
According to AdMob’s Mobile Metrics, “Nineteen percent of Android users regularly download one or more paid apps a month, compared to 50 percent of iPhone users and 40 percent of iPod touch users.”
The trouble is, we’re being inundated with thousands of applications that aren’t necessarily a step in the right direction, or indeed, useful, including this one covered by Mashable this week:
Viper SmartStart iPhone App
One of the main advantages being touted is that you can start your car in the winter and begin heating it before you leave the house. Great. Unless your iPhone is stolen. (edit: apparently, you still need the key to drive off. Doesn’t this make it even more useless then?)
Or your car whilst unlocked. Brilliant.
The consensus on Mashable, is that it’s just plain lazy. As per peacechicken’s comment below:
Which brings us neatly onto price. The system is $499 if your car isn’t currently equipped, or $299 for the module if your car does currently have SmartStart. The app itself is free.
Now maybe we’re being too harsh on the app itself, when we’ve really got issues with the system. So we’ll let you decide.
What other useless apps are out there? Let us know in the comments.

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