Apple has started Wordle Copycat apps, but more will come
Tuesday mid-day, search “Wordle” around the iOS Application Store shot a little number of apps mimicking the name and game play from the simple word game that has gone viral in recent days. But none of them of individuals iOS apps were created by Josh Wardle, the Brooklyn-based software engineer who produced the disposable web game last October.
All individuals copied apps are actually gone, the apparent consequence of a belated purge by Application Store critics following some social networking attention. However that most likely doesn’t mean the finish of Wordle clones. These quick takedowns document the complicated legal and social landscape surrounding copycat apps and also the protections developers can claim over their game ideas.
The master of “Wordle”?
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