This is just sad to see. Although I guess Potter charges for their interactive experience, but at least in that case you're getting a wand for it and not just throwing away money on your phone. The Play Disney Parks app legitimately sucks from an interactivity standpoint and is another app that eats your battery. Glad this isn't something I intended on doing anyway.
I'd honestly say that the Wands are in a way, a completely unique experience, as it offers practical use of what your purchasing within the land.
It's times like this where I genuinely wonder why they never tried to apply doing something similar to the wands, but with the force.