iFart, therefore I am (the #1 iPhone app). Or something like that. iFart is fast becoming one of the most popular iPhone/iPod Touch applications out there. The developer of iFart, Joel Comm, has been pretty forthcoming with sales figures, and on his blog he noted that over Christmas Eve and Christmas day, more than 58,000 people purchased a copy of iFart, netting him over $40,000 dollars in just two days.
iFart, as the name suggests, is a $.99 novelty iPhone app that plays a wide variety of fart sounds. It was initially released on December 12th, and has since skyrocketed up the app store charts, and is now the #1 paid program in the app store. In the two weeks following its release, it’s been downloaded 113,865 times, netting the creators $78,908 in the process. 78 grand is higher than the average income per capita for every country in the world - and this guy surpassed that in two weeks. Incredible.
iFart, though, isn’t the only app that’s making noise (sorry) in the app store this holiday season. MacRumors is reporting that a number of other developers have also seen sales of their apps triple and even quadruple over the past few days. The sudden surge in app downloads can most certainly be attributed to the large number of iPhone and iPod Touch’s that were sold during the holiday season, and also to people cashing in their iTunes Store gift cards to load up on apps.
Interestingly, iBeer is currently the #3 paid app in iTunes. I wonder if there’s a correlation.
You can check out iFart on iTunes over here.
December 29th, 2008 at 9:43 am
This is outrageously crazy! Well done to the developer, but what a strange app.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:22 am
wow, people would pay for anything, this app is useless and stupid.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:28 am
A full review of iFart is available on the iPhone 3G Software Reviews Blog:
http://iphonesoftwarereviewsblog.com/index.php/2008/12/15/iphone-3g-app-review-ifart-mobile-10/
December 29th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Brilliant, wish I had thought of it!
December 29th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Yeah, My App tripled sales on Christmas day as well, and has been maintaining double ever since. What recession?
December 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
The iphone platform really inspires developers to create apps that the majority of the people want to purchase. Although an iFart app is not one that I would purchase, this platform allows small developers to make a lot of money for their efforts. I think it is wonderful.
Wyatt Lehmenkuler
December 29th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Wow, this is so sad. Reminds me of the movie Idiocracy.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
This recession just sucks.
December 29th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
LOL - i saw this the other day - didn’t realize it was a paid app… It’s the modern day whoopie cushion!
December 29th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Nothing wrong with “useless and stupid” but this app doesn’t work if you’ve altered your iPhone. Don’t waste your money.
December 29th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I think its great that the iFart is doing so well. I submitted an app back in October and mine was rejected because it had FARTS. I was told to remove them if I would like to have a chance at putting the app on the app store. Months later and a second round of sounds to remove this time a PUKE sounds the app was then approved on Dec. 21. I am not sure what Apple’s reasoning for this is but I am happy to hear that iFart is successful.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
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December 29th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
What’s next? I S#$t.
December 29th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Proving once again that fools and their money are soon parted. Hope none of the purchasers get laid off in 2009.
Next Christmas, please consider given giving a dollar to a hungry kid instead of buying another stupid iPhone prank app.
December 30th, 2008 at 12:33 am
I admit it, I have sunk down the fart machine level. Instead of the ifart though, I bought the “Pull My Finger” app which actually has a finger to pull. I’m telling you girls, kids, grandmas… everyone seems to enjoy it and it was the center of attention during the holidays. The finger gives it better action than a simple button.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=300361514&mt=8
December 30th, 2008 at 3:57 am
I thought I could make money with my farts, but no one was willing to pay for them. This guy clearly has special farts!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:57 pm
When are you going to make this for the blackberry?????
January 2nd, 2009 at 6:07 am
The genius was really in only charging $0.99 for it.
January 7th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
wow, makes you realise how many morons we have at our disposal that we can get profit from!
January 9th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
it’s really crazy…. such a success with such an app
tons of farting apps are now in the store.
and even such things like iVomit
January 11th, 2009 at 3:45 am
The genius was really in only charging $0.99 for it..
January 19th, 2009 at 3:06 am
wow, makes you realise how many morons we have at our disposal that we can get profit from!!
January 20th, 2009 at 6:15 am
When are you going to make this for the blackberry??????
January 27th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
That is amazing. If I thought of that idea though people would say I was crazy. It is always if someone else does it, it is not crazy.
January 28th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
You want farts? Watch that crap movie Nutty Prof. II. Get your fill.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The old classic stick-comedy “fart sessions” actually make money…that just proves what I’ve been saying all along:
You can make money from anything using the net
January 30th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
It’s an entertainment app, and works good for kids at least
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January 30th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
It’s an entertainment app, and works good for kids at least
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Greatings,
You need more rest i think
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February 5th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Is it really that surprising?
Small $1 apps are great ideas, I wish more people would understand that you are more likely to sell 5 apps for $.99/ea vs 1 for $4.99
February 5th, 2009 at 7:54 am
this is just insane. i so wish i had thought of this
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April 27th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Youtube link to the best iFart commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCycWRti64