It is certainly a unique idea — an anonymous app that lets you chat from the toilet with others in a similar position. Called Pooductive, the app was originally launched via Kickstarter, but failed to raise enough funds. Now, developer Ricardo Gruber has released it for free, claiming it will help charities — and allow people to discuss their toilet habits.

The site also explains the app has a serious message. “We hope to connect Pooductive with some big charities that focus on both clean water and improving hygiene in developing countries.”

However, a recent study found that the app is likely to face stiff competition from rival messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which have 800 million and 700 million active users respectively.

In a study of mobile phone habits, about 75 percent of those questioned admitted to surfing the Web, using apps, emailng and texting while in the toilet — with more than 90 percent saying they had returned calls.

According to the website Wtop.com, one in five men said they had participated in conference calls while sitting on their porcelain throne — seemingly unfazed by the prospect of accidentally activating the iPhone FaceTime video feature or the potential for people to hear dubious noises coming from the cubicle.

The research, which surveyed 1,000 people, also revealed that cubicle activities would be determined by the type of smartphone you owned.

People who like to multitask, by doing a number of things while using a range of apps, were likely to be Android owners. While no-nonsense Blackberry users tended to take and make calls. Those with iPhones were more likely to be playing with apps.

有一款手机应用，可以让你在如厕时和其他正在上厕所的人进行匿名交流，这个创意不错吧？这款名为Pooductive的应用最初发布在Kickstarter众筹网站上，但是没能筹到足够的资金。现在应用开发者里卡多· 格鲁伯决定将其免费发布，称该应用有助于慈善机构的工作，并且使人们畅谈如厕习惯。

该网站称，这款应用有个重要目的。“我们希望把 Pooductive与一些关注发展中国家清洁用水和改善卫生条件的大型公益组织联系起来。”

然而，最近一项研究发现，Pooductive很可能会面临激烈的竞争，因为即时通讯应用WhatsApp和Facebook即时通分别有8亿和7亿活跃用户。

在一项针对手机使用习惯的研究发

现，75%的受访者表示，他们在如厕时会浏览网页、玩应用、发邮件、发短信，超过90%的受访者会回电话。

据Wtop.com网站消息，20%的男性表示，他们在如厕时会参加电话会议，似乎他们并不担心一不小心启动iPhone视频电话功能，或者通话人听到卫生间里发出的可疑声音。

这项针对1,000人的研究还显示，如厕习惯可能取决于你使用的智能手机。

安卓用户可能更喜欢一心多用，同时打开多个应用做很多事。黑莓用户一般很严肃、实际，只接打电话。而苹果用户更倾向于玩应用程序。

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【上网】shàngwǎng surf the Web casually look at something on the Internet

    【智能手机】zhìnéng shǒujī smartphone a mobile phone with computer features that may enable it to interact with computerized systems, send e-mails, and access the Web