[jlambert1]

My company — workhabit — has been building the same services for Drupal (which is one of the major platforms we do). We have a full iOS SDK we call DiOS (Drupal iOS), which basically allows you to plug Drupal as data services into any iOS application.

Of course it's Open Source: http://github.com/workhabitinc/drupal-ios-sdk

We're going to be adding some white label applications and "officially" releasing it later in November with a new site launch (as well as an Android followup), but it's definitely another approach to this. We wanted to do something to connect the HUGE open source system Drupal to the colossal iOS and Android markets, and after a few months work, here it is.

Hopefully it could be a useful alternative for those of you interested. We also have a testkit here which makes it easy to debug your sites: http://github.com/workhabitinc/drupal-ios-sdk-example

Love some feedback from HN about it.

To the original poster, I think it's a good idea. There are a lot of competitors out there, and there is a lot of momentum in the space to connect up mobile apps and web to things. I would definitely test-market and see if there is interest. Personally, I think your idea may have merit — there is a giant demand for data services on phones, and anything that makes it easier would be great. I would encourage you to look at models where you could drop the "whole kit and kaboodle" because I think data services are going to commoditize extremely quickly.