The number of fake call generators in the app store seems to continue to grow, offering users numerous different ways to set up an exit strategy for difficult business meetings, boring party conversations, unbearable dates, and unwanted phone calls. (…)

Hottrix, makers of iBeer, iMilk and iMunchies, offer HottrixPhone Pro as their contribution to the fake call trend among iPhone users.  Unlike other apps of this category, HottrixPhone Pro provides some options that make the fake calls more believable and the announced update should further the app’s features. (…)

German developer Jens Beuckenhauer, maker of such apps as 1-2-go and WoW,  adds to the category of fake call/SMS apps by releasing AlibiSMS in the app store. (…)

GottaDash-Premium Fake Caller is the fake call app by developer Chillingo Ltd. GottaDash offers simple and easy-to-use functions and unlike some other fake-call apps like Wingman or Exit Strategy, GottaDash lets you customize your calls with several selections. (…)

Another addition to the fake phone call apps, Wingman offers more than just an excuse to bail. Released by first-time iPhone app developer Mind, Matter, and Meaning, Wingman provides the option to receive a fake phone call at the touch of a button but it also provides help should you decide to stick it out on a date or at a meeting.

Diner Dash is somewhat hard to place in terms of genre. It is part action-arcade game, part puzzle and part task management. Developed by game developer PlayFirst, Inc., Diner Dash made its way from the PC to DS and to the iPhone’s mobile platform. (…)

Say Who - Dialer is the voice recognition dialing app by developer Excuse Me Services, Inc. Available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Say Who lets you speak a contact name into the iPhone’s microphone and then automatically dials the correlating number in your contacts. (…)

Exitstrategy is another app that will get you out of many an uncomfortable situation. Like Escape Pod, Exitstrategy creates an excuse for you to interrupt a meeting or a conversation. (…)