AI app design tools, compared honestly
Every tool below is good at something. These pages say what, where each one falls short, and when DraftScreens, an AI designer that only does mobile screens in a real design language, is the better pick.
Uizard
AI wireframing and mockup tool, now part of Miro.
Best for: Teams already in Miro who want quick wireframes and heatmaps. Free tier: 3 generations a month.
Uizard alternative · DraftScreens vs Uizard
Google Stitch
Google Labs' free prompt-to-UI tool, formerly Galileo AI.
Best for: Quick, free first drafts when generic is fine and the tool going away would not hurt. Free tier: Everything, with a daily credit cap.
Google Stitch alternative · DraftScreens vs Google Stitch
Figma Make
Figma's prompt-to-web-app feature, with First Draft for single screens.
Best for: Figma-native teams prototyping web apps inside the files they already use. Free tier: Starter seats get a small credit allowance.
Figma Make alternative · DraftScreens vs Figma Make
Claude Design
Anthropic's conversational design canvas inside Claude, a research preview since April 2026.
Best for: People already paying for Claude who want a fast first draft of a prototype, a deck or a landing page. Free tier: None: not on the free Claude plan.
Claude Design alternative · DraftScreens vs Claude Design
Magic Patterns
AI design tool that generates on-brand web screens from your component library.
Best for: Product teams with a React component library who want on-brand web screens. Free tier: About 50 credits.
Magic Patterns alternative · DraftScreens vs Magic Patterns
Visily
AI wireframing tool with strong free collaboration.
Best for: Teams that want to sketch flows together for free and toggle wireframe to hi-fi. Free tier: 300 credits and up to 50 collaborators.
Visily alternative · DraftScreens vs Visily
Banani
Text to clickable prototype, fast, with unlimited-credit plans.
Best for: Founders who want a clickable prototype in minutes and do not want to count credits. Free tier: Generate and preview, no exports.
Banani alternative · DraftScreens vs Banani
Appthetics
AI mobile UI designer positioned as the design layer before vibe coding.
Best for: Indie makers who want a cheap lifetime deal and bring their own model key. Free tier: Screenshot maker trial; generation needs a plan.
Appthetics alternative · DraftScreens vs Appthetics
Sleek
AI mobile app designer that turns a prompt or a reference image into iOS and Android screens.
Best for: Teams that want an AI coding agent to drive the design tool through an API, and the budget for it. Free tier: 60 one-time credits, about 2 or 3 screens, 1 project.
Sleek alternative · DraftScreens vs Sleek
ScreensDesign
A library of more than 2,700 real iOS apps with videos, paywalls and onboarding flows, plus Create, an AI design canvas.
Best for: Makers who want to study how top-grossing iOS apps onboard and sell before they design their own. Free tier: No free plan listed.
ScreensDesign alternative · DraftScreens vs ScreensDesign
Polymet
Code-first AI design generator with Figma import and export.
Best for: Web product teams who want React, Tailwind and shadcn output with design-system support. Free tier: Limited trial.
Polymet alternative · DraftScreens vs Polymet
Galileo AI
The original prompt-to-UI tool, acquired by Google and relaunched as Stitch.
Best for: People searching for Galileo AI today are looking for Stitch or a maintained alternative. Free tier: Stitch is free with a daily cap.
Galileo AI alternative · DraftScreens vs Galileo AI
Motiff
A Figma-parity editor with AI at $4 a seat, shut down in June 2026.
Best for: Former Motiff users need somewhere to go. Free tier: None, the product is gone.
Motiff alternative · DraftScreens vs Motiff
UX Pilot
AI UI generator with a Figma plugin, for web and mobile screens.
Best for: Designers who want AI drafts directly inside a Figma plugin. Free tier: Trial credits.
UX Pilot alternative · DraftScreens vs UX Pilot
Rork
Chat-to-React-Native app builder with App Store publishing.
Best for: Shipping a working Expo app from chat, when you are fine with whatever UI the model emits. Free tier: 5 credits a day.
