# Wreck This App

> Digital creative destruction and mess-making app with guided prompts. (iPhone/iPad app by Penguin Group USA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wreck-this-app/id447588825 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Penguin Group USA](https://appshunter.io/developer/297541127)
- Category: Entertainment, Books
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 2.10/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 153 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 27 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-07-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wreck-this-app/id447588825/reviews.md

## What is Wreck This App?

Based on the phenomenally successful book Wreck This Journal by author and illustrator Keri Smith, Wreck This App brings creativity and chaos right to your fingertips.

Wreck This App helps you tap into your creative side in an entirely new way: by exploring your best mess-making and destructive abilities. Guided by more than 70 prompts, you can use an assortment of tools to deface photos, scribble wildly, drip ink across your screen, shatter your drawings, and more. If you like to color outside the lines, you’ve found the right app.

The app features:
- An array of drawing tools to scribble, spray-paint, smear, distort, type, shatter, and destroy
- Illustrations and prompts by bestselling author and illustrator Keri Smith
- Easy sharing tools so you can show off your best work

Apple has featured Wreck This App in New & Noteworthy.

Publishers Weekly calls the app “hours of fun… A really successful example of an experience based on a book that includes things neither a print book not an e-book could do.” Good E-Reader recommends Wreck This App “for grown-ups who want to channel their inner-children during the morning commute by letting the creativity ooze from their app-enabled devices.”

## Key features

- Over 70 creative prompts
- Variety of drawing and destruction tools
- Deface photos and shatter drawings
- Scribble, spray-paint, and smear
- Easy sharing of creations

## What do users think of Wreck This App?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🎨 Creative and fun
- 💡 Unique concept
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🕰 Good for passing time

**Cons**

- 💰 Overpriced for the content
- 🐛 Crashes when trying to change color
- 📄 Limited number of pages/activities
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate between pages

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when trying to change color
- Drawing tools not accessible on certain pages
- Issues with importing/uploading pictures

**Most requested features**

- More pages and activities
- Better color selection and tools
- Random page selection option
- Ability to draw on cover, title page, and instructions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 153)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wreck-this-app/id447588825/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Just one problem:

*2025-09-14, version 2.3*

One page tells you to scribble the cover, the Title page, and the instructions; but the art tools aren’t available on those pages.

I know this is (probably) an old app, but I’d like to see it fixed.

Nevertheless, I love this thing, and I’d like to get some copies of the original books!

PS: I JUST FIGURED IT OUT!!! You gotta tap the checkboxes to access those pages with the art tools.  Would’ve been nice to know…

PPS: JUST REMEMBERED TO ASK ABOUT A COLOR PICKER, OK BYE!

### 1/5 — Don’t buy!!!!

*2023-01-21, version 2.3*

Wish I had read the reviews. Exactly what was happening 5 years ago is still happening. Take this app down!

### 2/5 — Just buy the book!

*2020-01-10, version 2.3*

Waste of money in my opinion..

### 1/5 — No

*2019-12-25, version 2.3*

This app is trash. Pure garbage. Don’t buy it

### 4/5 — Just One Problem

*2019-10-06, version 2.3*

I love this app, it is awesome, But there is just one problem. On one of the pages it says “Doodle on the title page, the cover”, ect. The app prevents me from doing this, blocking off all tools. Other then that, amazing app!

### 1/5 — Waste of money.

*2019-07-30, version 2.3*

Please don’t buy. It’s boring and a complete waste of your money. The book is fun, but this app isn’t. Please don’t purchase.

### 4/5 — LOVE it

*2018-07-04, version 2.3*

I LOVE This app! I do wish there were more pages though, i mean once i finish it I am just gonna delete it-waste for the purchase...

### 5/5 — Fun

*2018-05-27, version 2.3*

It was ever cool I have the journal and it is just like it

### 5/5 — Love it

*2018-02-07, version 2.3*

We haven’t had any glitches yet so assuming those are all fixed. My kids and I love this and the whole bundled group. I do wish there was a random page option so it would just pick some page for you to play that moment.

### 4/5 — Finally updated!

*2017-12-28, version 2.3*

The app finally updated to where I can change colors!! I absolutely love it now!! I have the actual journal too so trying to match the pages is fun!

## Frequently asked questions about Wreck This App

### What is Wreck This App?

Wreck This App is a digital application inspired by the book 'Wreck This Journal'. It provides users with over 70 prompts and a variety of tools to encourage creative mess-making and destruction on their device.

### What kind of tools are available in the app?

The app offers an array of drawing tools designed for creative destruction. These include options to scribble, spray-paint, smear, distort, type, shatter, and generally deface digital content.

### How much does Wreck This App cost?

Based on the provided information, Wreck This App is a paid application. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is for anyone who enjoys coloring outside the lines and wants to tap into their creative side through a more chaotic and destructive digital medium. It's recommended for adults looking to channel their inner child.

### Can I share my creations from the app?

Yes, the app includes easy sharing tools. This allows you to showcase your unique and creatively destroyed artwork with friends or on social media platforms.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3 — 2017-12-22

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Version 2.3 fixes a bug that prevented users from changing the tool color and simplifies sharing

### 2.2 — 2016-05-13

Version 2.2: Minor bug fixes to improve performance

### 2.1 — 2015-03-07

Minor bug fixes

### 2.0 — 2014-07-10

A major update for all Wreck This App fans! The new version of Wreck This App has new drawing tools, new prompts, and a redesign that will help you unearth your creativity even faster. And it makes sharing easier than ever, too. Discover new ways to wreck with a spray-paint tool and a distort tool. Explore improvements to the shatter and hole-punch tools, and mix your own color to save for later. 

This update to Wreck This App includes:

- New tools, including crayon, spray-paint can, and distort tools
- Updated hole-punch and shatter tools
- Ability to develop and store a custom color
- 8 new prompts
- Revised user interface, including a new color palette, a new tool menu, new social media sharing options, and an improved table of contents
- A redo button
- Retina display support
- A new icon

### 1.4 — 2013-09-16

Easily post directly to Instagram and Tumblr directly from the App

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