# NewProfilePic

> NewProfilePic’s maker reported a No. 1 US app rank before false spyware claims spread.

- Owner: Linerock Investments LTD (IP); Informe Laboratories, Inc. (iOS publisher)
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2022-04-06
- Peak date: Week of May 11, 2022
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 41 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Shareable output, Remixable template, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

NewProfilePic launched in April. Portraits spread on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in May as the owner reported No. 1 app ranks. Spyware rumors triggered press warnings and fact-checks; the developer asked users to share a rebuttal.

## Timeline

- 2022-04-06 — Informe Laboratories / Linerock Investments (App stores) — Informe Laboratories released NewProfilePic for iPhone, according to Apple’s release metadata.
- 2022-05-06 — Linerock Investments (App stores) — Linerock released new effects, which its founder later credited with the app’s chart rise.
- 2022-05-08 — UK app users (App stores) — Linerock reported that NewProfilePic reached No. 1 overall in the UK.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/newprofilepic

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “NewProfilePic.” Case HIS-00311. Spread Score v1.2: 41/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00311