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Super Bowl is not only the biggest day in sports in the US, it’s the biggest day for TV as well. Tech can make watching the Super Bowl even more fun, even if you’re not super fan of NFL football.
Whether you’re watching the game at home, at a sports bar or at a Super Bowl party, apps can make the event more enjoyable. Find out more about the game, see what NFL players and fans are saying, and have stats ready at your fingertips. Learn where to watch the game if you’re away from a TV.
The Wonder of Tech has covered many fantastic football apps in the past year. Make sure to check out last year’s Seven Superb Super Bowl Apps! and Get Ready for the Football with Tech to find out about other fun apps such as Super Ads and NFL Pro Tweets.
SportStream
If you want to follow your favorite team on social media, you need a way to keep up with with Twitter, Facebook, videos and the game itself. SportStream is your answer. SportsStream brings your sports social media together in one place. See posts from teams, athletes, coaches, reporters, analysts, super fans and your friends and post back from within the app. SportStream also gives you game updates within the app, in case you get distracted with social media and forget to watch the game!
This app also works for other sports in addition to NFL football so keep it on your phone even after the Super Bowl is over.
SportStream is available free for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch in the iTunes App Store. A free iPad version of the app is also available.
You can also follow SportStream on the web at their website to check out videos, posts and game updates.
Baltimore Ravens App
If you’re a Ravens fan, check out the Baltimore Ravens website for links to free apps for iPhone, Android and Blackberry phones. You can also sign up to get text messages from the team with news, half-time reports, stats, scores and special promotions.
San Francisco 49ers App
If you’re a 49ers fan, download the official app for iPhone, Android and Blackberry: 49ers Gameday Live. Or you can scan this QR code to download the app directly to your phone:
Super Bowl 2013 News Pro
Stay up to date with up to the minute news with this free Android app. This app will bring you news coverage, including breaking news, about the big game. See YouTube videos and Twitter streams within the app as well.
Super Bowl 2013 News Pro is not currently available.
Super Bowl XLVII Guide
This free app is the official app from the NFL that gives you plenty of information if you’re in New Orleans for the big game. Find out about local places for music, dining, touring and nightlife. You can set up push notifications and calendar events from within the app.
Super Bowl XLVII Guide is free for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch in the iTunes App Store and for Android devices at Google Play.
NFL Live Wallpaper
Liven up your Android phone with free wallpaper of your favorite team. This app not only gives you live wallpaper but gives you a widget showing you live scores and an interactive 3D helmet. The wallpaper changes from day to night in real time and can display the stadium full of fans wearing team colors. The app is free and adding wallpaper for your favorite NFL team is $2.49.
NFL Live Wallpaper for your Android device is not currently available at Google Play.
NFL Mobile
NFL Mobile is a free app with NFL videos and game highlights, as well as breaking and headline NFL news. You can also get NFL blogs on the app. Verizon FIOS customers and NFL Mobile Premium subscribers can stream the Super Bowl live to their iPhone or Android phone.
NFL Mobile is available at the iTunes App Store and at Google Play.
Super Bowl Winners
This free app can settle arguments by giving you information about Super Bowl winners and about the Super Bowl itself. The app is free, but you can upgrade to a paid app to get information about winners of the Stanley Cup, World Series, NBA Championships, and MLS Soccer Championships as well as sports stadiums.
Super Bowl Winners is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch at the iTunes App Store.
RUWT
RUWT stands for “Are you watching this?” and is an app designed to make sure you don’t miss the big plays. This app works for many sports but could come in very handy if you’re at a Super Bowl party and distracted from the game.
RUWT is free for Android devices at Google Play.
Other Tech
Don’t forget to check in with Viggle to get up to 1000 Viggle points for the game. Play along with MyGuy for an extra 1000 possible points.
NFL Network on Demand is featuring shows on every Super Bowl winner, along with highlights from each game for Verizon FiOS TV customers. NFL Network programming is also available on FiOS TV Online.
Not near a TV during the game? You can watch the entire game online at cbssports.com and at nfl.com.
Bottom Line
Add another dimension to your Super Bowl fun with tech! Whether you use apps, social media or websites, you’ll get more out of the game by adding a second screen to your TV viewing. Make sure to check out Seven Superb Super Bowl Apps! and Get Ready for the Football with Tech for even more Super Bowl tech fun!
Are you planning to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night? What tech will you be using? Which team will you be rooting for? Are you more excited to watch the ads or the game? Let us know in the Comments section below!
This is an awesome collection of apps. I will definitely be adding some of these to my phone before kickoff. Nicely done!
Hi Brian, I’m so glad you like these apps. I wasn’t sure whether to do another Super Bowl article this year, but there were so many good apps that I hadn’t covered yet, I decided to go ahead with the article.
Enjoy the game and your apps, Brian!
