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Design Trends: 25 Of The Coolest iPhone APP Website Designs

July 1, 2009 by Mike Smith 47 Comments

Regardless if you have an iPhone or not (I currently do not – I’m a die hard blackberry addict) you have to admit that the Mac/iPhone style of design is super sleek and very pleasing on the eyes. A specific type of design trend I’ve seen a lot lately are the iPhone app websites.

They generally all follow the same plan of attack (for good reason) but it makes me wonder – are these sites being built to just blend in with the rest of the pack or are there some that stand out?

I went around online and found 25 of the coolest iPhone app websites – not necessarrally the coolest APPS, but the coolest website designs. What I found was a lot of the big iPhone image on the page, showcasing how the app actually looks. I also found a lot of darker website designs. We’ve featured dark website designs here before on SpyreStudios and today seems like it’s shaping up to be another notch in that belt.

The one thing I did notice – and loved – was the couple websites that did things differently. They didn’t feature a big iPhone image, they did brighter, more eye catching designs. These are truly my favorite out of the bunch.

Weightbot ↓

Weightbot

Dig Deep Fitness ↓

Dig Deep Fitness

Where Cloud ↓

Where Cloud

PokeSEO ↓

PokeSEO

Birdfeed ↓

Birdfeed

GoBible ↓

GoBible

Cine Mobits ↓

Cine Mobits

2udoku ↓

2udoku

Dockyard ↓

Dockyard

Fever ↓

Fever

Spendly ↓

Spendly

Spiffing ↓

Spiffing

Tea Round ↓

Tea Round

Wheel of Tea ↓

Wheel of Tea

Thermometer ↓

Thermometer

Barista ↓

Barista

Little Snapper ↓

Little Snapper

Tweet Deck ↓

Tweet Deck

Classics ↓

Classics

Ego ↓

Ego

iShots ↓

iShots

Snow Reports ↓

Snow Reports

Bottle Rocket ↓

Bottle Rocket

Evernote ↓

Evernote

Omni Focus ↓

Omni Focus

Your Turn To Talk

So what do you think? What are your favorite sites out of this list? And do you think this type of design trend is being overdone? Let us know in the comments.

Author: Mike Smith

Mike Smith writes a freelance blog on a regular basis and is also a blog designer at Guerrilla.

Filed Under: Design, Showcase

Comments

  1. Nick says

    July 1, 2009 at 4:50 am

    Thanks for featuring Spiffing Apps, Mike.

    Re: whether or not the design trend is overdone. It’s tough to catch people’s attention by showcasing an iPhone app without showing the iPhone itself, and that instantly provides some constraints in terms of layout. Even so, it’s great to see such a variety of apps and styles all on one page. Thanks for putting it together.

  2. Peter Hinton says

    July 1, 2009 at 6:39 am

    I love the simplicity and style of the Barista design

  3. Phaoloo says

    July 1, 2009 at 7:20 am

    Awesome list of websites. Apple inspires all of us.

  4. Bottle Rocket says

    July 1, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Thanks for the very kind compliment. Bottle Rocket feels strongly that design aesthetics are a key component to anything related to the iPhone. We try hard to set ourselves apart from the background noise of apps by taking the time to make our apps “feel” like Apple could have made them. Every day we work to achieve this. And we’ve tried to do the same with our own web site (which is hard to find the time to do).

    Ironically we’re just about to release a whole new site which will be focusing on content as well as design. Our current site only has information on about 1/2 of our apps (cobbler’s kid’s shoes syndrome). That said, please check back in a couple of weeks. We’re trying something new. We’re going to base it completely on Word Press BUT try to maintain the high-design look of our current site.

    Please let us know what you think once we have it up.

    Thanks again.

  5. Mike Gowen says

    July 1, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Shameless design plug :)

    http://www.areyoualovemachine.com/

  6. Shaun Andrews says

    July 1, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    Its great to see the Spendly website on this list. Thanks for the mention!

    iPhone App sites are kind of strange: they’re not the main avenue of sales, and its a strange process to push people to iTunes to buy the app. I think this is why most sites really focus on the iPhone and demo/screenshots, and are generally one pagers.

  7. Tanner Christensen says

    July 1, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Thank you for featuring Pokeseo, I’m glad you like it!

  8. jlbraaten says

    July 1, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    You take a tremendous amount of care to put your posts together. Another great entry. I’m even more jealous of those with iPhones now.

  9. Maneesh says

    July 2, 2009 at 5:07 am

    nice collections. i liked fever, birdfeed and gobible interfaces.
    [email protected]

  10. Antoine Guédès says

    July 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    Really great!
    I was looking for some web-design sites with an iPhone on it.

  11. Henry says

    July 2, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    Great looking sites thanks for this!

  12. Luis Ahmed says

    July 2, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Yeah!, that should be nice for mine too. hmmmmm, working on that ya!

  13. Luci says

    July 3, 2009 at 3:54 am

    Ooo it almost makes me want an iPhone just so i can have the Apps…

    Great post, I liked Barista, Tea Round and Wheel of Tea (sensing a theme?) -thought they all used their subject creatively and stylishly.

  14. KR says

    July 3, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Adding http://instatweet.com to the list

  15. Victor Costan says

    July 3, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    I really like that you put a list together, and that you took the time to have the images in your post, as opposed to just linking to the sites.