Rork alternative · DraftScreens vs Rork
AppAlchemy
Chat-based mobile app builder that creates, exports and launches iOS and Android apps.
Best for: Shipping a working iOS and Android app from chat when the code matters more than the design. Free tier: No free plan listed.
AppAlchemy alternative · DraftScreens vs AppAlchemy
v0 by Vercel
Vercel's prompt-to-Next.js generator.
Best for: Web UI and Next.js apps on Vercel. Free tier: $5 of credits.
v0 by Vercel alternative · DraftScreens vs v0 by Vercel
Every tool, side by side
| Tool | Mobile-native screens | Figma | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftScreens | Yes: every screen is a 390x844 phone screen in a real design language | Yes: editable named layers, paste onto any canvas | 3 designs a day, failed generations not counted |
| Uizard | Partly: mobile templates, web-first generation | Import only, no export | 3 generations a month |
| Google Stitch | App or web toggle; output is generic | Paste to Figma with auto layout | Everything, with a daily credit cap |
| Figma Make | No, web-first | Native (it is Figma); Make copies one way | Starter seats get a small credit allowance |
| Claude Design | Phone-sized screens from a general canvas | No export | None: not on the free Claude plan |
| Magic Patterns | No, web screens | Yes, bidirectional plugin | About 50 credits |
| Visily | Mobile templates on a web canvas | Import and export | 300 credits and up to 50 collaborators |
| Banani | Mobile-sized, web style | Export on paid plans | Generate and preview, no exports |
| Appthetics | Yes | Yes | Screenshot maker trial; generation needs a plan |
| Sleek | Yes, mobile only | Yes: editable layers, limited on Free | 60 one-time credits, about 2 or 3 screens, 1 project |
| ScreensDesign | Yes, iOS | Not listed | No free plan listed |
| Polymet | Weak, by their own admission | Import and export | Limited trial |
| Galileo AI | See Google Stitch | Paste to Figma | Stitch is free with a daily cap |
| Motiff | Gone | Gone | None, the product is gone |
| UX Pilot | Mobile presets | Plugin | Trial credits |
| Rork | Yes, as code | No | 5 credits a day |
| AppAlchemy | Yes, as code | Not listed | No free plan listed |
| v0 by Vercel | No | No | $5 of credits |
Start from your situation
| Your situation | Best pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Founder or indie maker designing a mobile app | DraftScreens | Connected screens in one design language, a prototype on your phone, Figma layers and a code hand-off. |
| You want a running app this week, design later | Rork | Chat to a working React Native app with store publishing. |
| A coding agent should drive the design tool | Sleek | REST API and agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. |
| A deck, a landing page or a quick web prototype | Claude Design | A general canvas, included with a paid Claude plan. |
| No budget, exploring an idea | Google Stitch | Free prompt-to-UI with a daily cap. So is the DraftScreens free plan. |
| Low-fidelity wireframes with a team | Visily | Generous free collaboration and a wireframe to hi-fi toggle. |
| Web product on your own React components | Magic Patterns | Generates on-brand web screens from your component library. |
| Researching how top apps onboard and sell | ScreensDesign | A library of real iOS apps, paywalls and flows. |
Questions people ask
- How were these tools compared?
- Each entry lists pricing, the free tier, what the tool does well and where it falls short, taken from the tool's own site, pricing page and public reviews. Every page carries the month its facts were last checked.
- Are these comparisons biased towards DraftScreens?
- They are written by DraftScreens, so read them with that in mind. Every page has a section that says when the other tool is the better choice, and several of them are: for web apps, for working code, or for teams that live in Figma or Miro.
- Which AI tool is best for mobile app design?
- It depends on what you need out of it. For a working app, a builder like Rork is the right kind of tool. For screens that look designed, stay consistent across a flow and export to Figma and code, DraftScreens only does mobile and is built for exactly that.
- Can I use DraftScreens together with these tools?
- Yes. A common path is to design the screens in DraftScreens, then hand them to a coding tool such as Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable, v0 or Rork with the prompt pack export, or paste the layers into Figma.