DraftScreens vs AppAlchemy: which AI app designer fits you?

Chat-based mobile app builder that creates, exports and launches iOS and Android apps. DraftScreens is an AI designer that only does mobile screens, in one design language per project, with a visual editor, a clickable prototype and exports to Figma and code. Here is how they compare, including when AppAlchemy wins.

Facts checked October 2026. appalchemy.ai

The short version

AppAlchemy builds the app; it does not design it. DraftScreens designs it first: a consistent design language, a visual editor, a prototype and Figma layers, then a prompt pack a builder can work from.

Side by side

FeatureDraftScreensAppAlchemy
PricingFree: 1 design a day, up to 5 a month. Pro $15/mo or $144/yr (200 designs a month, all exports). Studio $49/mo (1,000 designs, design systems, 3 seats).Pro $20/mo (100 credits), Max $200/mo (1,000 credits).
Free tier1 design a day, up to 5 a month, with PNG export, the editor and a prototypeNo free plan listed
Mobile-native screensYes: every screen is a 390x844 phone screen in a real design languageYes, as code
Your design systemYes, on Studio: palette, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive every generationNo
FigmaYes, on Pro and Studio: editable named layers, paste onto any canvasNot listed
Code and hand-offOn Pro and Studio: HTML per screen and a prompt pack for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable and v0; Expo and SwiftUI hand-offs in progressReact Native app, exportable
Clickable prototypeYes: tap-through links on every screen, QR to your phone, public share pageThe app itself, live on your phone
Visual editorYes: select any element, edit text, colour, spacing, layout, links, or ask the AI about itChat
Failed generationsNever charged, refunded automaticallyCredits consumed

Which one to choose

Choose AppAlchemy if

Pick AppAlchemy when you want a running iOS and Android app from chat and the design can follow later.

Best for: Shipping a working iOS and Android app from chat when the code matters more than the design.

Choose DraftScreens if

The product is a mobile app, the screens have to look designed rather than generated, you want to tap through it on a phone before writing code, and you want Figma layers and a hand-off that a coding tool can build from.

AppAlchemy: strengths and gaps

What AppAlchemy does well

  • Builds a real app from chat, for iOS and Android
  • Live preview on your own phone
  • You own and can export the code
  • Large user base: 230,000 builders and 110,000 apps by its own count

Where it falls short

  • No free plan listed
  • No Figma export listed
  • No design step: the UI is whatever the model emits
  • Every build or edit message spends credits

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.

Questions people ask

Is AppAlchemy free?
No free plan is listed. Pro is $20 a month with 100 credits and Max is $200 a month with 1,000 credits.
Does AppAlchemy export to Figma?
Figma export is not listed. AppAlchemy exports code. DraftScreens exports every screen as editable Figma layers on its paid plans.
Can I use DraftScreens with AppAlchemy?
Yes. Design the screens in DraftScreens, then describe or paste them into a builder. The prompt pack export is written for coding tools.

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