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The creator of one of several controversial copies of Josh Wardle's popular free word-guessing game has responded to Apple removing his app from the App Store after an internet backlash that followed his boasting about the money-making potential of his clone.
I realized I crossed a line. I will never do anything close to this again. I fucked up. He explained that the game was similar to Lingo, an older TV game show with a similar word-guessing mechanic. Had he been able to before Apple removed his app from the store, he would have been able to expand on Wordle with moreFunctionality and change the overall design of the app to less resemble Wardle's own game.
Here were my calculations.
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Wordle is a rip off of another game.
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Wordle the word isn't trademarked and there are other word apps named the same thing.
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I'll hack together something on the weekend and see if I can make a buck.
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January 12, 2022.
Wordle has gone from being a niche game to being a popular game with its minimalist design, bite-sized daily puzzles, and grids of grey, yellow, and green squares. The original game is completely free to play and can be found on the App Store, leaving an opportunity for anyone to make a quick buck off the concept.
One of the more high-profile copies was Wordle, which was an optional $30-per-year annual subscription that would allow players to play, and which was celebrated by the developer on his official account. Many people were offended by the way he bragged about how many downloads and trials his app was getting and how it was going to the moon.
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The offending apps were removed from the App Store last night after reports of Wordle imitations broke. There are only two puzzle games left on Apple's storefront, both of which offer different types of word games than Wardle's viral hit and which predate the web app by a number of years. The other Wordles seem to be benefiting from Wardle's game's success, with both apps rocketing up the App Store charts.
In a separate thread, Shakked says that he spoke to Wardle and offered to license the idea, work together to develop an official app, or pay him a percentage of any profit. Wardle claims that he was told that he would consider changing the name before the app was removed.
In a New York Times interview, Wardle explained that Wordle was originally created as a gift for his partner, and that he has already made it clear that he wants to monetize it. Wardle said that people appreciate the online thing that is fun. It is not trying to do anything shady with your data. It is a game that is enjoyable.
The aftermath of the blowback seems to have soured the man who had previously complained on the internet about how "hameless copy/pasting ideas/features will get you nowhere" in the future. I will never create an app like this again, and I will go back to creating apps based on my completely evergreen, original ideas.
He did not reply to the request for comment.
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