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Top-10 iPhone Optimized Websites

Written on October 01, 2007 by Brandon Eley and 40 people have commented

The iPhone does a great job of displaying any website with its Safari web browser and high-resolution display. With the easy touch controls on the iPhone, navigating just about any website is a breeze.

Still, websites developed specifically for the iPhone are optimal because they utilize the screen to the fullest extent, and use less bandwidth (which if you’re on EDGE much, is a necessity).

Below are my top 10 iPhone optimized websites. These stay in my bookmarks and get visited daily.

  1. Facebook - http://iphone.facebook.com/

    Probably the best iPhone-optimized website I’ve seen, Facebook has most of the features of the regular website, shrunk down and bandwidth-optimized. It’s super easy to navigate and has me using Facebook almost exclusively over that “other” site.

  2. Digg - http://www.digg.com/iphone/

    It’s Digg on your iPhone. It’s fast and very easy to browse. I probably hit this site twice a day to check out what’s new.

  3. Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/

    I just discovered Amazon this past week. I was in Staples and wanted to check the price of something, so I hit Amazon.com with my iPhone. To my surprise, they had an iPhone optimized version! It doesn’t have the slick design of other iPhone sites, but is 100% functional and loads fast, which is what I want when I’m standing in a store and need to compare prices.

  4. eBay - http://iphone.ebay.com/

    After I checked Amazon.com, I decided to look for eBay. They too have an iPhone optimized site, and it’s fast! It doesn’t load photos by default, so you get almost instant search results, and can easily load any photos you want by clicking the “Picture” tab.

  5. Google - http://google.com/

    Google Mobile is a great iPhone optimized site, even if it was designed long before the iPhone was released. It loads fast and fills the screen. Just go to google.com and click “mobile” instead of “classic.”

  6. TaDa List - http://tadalist.com/

    One major flaw in the iPhone is the lack of a todo list software package. TaDa list is a fast, simple to-do list that I’ve used many times before. I switched to the more robust Backpack, but use TaDa List while on my iPhone for jotting down quick lists.

  7. Leaflets - http://www.getleaflets.com/

    Leaflets is a great resource for finding iPhone formatted content and websites. From sports to games to weather, you can find it on an inerface very similar to the iPhone’s native applications.

  8. Yahoo Search (configure in preferences)

    My iPhone came setup for Google by default, but I found the Yahoo! search better formatted for my iPhone. The results are similar in most instances, so I use the Yahoo! search.

  9. GoMovies - http://webologistdesign.com/gomovies/demo/

    Get movie times and theater inforamtion nicely formatted and fast. I’ve visited several theater company websites looking for showtimes, and while it’s not a problem, the image-heavy sites are slow to load. I much prefer this optimized site that loads in a fraction of the time.

  10. Your WordPress blog! - http://iwphone.contentrobot.com/

    That’s right, you can have an iPhone optimized blog with no effort on your part (other than uploading a plugin and theme). I’ve tested it with my personal blog and is as simple as it sounds. Just upload the plugin and theme, turn the plugin on and your WordPress blog is optimized for the iPhone. Visitors coming from the iPhone will get the optimized version.

    UPDATE: iPhone-optimized Wordpress Admin plugin.

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  1. #1 Greg says:

    Don’t forget NewsGator Mobile for iPhone…http://m.newsgator.com

  2. #2 Si says:

    Seeqpod for iphone for the times you just need to hear a song you haven’t heard in ages, or to discover new ones. Mostly the former though for me.

  3. #3 Noel says:

    I also like Vitalist for you GTD fans.

  4. #4 Jeff says:

    Also, don’t forget, all of these sites are optimized to work with the iPod Touch as well.

  5. #5 azzamallow says:

    And..if you like to instant message… http://iphone.beejive.com

    All-in-one, i use gtalk and live messenger through it. Pretty interface too.

  6. #6 Ben says:

    Anyone have any idea where I can get an “iPhone optimized” button? I just installed the wp-plugin on my weblog and I want to display it with pride!

  7. #7 Noel says:

    Try this site: http://www.grokdotcom.com/wp-content/uploads/Robert/iphone_optimized_with_iwphone.jpg

  8. #8 Ben says:

    Awesome, Noel, thanks.

  9. #9 Noel says:

    I just optimized my site, as well. Cool stuff.

  10. #10 Norton says:

    Oh, the irony! This site is not that optimized - ads on the right eats into the text.

  11. #11 mc says:

    Were can you get free ring tones

  12. #12 Antony says:

    …interesting list above. I also figured
    http://www.film-tv.com highly suitable for iPhone

    cheers

  13. #13 Tim says:

    UK & US financial data, portfolio, news and markets.

    http://www.iii.co.uk/iphone/

  14. #14 Tom says:

    Remember the milk is a great site for task managment. The iphone version is

    http://i.rememberthemilk.com

  15. #15 marcel says:

    A french optimized local search engine. The iPhone version : http://www.oukoikan.fr/iphone/

  16. #16 Trent says:

    Dribbr.com is a frequently updated directory of iPhone and iPod touch optimized web sites. A growing list of hand picked / user submitted sites based on quality not quantity.

  17. #17 Carl says:

    I think you should include http://www.applediario.com

  18. #18 paul says:

    the new search engine http://taptu.mobi also works well with the iphone

  19. #19 Felix says:

    If you have a webhosting account with MediaTemple - you’ll love the iPhone interface.(ac.mediatemple.net/iphone) You can buy a domain name, reboot, create new email addresses, pay a bill and change passwords in the beautiful interface.

  20. #20 Eduardo Reyes says:

    My name is Eduardo, I’m from Chile(SouthAmerica). I am a entreprenuer in web 2.0 and I started my first app for iPhone, check it in http://www.elquiscochile.cl/iphone/index.asp

  21. #21 razohad says:

    cool man you can get one free at
    http://onapplestore.com

  22. #22 Alex says:

    Check out my site: iPhone optimized forum Its a forum perfect for the iPhone!

  23. #23 Apple Laptop Battery says:

    Thanks for guiding.

    http://www.laptopbattery-inc.co.uk/apple-laptop-battery-c-77.html

  24. #24 Danhbaweb20.com says:

    Great link !

  25. #25 Peter says:

    Hello. If you run network apps on your iPhone I find this site very good. http://www.iphoneip.com simple and easy

  26. #26 Jim says:

    Great when u gotta make co-worker look stupid

  27. #27 Mike says:

    Don’t forget
    AddFone.com - the largest database of iPhone related apps.

  28. #28 Jan says:

    Iphonestartpagina.nl is a Portal site with many all optimized sites for the Iphone. Available in Dutch English Italian german and in the near future Spanish Portugese French

  29. #29 Anthony Acosta says:

    Our Local FOX television Station now has an Iphone compatible site, complete with video of all the news stories. It’s very cool.

  30. #30 Salvador says:

    Sites in Spanish for iPhone :)

  31. #31 RRL says:

    I would add m.espn.com. It is a very easy to navigate site.

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