Swearch brings style to the iPhone web app
I guess you could say that it finally happened: Someone built a web app for the iPhone so beautiful that it's nearly indistinguishable from something natively run. That person is Steve Streza, and that app is Swearch.
Swearch does one thing, and it does it very well. It allows you to search Google, Twitter, Wikipedia, and Flickr quickly. Thanks to resource caching, Swearch is lightning fast once you add it to your homescreen (with a spiffy retina-ready icon, to boot!).
Navigation is done through a card-like interface that allows you to swipe through the selection of search engines much like one would swipe through pictures in the Photos app. Once you type in your search, the results are displayed inside the app and are cleared automatically to keep Swearch ready at all times.
I've been beta testing Swearch for quite a while now, and let me tell you this: If they'd let me pay for this web app, I would. It's really that good. Try it out for yourself over at Swearch.me.
And one last thing: The clouds on the Twitter search page move! How freakin' neat is that? I'm giddy over it. The polish on this app is incredible.
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takes 15 to 20 seconds to show the search fields.
completely useless.
I'm not sure how you can call this app polished when it doesn't even allow you to perform more than once search when installed as a web app, as it doesn't have a back button.
If you've been beta testing it, I'm not sure how you missed that howler.
Yup, Gazoobee, I guess I am an idiot. Sorry for your pain.
October 17 2010 at 10:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI fail to see what's appealing about the 'spiffy retina-ready icon' - it's the dullest icon on my springboard.
October 17 2010 at 4:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI think it amazing to see what is being done on a webapp.
October 17 2010 at 12:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyi love this! i love how quick it is. you just swipe it to change search providers. it`s just so minimal, that was my only complaint about web apps over native apps is that the interface was always so in your face, but this is so different. you know you`ve got my thumbs up. :)
October 16 2010 at 8:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJust tried it, and it is a bit disappointting really. The swiping is very slick, and the icon is nice but thats all its got going for it.
If you add a link to your homescree, when you make a search you can't go back without closing the app. Its also very slow when loading up. What would be great is if you could make the search and swipe between the different seach engines to see the results, much like Dragon Search. I suppose this highlights the limitation of web apps.
I'll be sticking to dragon search for now, if only I could use Swearch's icon!
pair this with the jailbreak app home page in safari and it would be killer!
October 16 2010 at 5:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJosh. Really. Did you just discover irony? Or are you actually serious??
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