iPick Pockets

Player_E

I had an idea a few days ago while looking through the utilities section of the app store. I did not know if many "utility" apps have been made with GS, so I started to think. I came up with iPick Pockets. Its a alarm utility app with a built in game.

Of course there is the function of the alarm that you can set on your phone and when it moves it goes off, but the main point on the app is for the "game" inside the utility.

It is an alarm that is programmed to set when its inside your pocket, purse, etc. once set it will beep at you to notify. The point is to then remove the phone and disarm the alarm with very subtle movements other wise it will alarm and you lose. In theory giving you the feeling of picking pockets hence the name

Here is the icon and a screen shot:
By tristargames at 2011-02-15

By tristargames at 2011-02-15

In app description I worded it as a "trainer" for pick pockets, but made sure to put a disclaimer at the end that it was purely for fun and no one should really go out and try to steal.

Hope you guys like it, i'm looking for any feed back.

Question: do you guys think apple will approve it? I was kinda unsure about it because of it promoting theft.

DrGlickert

Worth a shot. If not, then change the wording to promote safety rather than lawlessness.

JohnPapiomitis

change it to something lie learn how to stop pickpocketing by detecting it other then learn to pickpocket. BUt i mean i remeber seeing a app that was like a criminals guide to staying out of jail, so they might approve as it is.
I would be personally against it though

my question though is will the gamesalad app run and work while the phones in sleep or locked? not sure if someones iphones in there pocket when it auto locks if the app will detect the movemnt

Player_E

I was figuring I would do that.

The reason I went with the lawlessness approach is because there are so many "security" apps out there. When I searched for things similar to mine I did not find one. Now that might be because apple rejected them all, who knows.

The better outcome is that no one has made one and I could be the first which could be a good thing.

Player_E

@johnPapiomitis

Ive done some research on previous "security apps" in the utility section. The ones I have downloaded can easily be bypassed by pushing the home button. Most are marketed as a "prank" app to fool your friends, mine is no different.

I do believe that while an app is running with GS the iPhone will not go into sleep mode, so during Pick Pocket portion it will not sleep while in the pocket.

JohnPapiomitis

@player e thanks for imforming me of that. Since you posted ive been running a gamesalad app and you are indeed correct, the device doesnt go to sleep while its runninng.

Player_E

Well just wanted to let everyone know that apple approved of my app.

I'm not quite sure when it will be out as I originally set release date for last Thursday, but since it was not reviewed in time I changed date to this upcoming Thursday. I just received the email from apple saying app was ready for sale, so Im not quite sure if I made the correct changes with release date.

I'll let you guys know if I see it in the store here shortly. If not then I assume it did save correctly and will be out this Thursday.