It’s been a while since I’ve had the desire to talk about a cool web app for the iPhone. A long while. It hasn’t happened very much at all since the App Store opening for business two and a bit years ago.
Swearch is a web app that’s worth talking about. It does something simple, but does it very nicely – on par with or better than any native app I can think of. It gives you an easy and ultra-basic UI for searching Google, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Flickr – all without leaving Mobile Safari. Its signature feature right now is its card-like interface for switching between search engines – with just a swipe allowing you to move between them (and very smoothly).
Here’s a few more screencaps of the app in action, including the first one showing it mid-swipe between Twitter and Wikipedia search pages:
It’s even got a great looking home screen icon as well …
The app is only at version 1.0.2, so naturally it has some areas that may need a little polishing – for example, it’s not as easy as I’d like to move back to a main search screen once you dive into search results. It requires a number of taps on the back button; it would be lovely to see a menu or link to jump back to the main screen more easily.
Overall though, one heck of a nice web app. And it’s good to be able to say that, good to see there are still devs out there working on cool web apps.
You can check out Swearch – on your iPhone – here:
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