Cowbell 2014 is a noise-maker app developed by The App Ward, designed to help people cheer for their respective countries at the upcoming 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
On-screen, the app displays a black cowbell that can be decorated with one of 80 flag designs to represent support for a particular country. There are three different cowbell sounds that users can choose from and noise can be made by either tapping the screen of the phone or shaking the phone, like a real cowbell.
The Cowbell 2014 noise-maker app is available for download at just under a dollar through the iTunes App store and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices running on iOS 6.0 or later.
Noise-Making Olympic Apps
Cowbell 2014 is a Noise-Maker App That Helps to Cheer on Countries
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