HI Carolyn, thanks for the great superbowl app round-up. I plan to share them with my husband tonight, who is quite the football junkie. Me, not so much – I watch the game for the commercials! lol
Hi Carol, Thanks for sharing these apps with your hubby. I hope they make Game Day even more fun for him.
You might like the Super Ads app better than the football apps. I used to have a DVR called ReplayTV that you could program to skip over the show and only watch the ads. I bet that feature was only used for Super Bowl games!
Not from the US so I don’t know much about the Super Bowl.
I always hear about it and I always been interested on what the all fuss is about.
But I guess I need to active live first handed the US football culture first.
Even so I’m going to download this year’s Super Bowl and watch the hole thing, you made me very curious.
Hi Christian, Yes, I often wonder what the resto of the world must thing about Super Bowl. When I lived in England, they broadcast the game, but it was on very late so you had to be a truly dedicated fan of US football to stay up to watch it.
I hope you enjoy the game, Christian!
This is first time i read about super bowl, and you give a full description about it.
and how it effect on others.
thanks Carolyn.
Hi Sanchit, Yes, if you are outside the US, you may wonder what all the fuss is about for the Super Bowl. Trust me, in the US, you would have heard of the Super Bowl. It’s a big deal here, even if you aren’t a football fan and don’t care about the outcome.
The Wonder of Tech can inform about American culture and tech!
I have a couple of sports apps, but just downloaded SportStream so I will give that a try now too. Thanks for sharing….
Hi Bill, I hope you like SportStream! Enjoy the Big Game. 🙂
Hi Carolyn, Apps makes our life so enjoyable. And the list of apps you provide here is fantastic. I will try few of them.
Nice post.
Hi Prakash, I hope you enjoy these apps!
Just downloaded them all for the big game on Sunday !! Thanks
Hi Jodi, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! I hope you enjoy your new apps!
Carolyn,
Its funny but I own the NFL Live Wallpaper and the 49ers App! I am not sure what this says about? I like to believe it means I am FUN dad!
Aaron Brinker aka DadBlunders
I still owe you a post if you are still interested in me doing it (I am still very interested in doing it for you!)
Hi Aaron, Very impressive that you already had those two apps! Thos apps can really help fans of NFL football enjoy the game.
Did you enjoy the big game, Aaron? I used Viggle during the game and was in the lead with My Guy until the blackout.
Sorry your team didn’t win, Aaron.
I like the Super Bowl Predictor, you’ll be able to assess the odds of outcomes, get guidance, and see important information that can affect your wagers, like injuries, the best part is, its free. Good post, thanks for sharing.
Hi James, Thanks for the suggestion. Did the app accurately predict the outcome of last night’s game?
I still haven’t watched Super Bowl, but I do understand why it’s so much fun to watch. The reason I don’t watch it, is that usually it’s in the middle of the night here in Norway, and I don’t understand the sport (I know some of the rules, but I don’t think that I have watched an entire football game) 🙂
The apps looks awesome though 🙂
Hi Jens, Yes, when we lived in the UK, we wouldn’t stay up to watch the whole Super Bowl either. We could record the game but we wouldn’t ever watch it because you couldn’t avoid hearing who won the game.
I can certainly understand you don’t want to stay up to watch a game when you aren’t a fan of the sport.
The NFL was bringing games to the UK when we lived there, but the tickets were expensive and impossible to get. I wonder if NFL football will expand beyond the US someday.
Could it be a sign that I’m getting old that I’d rather watch the game on television and have maybe Twitter or Facebook open to chat without bringing more apps into it? (I’m afraid it might be!)
Great list…I’m always amazed by how many options there are for nearly anything these days!
Hi Patrick, Yes, it was very interesting to watch the game and be able to check in with social media, especially during the blackout. I don’t think it’s a sign you’re getting old that you only want to use social media when watching the game. After all, just a few short years ago, checking in on social media during the Super Bowl wouldn’t have even been possible!
Technology is just amazing. The fact that you can watch the Super Bowl from your phone if needed amazes me. We have come a long way. Also, NFL mobile is awesome, updated regularly, very informative.
Len
Hi Len, Welcome to The Wonder of Tech! Yes, it is amazing how far we’ve come. To be able to watch the Super Bowl from your phone is very cool, though probably only useful if you’re unable to get to a TV.
I wonder how we will be watching the Big Game 10 years from now?
Carolyn,
The app is awesome and this time the game went Crazy I believe 🙂
Though I am new to this games rule and flow,and just trying to enjoy and watching really more exciting. When I been at Baltimore, Raven’s was my team and we had fantasy match as well 🙂 Fun days …!!!
The app is great and thanks for sharing the info.
Congratulations on your winning team, Manickam! I thought the game was very exciting, even though Baltimore led the entire time.
I’m glad you like these apps, Manickam!