: [venturebeat](http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/18/apple-approved-14-new-iphone-fart-apps-yesterday-alone/) Fourteen different fart apps were released to the [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blank-spaces-app) App Store--in one day. Now that [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unlisted-apps) has eased up on what is acceptable in the iPhone App Store, developers are reaching new lows in iPhone apps. The first app with an age restriction was called Amateur Surgeon, which has a disclaimer that indicates you must be 17 to download. **Implications** - The fart apps have silly names such as Fart Button, Mr. Poot!, iToot and iFart. It is always fun to play [practical jokes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prank-pack) on people and now iPhone users can play jokes on people all the time! The featured video shows a quick and funny commercial for the iToot application. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fart App Craze:** Developers are capitalizing on the popularity of fart apps, flooding the iPhone App Store with a multitude of options. - **Iphone App Store Liberalization:** Apple's relaxed guidelines for acceptable apps create opportunities for developers to push the boundaries of creativity and humor. - **Age-restricted Apps:** The release of apps with age restrictions indicates a willingness among developers to explore edgier and more adult-oriented content. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Gaming:** The influx of fart apps highlights the potential for humorous and lighthearted mobile games to resonate with users. - **App Development:** The trend of releasing joke apps presents an opportunity for developers to create innovative and entertaining applications. - **Entertainment:** The popularity of fart apps suggests a growing demand for entertainment that is unconventional and amusing. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Public Bathroom Location Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bathroom-app.md) - [Bathroom Humor Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pass-the-ass-game.md) - [Mischievous Scent Blasters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scent-blaster.md) - [NFC-Activated Bathroom Sprays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-sprayer.md) - [AI-Powered Poop-Tracking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tushy-launched-hindsight.md) - [Mobile Game Release Pranks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palworld-go.md) - [Re-Imagined Adult Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fluttr-spin-the-bottle.md) - [Widened Mobile Appstore Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unlisted-apps.md) - [Low-Tech Smartphone Interface Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blank-spaces-app.md)