    Any thoughts on our design?

    http://istockplay.com/

    We tried to set it apart by not sticking a shiny iPhone in the center of the site. Also wanted to have it visible on netbooks, so it’s a bit short on a large screen. Do you think there’s any merit to this direction, or we should all stick to the more or less glowing iPhones?

    Thanks!

  16. iPhone Application Developers says

    July 3, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Great roundup of awesome iphone designs – there is only one omnifocus :D

  17. Dainis Graveris says

    July 3, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    Everything related with Apple seems to come out in so beautiful way..huh, really great examples!

  18. johnsaint says

    July 4, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Some amazing collection. i personally liked tea round and dip deep. thank u !

  19. michael prager says

    July 4, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Inquisitor iPhone App is awesome

    http://www.inquisitorx.com/iphone/

  20. tobiCOM says

    July 9, 2009 at 7:06 am

    i like Little Snapper.Very well designed

  21. johnny says

    August 11, 2009 at 6:00 pm

    We think that the leapfrog app is pretty cool too! http://www.leapfrog.com

  22. Indranil says

    August 18, 2009 at 5:04 am

    I simply love the Tapbots website! And their applications too. So handy and so easy to use with an interface to die for!

  23. Clayton Shumway says

    August 25, 2009 at 5:32 pm

    Nice collection, I like the “Spiffing” one, just look at what’s written on the phone. Ha!

  24. jen says

    August 26, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    another really good one: http://www.farmfriendsapp.com

  25. Alex @ Webson says

    October 1, 2009 at 6:02 am

    Also a nice one is http://www.explosiveapps.com :)

  26. iPhone Application Developers says

    October 20, 2009 at 3:21 am

    Thank you for featuring Pokeseo, I’m glad you like it! Awesome iPhone Design indeed

  27. Omer Mairaj Abbasi says

    November 4, 2009 at 2:56 am

    Great Article! very informative for iPhone designer and developer both. Thanks

  28. ModificaTuiPhone.com says

    December 3, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    Great article and great web designs!!!

  29. Tony says

    December 19, 2009 at 11:53 am

    How about http://www.alienaxis.com

  30. Frypan says

    December 24, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Very cool list of sites.
    If anyone out there wants to take a stab at designing our site for our app, we’d be more than excited !! ;) Good work designers!
    Frypan

  31. Redsnow 0.8 says

    January 12, 2010 at 2:45 am

    That SEO application should come in handy. You can call it a handy application cause it’s really is in your hand. Suitable for webmasters, I guess.

    Thanks for the post.

  32. Shannon says

    February 16, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    For me the coolest iPhone app released in the last 6 months is FastMall which includes turn by turn directions from store to restroom to food at most of the largest shopping malls around the US, Canada and UK all without using GPS. You can shake your iphone and locate the nearest bathroom then be taken to it! Find sales, deals, coupons, remember where you parked, write lists to remember what to buy, post status on facebook and twitter, check in at malls, stores, review just about anything, video review anything, recalculate your trip using elevators only (amazing feature for moms with strollers or anyone in a wheelchair and much more which is unreal and FREE…this may be the best app of all time for the masses.

  33. Pete White says

    February 19, 2010 at 4:37 am

    Awesome round up, I’ve just done an article on iPhone app sites – http://bit.ly/cTOkD8

  34. Florian Wardell says

    March 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    It’s funny how iPhone app websites tend to be really well designed. I wonder if it’s the same for Android apps?
    I guess Apple’s love for design must have a role in this.

  35. Iain says

    April 16, 2010 at 5:28 am

    It’s apps like these that make me want an iphone quite badly, think I’ll wait until the newest one is announced though. They all look so slick!

  36. Baz says

    April 16, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    I’m thinking along the same lines Iain, although its really tempting to get the 3GS i’m going to wait for the new 4G – if its even called that but it shouldn’t be too much longer to wait with what i’ve heard

  37. Luke R says

    June 24, 2010 at 9:11 pm

    Cool websites, getting an iPhone soon so having a look around all the potential different apps! :-)

  38. Frank says

    July 15, 2010 at 5:35 am

    Amazing collection. Thanks for including Barista in the list. This will really give me the interest of getting a new Iphone this year. I prefer the one that is 16G so that I can add more apps. :-)

  39. Mia says

    August 10, 2010 at 2:50 am

    I am supremely jealous of those with iPhones and am constantly surprised by the amount of apps out there. Though I must say I get pretty sick of people hovering towards them like moths to a flame when you are trying to have a nice, sociable dinner out or similar.

    That being said, I WANT ONE!

  40. John Dean says

    August 14, 2010 at 7:54 am

    Well, I just came across a really cute design – http://www.mimidoo.com/ – it is a bit childish but it has to be to fulfill the purpose, right? :) What do you think?

  41. Jay says

    October 28, 2010 at 7:54 pm

    Sweet looking designs! Another to add is http://www.babyjournalapp.com! Ciao

  42. Nic iPhone App Developer says

    December 3, 2010 at 10:08 am

    The app design site that grabbed my attention the most was “Spiffing”…. Sooooo many cool sites here. #Inspired

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  44. Vanessa says

    June 10, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    The imygarden app’s website design looks sweet, it makes me feel like I’m planning my garden on a picnic table http://www.imygarden.com

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  46. Barcelo Jandia Mar Fuerteventura says

    July 3, 2011 at 9:30 am

    Great Article! very informative for iPhone designer and developer both. Thanks

  47. Merseyside Web Design says

    July 3, 2011 at 11:37 am

    Very useful information, thanks.

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