With the ubiquitous presence of iPhone and iPads in the lives of Apple aficionados, one no longer even needs their trusty Mac to get online these days. Where iOS devices are concerned, there are a pair of Apple branded solutions -- MobileMe or manually syncing your device with iTunes -- that will allow intrepid internet explorers (see what we did there?), to ensure that they’ve easy access to all of the bookmarks they enjoy when using their Mac’s Safari internet browser.

But what if you prefer to a rock computer-side browser other than Safari, or refuse to spring for a MobileMe subscription? Don’t fret: the iTunes App Store has some great solutions to keep your browsing experience synchronized no matter what device you happen to be using.

Xmarks

Xmarks is a clever bit of OS X software that allows users to synchronize their bookmarks across multiple computers without the need of a MobileMe subscription. As an added bonus, Xmarks will also sync your bookmarks across multiple browsers on the same computer. For many of the Mobile Safari alternatives available in the iTunes App Store, getting your bookmarks into Firefox is key, making the download and installation of Xmarks a no-brainer. Additionally, with the purchase of a premium Xmarks membership at a cost of $12 per year, you can use can also use Xmarks to sync your computer’s bookmarks to your iPhone or iPad via their free iOS application.

Firefox Home

Firefox Home comes to us from the folks at Mozilla, who happen to be the same people responsible for the Firefox browser itself. Aside from being free to download from the iTunes App Store, Firefox home is hands down the easiest way to synchronize your computer’s browser bookmarks to your iPhone. After downloading the application, you’ll be walked through a few simple steps to ensure a one-to-one synchronization of all the internet bookmarks.

There’s only one catch: As you may have guessed, Firefox Home will only sync with Firefox. But with it being so insanely easy to import your Mac’s Safari bookmarks into Firefox, that’s no excuse not to give it whirl, now is it?

Mercury Browser

If Safari is the only browser you care to see installed to your computer, you might consider taking Mercury Browser for a spin. In addition to a boasting a slick interface and tabbed browsing, Mercury Browser Along will allow you to shift your desktop Safari bookmarks on to your iPhone. Cool as it is, Mercury Browser isn’t perfect. The easiest method for syncing your bookmarks to use with the application is to export your Safari bookmarks as an HTML file to your desktop, and then drag that file to iTunes for a tethered synchronization. While this isn’t nearly as cool as Firefox Home’s over-the-air solution, it does get the job done.

360 Web Browser

While topically it may appear to be just yet another tabbed browser for your iPhone, 360 Web Browser has a number of features that make it a worthwhile download. With the ability to synchronize with Firefox baked right into the app, a unique user interface, built-in ad blocking support for a number of plug-ins and different themes in both landscape and portrait orientations,  360 Web Browser is a powerful contender in the fight for your mobile web browsing affections.

Sync Browser

While it might not have all of the Bells and whistles that comes with the 360 Web Browser iOS application, Sync Browser is nonetheless a hearty iPhone web browser that’ll get the job done. With its spartan design and integrated Firefox syncing abilities, this is a no-nonsense productivity tool designed to get the job done with minimal fuss and absolutely no muss.

Push the Page

Taking a different tact on Web page synchronization than the majority of its iOS counterparts, After downloading Push the Page from the iTunes App Store, you’ll be encouraged to log into the service’s website and register your iPhone or iPad via a Google account. Once your iOS device is set up with the service, users can “push” pages to the iOS devices one at a time, thanks to a bookmarklet that you can install to your browser’s navigation bar. You can even push pages to multiple Google account holders (who have the app installed to their handset) at the same time. While Push the Page doesn’t offer true synchronization with your Mac’s internet browsers, for those who only need to view the occasional page from their computers while on the go, may grow to love this application’s functionality.

Lunascape Browser

As with the majority of the other apps we’ve talked about here, Lunascape Browser for iPad is capable of synchronizing your Mac’s bookmarks to your iOS tablet, thanks once again to Firefox’s sync plug-in. Also available for iPhone, this iOS beauty offers tabbed browsing, one-touch image capture, and can even handle bookmarklets. Did we mention that its free? Well, it is. Be sure to check it out as it just might be the iPad browsing solution you’ve been waiting for.

With so many different ways to bring your home browsing experience with you, there’s no excuse for not having the best that the internet has to offer along for the ride, no matter where you go.

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