iSteam rises in ranks

The recently-released iSteam app has quickly ascended the App Store ranks, with more than one million downloads in just its first week. The steam simulator sustained a 14 percent daily growth last week, rising to the number ten spot amongst entertainment apps in 40 countries. The group of 22-year-olds are raking in an estimated monthly revenue of $100,000. The app on Wednesday holds the number seven spot in the App Store. Other novelty titles that have received attention, iFart and iBeer, hold the second and third positions, respectively.

iSteam provides virtual steam on the screen, which users can wipe away with the swipe of a finger. Water even beads on the surface and runs down from where the cleared areas are, following the direction of gravity based on the accelerometer input.

The developers plan to release version 1.2 soon, which is claimed to include significant improvements and new features. The current release, iSteam 1.1, is available from iTunes for $1.

by MacNN Staff