Comparison

More Cowbell! vs ClockArt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

More Cowbell!

This app provides a virtual cowbell experience, allowing users to play along with their favorite music. It offers various percussion instruments and integrates with your music library for an enhanced jamming session.

Highlights
  • Multiple percussion instruments
  • Play along with iPod library
  • Automatic power song playback
  • Shake to play option
  • Cowbellometer tracking
Features
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The ORIGINAL and still the best cowbell on the iPhone & iPad, as featured on Jeopardy, in Wired, CNN Fortune's Top 10 Must Have iPhone apps, and Mac Life's 101 Most Essential iPhone Apps. Sometimes you have a fever, and there is only one prescription - More Cowbell! For best results, start up your favorite rock song (Don't Fear The Reaper, anyone?), then launch More Cowbell and tap the screen to play along. Make sure to keep up the beat, or your record producer may demand more. More cowbell, that is! What are people saying about More Cowbell? "Seriously this thing has absolutely no purpose other than being awesome." "This app is nothing short of brilliant" Features: - Choose from two kinds of cowbell and four other instruments when a cowbell isn't enough- maracas, triangle, tambourine, or sleigh bells. - Select and play your favorite cowbell related song from your iPod library right inside the More Cowbell app. Or have More Cowbell automatically play your power song whenever you start the app! - Option turn on/off ability shake the iphone/ipod to play the cowbell, - Built-in cowbellometer to track how many times you've played it!

About

ClockArt

This app presents a unique, abstract visualization of time using slowly rotating clock hands. Explore different hours by sliding your finger, with the clock returning to the current time upon release. It offers widgets and customizable layouts for a playful, artistic approach to timekeeping.

Highlights
  • Abstract clock hand visualization
  • Interactive time exploration
  • Home screen and StandBy widgets
  • Circular and rectangular layouts
  • Highlight relevant clock hands
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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This is a screen full of slowly rotating clock hands which, at a first glance, look randomly distributed. However, they are cleverly arranged such that for every full hour some of the hands line up to display the hour's digit. You may slide your finger down or up on the screen to move the time forward or backward to explore the other digits. The clock automatically switches back to the current time when you release the finger. Inspired by an installation of Christiaan Postma. FEATURES: - Home screen and StandBy widgets - Circular and classic (rectangular) layout of the clock hands - An option to highlight the relevant clock hands for easier reading of the time - Haptic feedback Don't expect it to be a useful clock. Just play around with the clock hands and have fun!

Screenshots

More Cowbell!2 screens
ClockArt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: More Cowbell! at 2.9 against ClockArt's 2.4. More Cowbell! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 56%). ClockArt's advantage is ratings volume (449 vs 35). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

More Cowbell! holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClockArt has 449 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of More Cowbell!'s written reviews are positive against 56% of ClockArt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

More Cowbell! ships an update every 3 weeks, ClockArt every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
More Cowbell! versus ClockArt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMore Cowbell!ClockArt
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (35 ratings) — better2.4 (449 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings35449 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaverick Software LLCDavid Bannach

Customer experience

More Cowbell!

All ratings35 ratings
Positive45.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative28.9%

ClockArt

All ratings449 ratings
Positive26.3%
Neutral14.7%
Negative59.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral10.4%
Negative33.3%

User reviews

More Cowbell!

From 35 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining app
  • 👍 Responsive and easy to use
  • 🎶 Great for playing along to music
  • 🙌 Captures the spirit of the SNL sketch

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or doesn't work for some users
  • 🔇 Lack of volume control for the cowbell sound
  • 🤖 Repetitive quotes from Christopher Walken
  • 🤔 Limited functionality beyond just tapping the cowbell

ClockArt

From 449 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Unique artistic and creative concept
  • 💰 Free application
  • ✨ Visually interesting and engaging once understood
  • 🎯 Well-developed and bug-free implementation
  • 🧠 Intellectually stimulating puzzle to figure out

Room to improve

  • 😕 Confusing and unclear purpose for many users
  • ❌ Not practical as a functional clock
  • ⏳ Steep learning curve to understand mechanics
  • 🎭 Purely novelty with limited long-term utility
  • 📱 Only shows hour, not minutes

Bugs and requests

More Cowbell!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Sound not working for some users
  • App crashing on launch for some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More cowbell sound options and variations
  • Ability to play cowbell along to user's own music
  • Shake or motion-based cowbell playing
  • Customization options for the cowbell appearance

ClockArt

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sticks reset when finger is removed from screen
  • Inconsistent display of current hour in some cases
  • Small or buried display of time indicator at certain hours

Requested features

5 requests
  • Minute hand functionality with color differentiation
  • More color options and customization
  • Clear instructions or tutorial on how to use the app
  • Additional settings and display options
  • Better minute-level time accuracy

In-app purchases

None

More Cowbell!

No in-app purchases

None

ClockArt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is More Cowbell! free?
More Cowbell! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClockArt free?
ClockArt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, More Cowbell! or ClockArt?
More Cowbell! is rated higher. More Cowbell! averages 2.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while ClockArt averages 2.4 from 449 ratings.
Do More Cowbell! or ClockArt have ads?
Neither More Cowbell! nor ClockArt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, More Cowbell! or ClockArt?
More Cowbell! ships an update every 3 weeks, and ClockArt every 33 months. Most recently, More Cowbell! was updated on September 19, 2026 and ClockArt on August 15, 2026.

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