A Figma alternative for mobile app design that still exports to Figma

Figma is where a design gets finished, and a slow place to start one. If you are looking for a Figma alternative for mobile app design, DraftScreens covers the start: designed phone screens from a prompt, which you can then paste into Figma as editable layers.

Start from a sentence

No blank artboard and no component library to set up. Describe the app and get screens with real content and a consistent look.

Editable layers, not a picture

On Pro and Studio, paste a screen into Figma and get named, editable layers, or download the SVG. Text stays text and shapes stay shapes.

Mobile only

Figma designs anything. DraftScreens only designs phone screens, so tab bars, safe areas and type sizes are part of every draft.

Priced for one person

The free plan gives one design a day, up to five a month. Pro is $15 a month for one person, with no editor seats to count.

How it fits in before Figma

  1. Describe the app and generate the first screens in a design language, instead of starting from an empty frame.
  2. Make the quick changes where they are cheap: text, colours, spacing and links, by hand, for free.
  3. On Pro or Studio, copy a screen and paste it into your Figma file as editable layers, or download the SVG.
  4. Finish in Figma: components, variants, auto layout and review, on a draft that already looks like the app.

Questions people ask

Does DraftScreens replace Figma?
No. It replaces the blank-canvas stage. Teams that need components, variants, auto layout and review workflows still finish in Figma, which is why the export is editable Figma layers.
Which plans include Figma export?
Pro and Studio. The free plan exports PNG.
How does it compare with Figma Make?
Figma Make builds working web prototypes inside Figma. DraftScreens designs mobile app screens outside it and pastes them in as layers. There is a full comparison on the Figma Make page.
Can I bring my brand in?
On Studio you can save a design system: palette roles, fonts, voice, rules and a logo, or pull a palette from a screenshot. It then drives every screen.

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