if you're considering submitting your own Wordle clone to the AppStore jobs, reconsider. Multiple sites reported on Wednesday that Wordle knockoff apps that were only available yesterday have been withdrawn from the App Store.
Apple home advisor confirmed to Mashable that it has removed the apps from its App Store that had replicated the successful viral word game. On Tuesday, an internet firestorm erupted after Zachary Shakked, a self-described "degenerate software developer," highlighted the online success he was having with his just-released Program Store app... Wordle. The app was a carbon copy of software programmer Josh Wardle's Wordle word game.
Is there a distinction? Wardle's game is a browser-based game that can be found on his website. Shakked effectively converted the game into an iPhone jobs app that could be downloaded from the App Store. Furthermore, Shakked was monetizing the game through subscriptions, something Wardle has steadfastly refused to do. Wardle's original Wordle game is available to play for free.
It's worth noting that Shakked's app, as well as the other since-deleted clones, were not just inspired by Wordle. Shakked's iPhone software was a carbon replica of Wardle's, with the exception of the distribution methodology and monetization effort. These apps flat-out copied everything from the Wardle's game's name to its UI to its game mechanics.
