NOT available on the App Store
by admin on Feb.21, 2010, under Interactive Apps, News, Screen Wash, Slideshow, Video Apps, Wallpaper Apps, iPhone Apps
On The Go Girls was the #1 publisher of Sexy Apps on App Store and it was fun while it lasted. Over the last 8 months we transformed from 2 unemployed guys with mobile experience into freshly minted entrepreneurs living the American dream. Just last week we had 50 “sexy apps” live on App Store and earlier today received our final notice that our last app had been removed for sale. It was a lot of hours of sourcing content, wrestling contract developers, hunting down nipple shadows, brainstorming app names, maintaining our ugly website (sorry), and fighting with provisioning profiles. We are excited to bring all these efforts to other mobile app stores in the near future.
We are proud of our App Store-specific accomplishments which can never be REMOVED FROM SALE over an impersonal, faceless, anonymous email…
- First Developer to publish a sexy video app on App Store
- First Developer to publish a sexy wash app on App Store
- First Developer to publish interactive sexy wash app on App Store
- First Developer to publish a 360 degree babe app on App Store
- First Developer to reach >1 million “sexy app” downloads/month on App Store
While I cannot verify this, I think it’s safe to say we are the “Developer with most Apple rejections due to innapropriate content” with an estimated 300+ app rejections. (note to self: girls biting fingernail is obscene and girl wearing a one-piece bathing suit is pornography) For fun, we should display some of the more innocent images rejected but I think other devs+media have covered that pretty well.
Thanks to Alex at www.krapps.com and that funny Wolverine looking dude at Gizmodo for our “big break” when we launched the original Sexy Screen Wash and got a front page review resulting in instant discovery. We owe you guys a drink!! Thanks to Denny, our Canadian graphic designer for creating the coolest looking logos, splashscreens, and artwork seen on App Store.
What Next? We look forward to branching out to other distribution channels (doesn’t every phone need a Sexy Screen Wash?) We also look forward to developing and publishing non-sexy apps.
February 22nd, 2010 on 7:50 pm
Wow,
Sorry to hear about this unfortunate turn of events. Congratulations on your recent success, as I understand how tough it is to make a living selling apps. We are barely scraping a few thousand downloads over several months, so you guys did a great job. Your story is very inspirational, and I know that you will continue to do well. It’s unfortunate, but it was good while it lasted, and I hope you guys have enough capital left to invest in new enterprises. I would like to mention some points in my blog, and I will let you know when it’s up.
February 24th, 2010 on 2:00 pm
Fred Clarke,
That is what happened when you deal with monopoly such as Apple. They can drop your apps cold turkey. Don’t waste your energy on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. The future will be in Android. Competing hardware manufacturer has already made Android hardware surpassed the iPhone in a very short time. Don’t forget why VHS became the dominant VCR format over Sony’s Beta in the 1980s! Yes, it is because of your industry. No doubt Android will be the dominant player in a very short time. Just read the news since January 20, 2010:
http://androidcompare.com/time-l.html
February 24th, 2010 on 9:56 pm
I think its total bull for iTunes to pull this move. I mean I agree that since its their store they have a right to not have certain content but to be so here and there on what they allow and what they dont is crazy, I mean they wont have any of the On the Go Girls content but they will have Sports Illustrated Swimsuit content which features gals just as revealing. I would call that a bit hypocritical. I mean if they want to ban all “Sexy” content then I am fine with that as long as they do it to all but if they are gonna alow some then they should allow all of it. I am sorry if that hacks off parents then fine but it should be their responsibility to moniter their childrens content. If the kid cant understand a disclaimer then he or she shouldnt be using a fragile $300 piece of electronics and if the kid can understand the disclaimer and downloads it anyway then its the kid that should be punished and not the products creators (who mind you created the content for adults only).