Crackulous released, promises to bust iPhone app protection scheme

If Apple's sat back and let the iPhone hacking community do its thing in peace (well, relative peace) so far, this little gem just might be what the doctor ordered to stir up the crap. Crackulous -- available now in beta form through Cydia -- claims to be able to strip the protection off most apps downloaded from the App Store, meaning that just a single user needs to take the plunge and buy a target app once to get it busted and into free circulation. You need a jailbroken iPhone to get Crackulous loaded, naturally -- you'll see Apple make a Windows Mobile-powered device before you'll see Crackulous in the App Store -- but seeing how PwnageTool is dead simple to use, this puts most users just a couple graphical tools away from foolproof piracy and the golden opportunity to take a few hard-earned bucks out of a programmer's pocket.

[Via Funky Space Monkey]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 2nd 2009 9:28AM]

mmmm, an iPhone cracked release scene... it's about time!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 2nd 2009 1:34PM]

Some Apps are just crap and even at 99 cents are overpriced, while others are genuinely well written Apps and are worth what you pay. I think Crackulous would be great to try an App before you buy it, but if it's a good App at a fair price, you should definitely pay for it.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 2nd 2009 6:08PM]

Working like a charm. It was about time! Thanks for the heads up, egm.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 3rd 2009 11:30PM]

I don't mind paying for an App. People who write great apps deserve great pay.

Too many people are writing nice description for crappy apps and once you pay
you are stuck. Most of the junk apps you know 2 minutes after you pay iTunes.

Time for a policy change or Apple can say goodbye to an easy revenue stream.