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Meanwhile, in Android... https://market.android.com/details?id=com.wikilibs.fan_templ...

There is one paragraph, and it clearly says "Please note this is not the actual Temple Run game". There's plenty of real examples of people trying to confuse players into purchasing screenshots, this is not one.

It has 1-5 million downloads and 50% one-star ratings. Intentional or not, it's certainly confusing people.

It's free, though... what's the problem?

It's frustrating to users who download it expecting to get a game.

Have a look at this[1] e-mail. Would you say that it's not a scam because it clearly says "this notice is not (...) associated with a continuation of services for domain registration"?

[1]: http://i.imgur.com/1fJAh.png (via reddit http://www.reddit.com/pbvtg)

No, I'd say that's clearly a scam. I don't believe that malice is involved in the app above, where it is obviously the case in the phony domain notice.

I've seen them myself, it's why I apply WhoisGuard to my domains.

Well, you're right, it's not the best example: one steals money from the user, the other doesn't.

But why would anybody make an app called "<popular app> Fan App" if it's not to take advantage of its fame, confuse users and make quick money (with ads or affiliate links or whatever)?

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