Oct 20
iPhone App Site Design Trends
To compete with thousands of iPhone apps in the App Store, having a good app icon is not enough. A nicely designed website for the app is very important. A beautiful website helps to drive traffic in and also makes your app stand out from the crowd. This post showcases a gallery of appealing iPhone app sites and common design trends that I see.
One-Page Format
Almost every app sites are designed in a one-page format with a short descriptive paragraph and a feature list. The writing style is usually simple and straight to the point.
iPhone Image
You probably notice that all app sites use the iPhone image (with either drop shadow or reflection) as their main design element.
Apple App Store Badge
Most app sites prefer to use the App Store badge as the download button. The badge directs the visitors to download the app at the App Store.
Animated Screenshots
All app sites display their app screenshots on the iPhone. Some sites enhance the user experience by displaying automatic slideshow or animation that shows exactly how the app works. With the animation demo, visitors can quickly find out what the app is all about without reading the text. It also makes the site look more entertaining.
Display Pricing
Not all app sites are displaying their price tag, which I think they all should do. It is frustrating when you want to buy something but can’t find the price. Below are some good examples of websites that display the pricing for the app. I find the best spot to place the price tag is by the download badge or the app screenshot.
Important: Identity Guidelines for Developers
If you are planning to use the Apple App Store badge or iPhone image, don’t forget to read the Identity Guidelines for Developers first. Apple reserves the right to withdraw
permission to use the badge or iPhone image if you fail to follow the guidelines.
iPhone App Site Gallery
Tea Round App
Tapbots
Birdfeed App
Atebits - Tweetie
Spendly
Spiffing App
LittleSnapper
Magnetism Studios
Paraply
TapTapTap
Confessapp
Happy Dangy Diggy
Pretty Poo
Broadersheet
Finger
Outpost
Classics App
Parking App
Snow Reports
Dig Deep Fitness
TweetDeck
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69 Geek http://webdesign-boston.com
February 8th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Really good collection…. I will follow your blog now…
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January 6th, 2010 at 2:00 am
喜欢你们的设计与技术，常来看看
66 ostap http://ostapdesign.ru
December 17th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I love IPhone’s style:)
65 Waasys http://www.aimonkey.com
December 16th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Some great websites! thnx!
64 Sam Logan http://www.sjlwebdesign.co.uk
December 13th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Some incredible designs, thanks for sharing them, definitely a great starting place for anyone looking to make a iphone app site.
63 Inc Technologies http://inctechnologies.co.cc
December 9th, 2009 at 12:58 am
We develop iPhone applications and this was a great round to see what things are going on. Thanks for such a nice post.
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thans nice..
60 Ben
December 4th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
It’s amazing how many (all) of the examples break the official guidelines, some in many ways: iPhone image violations (background, orientation, overlap), App Store button violations (elements too close), text violations (”at the App Store”) etc. And those are just the ones I noticed glancing at the screenshots. Does Apple not care or just not have time to enforce the rules?