The web version, which enables its userbase of nearly 11 million members to "stumble" across content that other users have recommended, is being tailored for mobile by featuring a "best for mobile stumbling." This includes photos, Flickr, YouTube and news, making the discovery experience more friendly for the mobile screen and connections. Below that are also the topics that users have indicated an interest in, as well as options to view favorites and recommendations from other users they're following.
The applications replicate the core experience of StumbleUpon on the web, featuring a prominent "Start Stumbling" button that links to a piece of content that users can either give a thumbs up or a thumbs down to, alongside likes, reviews and sharing options. Browsing functionality is similar as well.
However, what seems to be missing is the easy ability to add content users come across outside of the app (i.e. on the iPhone's Safari browser) with the StumbleUpon community. The integration would certainly make the experience more connected. Also, in our test the iPhone application version was much faster than the Android version, which also had a few formatting issues. Overall, the mobile applications seem to stay true to the StumbleUpon experience, however. What do you think of the applications?
The app is available for download on iTunes and by searching the Android Market. Below are some screenshots of both of the apps:
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