10 Digital Products That Exist (But Definitely Shouldn’t)

Because the internet is a treasure trove of questionable innovation.

1. ZenZone: Do Nothing

• Description: An app that offers a safe space to share your experiences, insights, and reflections with like-minded individuals on their spiritual journeys.​Android Apps on Google Play
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: Paying to stare at a loading screen.​
  
• Link: ZenZone on Google Play
  

2. 123 Password

• Description: A Chrome extension that generates a different strong password for each site you visit by mixing your master key and a site key.​123-password.en.softonic.com+2Chrome Web Store+2Google Chrome+2
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: Hackers’ favorite tool since 1998.​
  
• Link: 123 Password on Chrome Web Store
  

3. Reading for Dummies

• Description: An eBook explaining how to process words, including diagrams of eyeballs moving left to right.​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: The irony is thicker than the book.​
  
• Link: Reading Books – Dummies.com
  

4. 10 Hours of Silence

• Description: A Spotify track with 600,000+ plays. Ideal for people who want to pay for the sound of their existential void.​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: Free alternatives: stare at a wall.​
  
• Link: Link: 10 Hours of Silence on Spotify

5. Ascent Offtime

• Description: An app that blocks social media… unless you pay $7/month. Because self-control should be monetized.​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: The digital equivalent of a diet coach selling candy.​
  
• Link: Ascent: screen time & offtime on Google Play
  

6. My Pet Rock

• Description: A $1.99 app where you “care” for a pixelated rock. It dies if you neglect it. Humanity’s peak?​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: The 1975 pet rock was already perfect.​
  
• Link: Pet Rock on the App Store
  

7. Skeddy

• Description: An app that uses AI to nag you with tasks like “breathe” and “panic about existing.”​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: Anxiety shouldn’t require a subscription.​
  
• Link: Skeddy for Drivers on Google Play
  

8. The Blank Book

• Description: A $12 PDF of empty pages. The description claims it’s “a metaphor for your potential.”​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: It’s a PDF of disappointment.​
  
• Link: Blank Book on Etsy
  

9. Loading Screen Simulator

• Description: A $2.99 game where you watch a progress bar. Reviews say: “Worth every penny… said no one.”​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: Paying to relive dial-up trauma.​
  
• Link: Loading Screen Simulator on Steam
  

10. Nothing NFT

• Description: A tokenized JPEG of this headline. Comes with a certificate: “Congrats, you played yourself.”​
  
• Why It Shouldn’t Exist: NFTs are already a punchline.​
  
• Link: Nothing NFT on OpenSea
  

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Final Thoughts

While some of these are painfully real, others are fictional. The digital world thrives on absurdity, and notsoessential.com is here to document it. Remember: Just because you can digitize it, doesn’t mean you should.

Stay skeptical, and may your Wi-Fi always drop during NFT purchases. 😉