The two tools, one of which is powered by Organizing for America, seek to build off the success that President Barack Obama had in 2008, when his campaign took its fight to Washington’s newest political battleground - the smartphone. The party chose June 24 as its release date to coincide with the scheduled debut of Apple’s hotly anticipated iPhone 4.

Democratic strategists on Wednesday described their new offering as a staple part of the DNC’s new, $50-million Vote 2010 campaign, designed to mobilize voters ahead of a tough midterm election cycle.

“Today’s launch is part of the DNC’s ongoing effort to communicate directly with voters, to be on the cutting edge of technology and to equip our supporters with the tools they need to help the president and to elect Democrats who support his agenda this fall,” said Brandi Hoffine, a spokeswoman for the DNC.

The new interactive tools allow the party’s biggest fans to stream videos, research candidates, donate to allies, contact lawmakers and read up on the DNC’s top issues. Additionally, the DNC included in its apps a feature called “AirMail” that allows party operatives to ping users ahead of upcoming campaign events.

“This is just the beginning of our mobile technology effort and we’re excited to show off other features this year,” Hoffine told POLITICO.

Democrats bragged Wednesday they had beaten their counterparts at the Republican National Committee with their new tech toy. An RNC official told POLITICO that the GOP has iPhone and iPad apps “definitely in the pipeline,” although a release date has not yet been set.

Still, the DNC’s iPhone app arrives about a month after the National Republican Senatorial Committee took to the device.

That app has since been expanded to work on the iPad, though DNC officials countered that their iPad app is the first native program designed specifically to work on the machine.