Ever wondered what other people thought about topics of interest? Now you can know! Show of Hands is a fun app that will have you arguing with your friends over topics as trivial as “Pringles or Doritos?” or as vast as “Should the right to free speech protect the ability of protesters to picket and shout obscenities at a military funeral?”.
This app is more than just a fun past time if used to its full potential. During your first encounter with this app you create a profile of location, gender, age, etc. this is used for statistics when answering the poll questions, the polling is anonymous. That’s it, you’re ready to start answering the ever growing list of poll questions. However that’s only where the fun begins. After you answer a question, you can see the poll results on a national map, with color coded yes/no/tied states opinions. You can also view your states statistics, or by gender and political association. (Note: I am unsure if you can use this app correctly out of the United States, as you need a ZIP code)
After all that is said and done, you can use the topics of the polls to start conversations with people, have a debate with a friend, or have a discussion with your family. As with most apps out there, it integrates with facebook. You can also submit questions to be included in the polling! Do you have this app yet? You should!
As an added bonus, you can view the contact information for political office holders in your area. Websites, phone numbers, and even Twitter names.
Show of Hands has an easy to use interface and I really like the idea of this app. It would be even better if you could see the results of other states (possibly via drop down list selection). Another thing that would make it even better is more users. As I went over the questions currently available to answer, there seems to be only about 1500 – 2300 results per topic. Another thing that might be fun is a place to debate the topics of the polls, like a forum. However on second thought, seeing as politics are involved, that may not be such a good idea.
Rating: 4 of 5
Availability: App store
Price: Free
Reviewed at Version: 1.3
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