Poop Map
{{Short description|Social media app}}
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{{Infobox app
| developer = Nino Uzelac
| released = July 2013
| latest release version = Version 5.0.0
| latest release date = September 11, 2024
| size = 72.6 MB
| website = https://www.poopmap.net/
}}
Poop Map is a social app created by Nino Uzelac after a meeting with Joseph C. where users can track on a map where and when they defecate.{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Poop Map - Pin and Track |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poop-map-pin-and-track/id1303269455 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Apple App Store}} In addition to logging location and time of each bowel movement, users can also add a photo, "like" other users' logs, and rate each account.{{Cite web |last=Krolewicz |first=Danielle |date=16 February 2024 |title=13 Useful Smartphone Apps for Your Next Thru-Hike |url=https://thetrek.co/13-useful-smartphone-apps-for-your-next-thru-hike/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=The Trek |language=en-US}} The social elements of the app allow for groups of users to create a competitive league.{{Cite web |last=Halloran |first=Delaney |date=20 February 2020 |title=Poop Map |url=https://ndsuspectrum.com/poop-map/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=the Spectrum |language=en-US}} Certain behaviors unlock achievements in-app.{{Cite web |date=10 December 2021 |title=Poop Map — Let's talk about poop, baby |url=https://thecatalystnews.com/2021/12/09/poop-map-lets-talk-about-poop-baby/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=The Catalyst |language=en-US}}
Development
The app was created by app developer Nino Uzelac.{{Cite web |last=Gramenz |first=Jack |date=25 February 2021 |title=Poop Map app number one on Apple Australia after viral TikTok video |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/poop-map-app-number-one-on-apple-australia-after-viral-tiktok-video/news-story/4c1c7fa4eae2e8d9b65a44a452c477b6 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=news.com.au}} It was launched in July 2013.{{Cite web |date=13 July 2013 |title=Log your poops on #android #androiddev #newapps |url=https://x.com/poop_map/status/355968715336065026 |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Twitter}}
Popularity
The app charted at number one on the Apple App Store charts in 2021 after going viral on TikTok. As of September 2024, the app has a 4.8 rating on the App Store and more than 58,000 ratings. It also has more than one million downloads on the Google Play Store.{{Cite web |title=Poop Map - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.poopmap&hl=en_US |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=play.google.com |language=en-US}}
Poop Map is notably popular among hikers,{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Brian |date=2 August 2022 |title=Pooping on the Appalachian Trail |url=https://thetrek.co/appalachian-trail/pooping-on-the-appalachian-trail-important-statistics-from-my-thru-hike/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=The Trek |language=en-US}} and has been written about in the outdoors magazine Outside.{{Cite web |last=Currin |first=Grayson Haver |date=15 September 2022 |title=This Man Mapped Every Bathroom Break on His Thru-Hike of the AT |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/hiking-and-backpacking/poop-map-app-thru-hiking/ |access-date=24 September 2024 |website=Outside Online |language=en-US}}