The apps are part of a marketing plan, and I personally doubt that devs didn’t have fun building them.

My kids gleefully get to “drive” my Tesla using the steering wheel to play Pole Position. They snicker when we goof around with the whoopie cushion.

It’s hard not to be positively influenced by something that gives your children joy. I appreciate that there are these bits in the software which are whimsical that my family can play with.