US presidential candidate launches campaign app

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July 26, 2016 4:02 PM

In the app, users will be able to complete daily challenges to help elect Clinton, get both digital and real-life rewards, design their own campaign HQ, test their knowledge, compete against friends and other supporters.

Hillary 2016 app

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has launched a game-style mobile app called Hillary 2016, for her presidential campaign.

The app, built by a team of tech-driven veterans from DreamWorks Animation, Charity Water and Livestream, will help volunteers get engaged in the campaign activities from the comfort of their smartphone.

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The app is designed to help Hillary's supporters to take real-world actions, it also has a gaming element which is based on gaming concepts like those used in many other social games.

Volunteers of the Clinton campaign can compete against one another and earn both virtual and real world rewards.

For now, the app is only available on iOS buy an Android version is on the works, according to Innovation Village.

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