Useless APP vs AshPlayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Useless APP
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Useless APP is a technology keynote you can actually play. This release introduces the Off-Work Accelerator, where repeated taps push progress infinitely closer to 100%, and the Holiday Conservation Engine, where every simulated day off creates a later simulated workday. Neither feature changes system time or represents an official holiday schedule. The museum also includes working local Pomodoro, todo, expense and notes mini apps; an AI subscription cost ledger; DAU One; App 38; the Ransom Alarm; and six classic useless exhibits. Completed interactions create locally stored collection certificates that can be turned into posters and shared through the user-initiated iOS share sheet. All user counts, revenue, rankings, IQ, luck, awards, calendar dates and acceleration values are fictional exhibit content. The app does not measure or change a person, device, system time or real work schedule and promises no real-world outcome. All exhibits are free. There are no in-app purchases, accounts, third-party ads, analytics or tracking. The app does not collect or upload personal data. The interface and exhibit content are in Simplified Chinese.
AshPlayer
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AshPlayer —— 为媒体库库设计的播放器。 连接你的 Emby,在 iPhone 与 iPad 上以更干净的界面浏览片库,并以 4K / HDR 原画专注播放。 • 4K UHD • SDR/HDR/HDR10/HDR10+ • 大部分杜比兼容 隐私:凭据保存在本机,播放进度仅同步至你的 Emby。 *实际画质与是否直通,取决于片源、网络与设备解码能力。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: AshPlayer at 4 against Useless APP's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Useless APP ships an update every 11 days, AshPlayer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Useless APP | AshPlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Freedom Dimension (shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd | 前庭 杨 |
In-app purchases
Useless APP
No in-app purchases
AshPlayer
No in-app purchases









