WTF? No superhero database for Android? I repeat... WTF?

gufnork

So it was with unbounded confidence and an enthusiastic frame of mind that i went a-googling this morning in my search for a superhero database for android, all the while knowing, yes k-n-o-w-i-n-g with absolute 100% certainty that there would be a whole host of wonderous apps dedicated to the collation of information of our beloved superheroes that i just knew, yes k-n-e-w would be out there. Imagine my surprise when i discover that there are a grand total of... wait for it, zero, none, nada, nothing-at-all.

Now i know there are thousands of you out there who've been waiting for years with baited breath for just such an app, so i ask you,

WTF?

I mean, seriously now. None at all...?

Bluefoam

gufnork wrote: »

So it was with unbounded confidence and an enthusiastic frame of mind that i went a-googling this morning in my search for a superhero database for android, all the while knowing, yes k-n-o-w-i-n-g with absolute 100% certainty that there would be a whole host of wonderous apps dedicated to the collation of information of our beloved superheroes that i just knew, yes k-n-e-w would be out there. Imagine my surprise when i discover that there are a grand total of... wait for it, zero, none, nada, nothing-at-all.

Now i know there are thousands of you out there who've been waiting for years with baited breath for just such an app, so i ask you,

WTF?

I mean, seriously now. None at all...?

I have a pack of top trumps

gufnork

Bluefoam wrote: »

I have a pack of top trumps

Damn, i hadn't thought of that...

stovelid

I could reduce your OP by two thirds and it would say the same thing.

GreenWolfe

I found this result on the Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.uaka.superheroes&feature=search_result

Idleater

Why do you need an app?
http://mobile.superherodb.com/

I can't believe I actually googled that

gufnork

stovelid wrote: »

I could reduce your OP by two thirds and it would say the same thing.

heh...heh... jolly good then

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

I found this result on the Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.uaka.superheroes&feature=search_result

Idleater wrote: »

Why do you need an app?
http://mobile.superherodb.com/

I can't believe I actually googled that

Thanks lads. Much appreciated.

justsomebloke

Idleater wrote: »

Why do you need an app?
http://mobile.superherodb.com/

I can't believe I actually googled that

I can't believed I looked at this

however laughed at this

http://mobile.superherodb.com/profile.php?hero=Chuck.Norris

Superpowers
Human physical perfection

Bluefoam

gufnork wrote: »

So it was with unbounded confidence and an enthusiastic frame of mind that i went a-googling this morning in my search for a superhero database for android, all the while knowing, yes k-n-o-w-i-n-g with absolute 100% certainty that there would be a whole host of wonderous apps dedicated to the collation of information of our beloved superheroes that i just knew, yes k-n-e-w would be out there. Imagine my surprise when i discover that there are a grand total of... wait for it, zero, none, nada, nothing-at-all.

Now i know there are thousands of you out there who've been waiting for years with baited breath for just such an app, so i ask you,

WTF?

I mean, seriously now. None at all...?

EarthlyPangaea wrote: »

I found this result on the Play Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.uaka.superheroes&feature=search_result

Based on the no. of downloads & the quantity of reviews (one), I have to debate the requirement for such and app...

gufnork

Bluefoam wrote: »

Based on the no. of downloads & the quantity of reviews (one), I have to debate the requirement for such and app...

To be fair, it only seems to have 400 characters listed which sounds like a lot but when you compare it with an online database such as

http://marvel.wikia.com/Main_Page

which is according to their blurb,

A comprehensive list of every character that can be found on the Marvel Database. With over 25,000 characters in the Marvel Universe, this is the most complete listing in existence.

...then it's probably a little easier to understand why that particular app isn't that popular.

PrzemoF

justsomebloke wrote: »

I can't believed I looked at this

however laughed at this

http://mobile.superherodb.com/profile.php?hero=Chuck.Norris

Superpowers
Human physical perfection

Weapons
His chin.

jimmycrackcorm

gufnork wrote: »

Now i know there are thousands of you out there who've been waiting for years with baited breath for just such an app, so i ask you,

WTF?

I mean, seriously now. None at all...?

Not many 5 year-olds have Android phones...

gufnork

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

gufnork wrote: »

Now i know there are thousands of you out there who've been waiting for years with baited breath for just such an app, so i ask you,

WTF?

I mean, seriously now. None at all...?

Not many 5 year-olds have Android phones...

Pity. Probably why I can't find an app then...