How much does Magic Patterns cost?

Free for about 50 credits, then $20 per seat for Starter with 1,000 credits and $100 per seat for Business.

Does Magic Patterns do mobile apps?

It generates web screens. Mobile-sized layouts are possible but there is no native mobile mode.

What is the cheapest way to generate on-brand screens?

DraftScreens Studio at $49 a month includes design systems: your palette, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive every flow, screen and edit.

Can DraftScreens use my component library?

Not components yet; it ingests tokens, voice, rules and a logo. Component ingestion is on the roadmap.

Does DraftScreens export React?

It exports HTML per screen and a prompt pack that Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable or v0 rebuild in React Native or web; Expo and SwiftUI hand-offs are in progress.

Magic Patterns alternative: DraftScreens, the mobile-only AI app designer

AI design tool that generates on-brand web screens from your component library.

Facts checked August 2026. www.magicpatterns.com

Verdict

Magic Patterns owns on-brand web generation at enterprise prices. DraftScreens brings design-system ingestion to mobile at $49 a month, with a visual editor, a clickable prototype and exports for Figma and coding tools.

DraftScreens and Magic Patterns, side by side

Feature	DraftScreens	Magic Patterns
Pricing	Free 3 designs a day. Pro $15/mo or $144/yr. Studio $49/mo with design systems and seats.	Free (about 50 credits), Starter $20 per seat (1,000 credits), Business $100 per seat.
Free tier	3 designs a day, failed generations not counted	About 50 credits
Mobile-native screens	Yes: every screen is a 390x844 phone screen in a real design language	No, web screens
Your design system	Yes, on Studio: palette, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive every generation	Yes, component-level, on paid seats
Figma	Yes: editable named layers, paste onto any canvas	Yes, bidirectional plugin
Code and hand-off	HTML per screen, prompt pack for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable and v0; Expo and SwiftUI hand-offs in progress	React and Tailwind
Clickable prototype	Yes: tap-through links on every screen, QR to your phone, public share page	Interactive web previews
Visual editor	Yes: select any element, edit text, colour, spacing, layout, links, or ask the AI about it	Chat plus code editing
Failed generations	Never charged, refunded automatically	Credits consumed

Magic Patterns: strengths and gaps

What Magic Patterns does well

Real design-system ingestion: import Figma or Storybook components and generate with them
Bidirectional Figma plugin
React and Tailwind export, MCP server
Used by Ramp, DoorDash and KPMG

Where it falls short

Web-focused; no native mobile mode
Design systems are the expensive tier ($100 per seat for business)
Credits per seat add up for small teams
Aimed at companies, not indie makers

What DraftScreens does differently

Mobile only, on purpose

Every screen is a 390x844 phone screen. The generator is prompted like a senior mobile designer, never like a web page builder.

One design language per project

A flow is planned first: palette, type, radius, spacing. Every screen and every edit is held to it, so screens do not drift.

Edit anything, or ask

Select any element and change text, colour, spacing, layout or its tap link; or select it and tell the AI what to change.

Your brand, every screen

Studio plans ingest a design system: palette roles, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive the planner and every screen.

A prototype, not a picture

Buttons, tabs and rows carry links. Preview in the studio or scan a QR and tap through on your phone.

Exports that survive the move

Editable Figma layers, HTML per screen, a prompt pack for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable and v0. Failed generations are never charged.

When Magic Patterns is the better choice

Best for: Product teams with a React component library who want on-brand web screens.

Pick Magic Patterns if you have a React component library, build web products, and want generations that use your actual components.

Questions people ask

How much does Magic Patterns cost?: Free for about 50 credits, then $20 per seat for Starter with 1,000 credits and $100 per seat for Business.
Does Magic Patterns do mobile apps?: It generates web screens. Mobile-sized layouts are possible but there is no native mobile mode.
What is the cheapest way to generate on-brand screens?: DraftScreens Studio at $49 a month includes design systems: your palette, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive every flow, screen and edit.
Can DraftScreens use my component library?: Not components yet; it ingests tokens, voice, rules and a logo. Component ingestion is on the roadmap.
Does DraftScreens export React?: It exports HTML per screen and a prompt pack that Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable or v0 rebuild in React Native or web; Expo and SwiftUI hand-offs are in progress.