Appification Examples?
5.8BRAINROT SCOREAppification The broad trend of ordinary physical products — appliances, cars, even simple tools — requiring a companion app to function normally, turning a one-time purchase into an ongoing software dependency.
Origin:Named to describe a pattern users increasingly complain about in 2026, as everyday devices from toasters to washers add app requirements for basic functionality.
First Seen:2019
Peak Era:2026 (App-Controlled Physical World)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (A Product That Resists Appification) / -3 Aura (Appification Ruining a Perfectly Simple Device)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"The appification of everything means even the coffee maker wants me to make an account now."
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