I've created an HTML5 website which when viewed on the Iphone, is able to mimic the look and feel of a native app. Is there anyway to create an Iphone app that can be submitted to the app store, where the only functionality is that it launches the site?<p>Basically, I need the end user to not be able to tell that they are working with a website instead of a native app.
I am no longer an Apple developer, but I think I remember that it was against the rules to have an app that did nothing but display a web page. You run the risk of having your app rejected, although many seem to be getting away with this.
Yes. Download any of the ClearChannel apps besides Iheartradio (Coast to Coast AM, AT40, etc). These use an embedded safari view to display some content, and Rss to feed other pages in a native environment. See if you can tell the difference.<p>EDIT: just to clarify, the pages in the app served using the Safari view are served from our web servers.
Check out PhoneGap and their new service PhoneGap Build, it might be what you're looking for:<p><a href="http://build.phonegap.com" rel="nofollow">http://build.phonegap.com</a>
I'd recommend either using PhoneGap or just implementing something like - <a href="http://www.luscarpa.com/development/make-your-website-an-iphone-web-application/" rel="nofollow">http://www.luscarpa.com/development/make-your-website-an-iph...</a>