iPhone app measures 'ugliness'

GILBERT, Ariz., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- An Arizona company announced the creation of an iPhone app aimed at telling users the truth about their own ugliness.

The "Ugly Meter," created by programming company Dapper Gentlemen of Gilbert, Ariz., scans photos users take of their faces and then rates their ugliness on a scale of one to 10, ABC News reported Monday.

The program also adds a comment on the rating, including a statement for a 10 score reading: "You're so ugly, when you walk by the bathroom, the toilet flushes."

"We've done some serious games in the past and just wanted to do something funny," said Eugene Overline, co-owner and lead programmer of Dapper Gentlemen. "You take it out and you won't get your phone back for an hour."

Overline said the 99-cent app is based on science linking symmetry to beauty but is limited by the power of the iPhone's camera.

"We took the aspects that we could integrate into the computer program," he said. "It's accurate enough to be fun."