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There are hundreds of blog posts featuring the designs of websites for iPhone apps, but very few showcasing the design of the actual apps themselves. For those of you looking for a bit of iPhone app eye candy, I've compiled a few of my favorite sources of app design inspiration.

TapFancy

I wish there were more sites just like this one. TapFancy is a simple showcase of hand-picked apps which allows you to easily scroll through screens of each one.

iOSpirations

Another great showcase of app screens along with website designs for Mobile Safari, iPad apps, game designs and app website designs.

The iTunes App Store

This one seems pretty obvious, but iTunes includes screen shots of most apps and really is an easy way to quickly browse them all. It's suggestions are also great if you want to compare designs of similar apps.

iPhone Apps Gallery

This site provides a screen shot of each app and links directly to the iTunes app store.

CSS iPhone

CSS iPhone focuses on site design in Mobile Safari. Not exactly app design, but still worth a browse.

Dribbble

Dribbble encourages designers to share sneak peaks of projects they are currently working on. Although I like to browse all submissions, the iPhone tag is a great filter and lets you see only the iPhone related items.

Are we missing any? Let us know your favorite sources of inspiration when designing iPhone apps.

About the author: Amanda wants to make the world a less confusing and frustrating place by focusing on good design and user experience. Her goal is to one day see humans and machines peacefully coexist without trying to kill one another.

Reach out to Amanda Morrow at amanda@bitmethod.com

Comments

Landing Pad ( landingpad.org ) features iPad apps.
Curved White ( curvedwhite.com ), although not specific to iOS but a design blog in general, has featured a number of iOS apps over time. My favorite of which was Colorbind.

Caleb Harrelson, 6 September, 10:42 AM
You included almost all the useful sources.Needless to say Tapfancy is most inspirational.Thanks

iPhone App Design, 12 September, 01:07 AM