Send Me To Heaven: The Wildest App You Should Probably Avoid
What if someone asked you to throw your expensive smartphone into the air… just for fun?
You’d probably laugh—or tell them to get lost. But believe it or not, thousands of people have done exactly that, thanks to a delightfully reckless mobile app called Send Me To Heaven (or S.M.T.H. for short).
In our opinion, it might be the most brilliantly absurd—and hilariously devious—tech prank of all time.
What Is Send Me To Heaven?
Send Me To Heaven is a free Android app with one absurd purpose: to measure how high you can throw your phone.
Yes, seriously.
You open the app, chuck your device skyward, and when (if!) you catch it successfully, it records your height and displays your score. It even lets you compete against others on global leaderboards, like:
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World Top 10
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Week Top 10
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Day Top 10
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Local rankings
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Facebook Friends leaderboard
For competitive types, it’s like the Olympics—only the javelin is your phone, and there’s no gold medal at the end. Just broken screens, bruised egos, and maybe some bragging rights.
Apple Said “No Thanks.”
If you’re an iPhone user, you won’t find Send Me To Heaven in the App Store. That’s because Apple banned it. Their reasoning? The app encourages behavior that “could result in damage to the user’s device.”
Honestly, fair.
Even the app’s creator, Czech developer Petr Svarovsky, admits the app was designed to provoke destruction. In a WIRED interview, he said his goal was to get people to smash their flashy phones.
“The original idea,” he explained, “was to have very expensive gadgets, which people in certain societies buy just to show off, and to get them to throw it.”
So yeah, this wasn’t just a quirky experiment. It was elite-level trolling.
How Does the App Work?
The concept is simple:
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Open the Send Me To Heaven app.
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Throw your phone high into the air.
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Catch it.
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View your throw height on screen.
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Try again (if your phone survives).
There’s no camera trick, no sensor magic—just the phone’s internal motion sensors. The more height you gain, the higher you climb on the leaderboard.
Some users even rig contraptions—rubber bands, blankets, and makeshift launchers—to push their phones skyward without risking their limbs. Others are brave (or foolish) enough to throw by hand. As you can imagine, the casualty count is… significant.
The “Last Game Your Phone Will Ever Play”
That nickname didn’t come from nowhere.
Send Me To Heaven has likely sent more phones to repair shops—and early graves—than any game in mobile history. Still, for those unconcerned about warranties or cracked screens, it’s undeniably entertaining.
The stakes are real. And so is the laughter. At least until the screen shatters.
Should You Try to Send Me To Heaven?
If you’re looking for a lighthearted April Fool’s prank or a party dare, this might be your app. Just remember: you’re gambling with your phone’s life.
Still tempted? Grab an old phone, find some soft grass, and throw responsibly.
Or better yet, suggest it to that one friend who always flexes their latest device.
Final Thoughts
Send Me To Heaven is part game, part social commentary, and 100% chaos. Whether you admire its audacity or shake your head at the madness, it’s proof that the line between genius and absurdity is thinner than ever.
Would you ever download Send Me To Heaven? Have a “record throw” (or a tragic fail) to share? Let us know in the comments—just don’t blame us if your screen doesn’t survive the experience.
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