Crackulous, an iPhone app that makes it easier for people to pirate iPhone apps for use on jailbroken iPhones has just been released. As its name clearly suggests, Crackulous strips the copy protection scheme put in place on iPhone applications purchased from Apple’s iTunes Store, allowing anyone to share the cracked app with friends or on BitTorrent, peer-to-peer (P2P) networks or file-sharing Web sites.

Of course, everyone who does that knows it’s illegal, because they are basically sharing copyrighted material without the copyright-holder’s permission. However, it’s pretty funny to find out that Crackulous owners, who made an app that allows users to pirate other iPhone apps, had their own app pirated too, and got upset over it.

Why do people make apps that try to pirate other iPhone apps? Well, it might be the fact that the App Store lacks of an app trial version. Currently there is no way to try an iPhone app before you decide to buy it, and there are certainly a few upset users about this fact. All we can do is hope Apple will solve this problem as soon as possible.

In related news, it would seem like Apple is the leader in the mobile gaming market. Rumors of an App Store plus even appeared, with premium $19.99 content, and it's a logical move for Apple, given the rise of its top gadget, the iPhone, in this emerging market. The iPhone accounted for 14 percent of mobile game downloads, and it’s clear that is has grown in popularity because of its touch screen, robust processor and 3-D graphics capabilities. Recent data shows that 8.5 million people downloaded a game in November.