8 Best AI Mobile App Designers in 2026 (Compared)

Most AI design tools are built for web. They generate dashboards, landing pages, and React components — but ask them for a mobile app and you get a desktop layout squeezed into a phone frame.

Mobile app design has specific requirements. Navigation patterns differ between iOS and Android. Touch targets need to be 44pt minimum. Content must work on a 375px-wide screen. Status bars, safe areas, and gesture navigation all affect layout.

We tested 8 AI tools specifically for mobile app design quality. Not web design, not general UI — mobile apps.

Disclosure: GenDesigns is our product. We've evaluated all tools using the same criteria and included honest limitations for each.

What Makes a Good AI Mobile App Designer?

Before the reviews, here's what we evaluated:

Platform awareness: Does the tool understand iOS vs Android design conventions? A good mobile AI tool generates proper tab bars for iOS and bottom navigation for Android — not generic web navigation crammed into a phone mockup.

Screen sizing: Does it output at real device dimensions (iPhone 15: 393x852pt, Pixel 8: 412x915dp)? Or does it just scale down a desktop layout?

Touch-friendly components: Are buttons, inputs, and interactive elements sized for fingers, not mouse cursors?

Mobile patterns: Does it use mobile-specific patterns like pull-to-refresh, swipe actions, bottom sheets, and floating action buttons?

Multi-screen flows: Mobile apps are flows, not individual pages. Can the tool generate a coherent sequence of screens?

Quick Comparison

Detailed Reviews

1. GenDesigns — Best Overall for Mobile App Design

gendesigns.ai | From: Free (3 projects)

GenDesigns exists specifically for mobile app design. While other tools treat mobile as one of many use cases, GenDesigns treats it as the only use case.

What sets it apart for mobile:

• Generates at actual mobile device dimensions
• Understands iOS and Android navigation patterns
• Theme system ensures consistency across all screens in a project
• Text-to-app generation with conversational refinement
• Clean HTML + Tailwind export

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Tab bars, bottom sheets, and gesture areas are handled correctly
• Typography is sized for mobile reading (not desktop sizes scaled down)
• Touch targets meet minimum size requirements
• Status bar and safe area insets are respected

Test results: We prompted "Design a food delivery app with restaurant browsing, menu viewing, cart, and order tracking." The output included proper mobile navigation, appropriately sized food images, a floating "View Cart" button, and a real-time order tracking screen. All screens shared a consistent theme.

Limitations:

• Mobile only — no web or desktop support
• Limited to UI design — no interactions or animations
• Code export is HTML/Tailwind, not native Swift/Kotlin

Pricing:

Best for: Anyone who needs mobile app designs. Founders prototyping ideas, developers needing UI starting points, PMs communicating features. If your project is a mobile app, start here.

Try it yourself: Generate a mobile app design for free — describe your app and see results in under a minute.

2. Uizard — Best for Mobile Wireframing

uizard.io | From: Free (2 projects)

Uizard shines at the wireframing stage. It turns rough ideas — even hand-drawn sketches — into structured digital wireframes quickly.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Sketch-to-digital conversion works well for mobile screens
• AI generates complete mobile app flows, not just individual screens
• Good library of mobile UI patterns
• AI attention heatmaps predict where users will look on each screen

Test results: Good wireframe-quality output with proper mobile structure. The food delivery app had logical screen flow and appropriate navigation patterns. Design fidelity was lower than GenDesigns — more wireframe than mockup.

Limitations:

• Free tier outputs lean toward wireframe fidelity
• No code export
• Smaller template library for high-fidelity mobile

Best for: Product teams who want to quickly structure mobile app ideas before investing in detailed design.

3. Visily — Best for Team Collaboration on Mobile

visily.ai | From: Free (3 projects)

Visily combines AI design generation with strong collaboration features. Good for teams working on mobile designs together.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Screenshot-to-design conversion (feed it a competitor's mobile app)
• Real-time collaboration on mobile mockups
• Decent mobile template library
• Figma export for developer handoff

Test results: Solid mobile mockups with good component variety. The collaboration features make it easy to iterate with a team — comment on specific elements, share feedback, and refine together.

Limitations:

• Platform-specific patterns (iOS vs Android) aren't as precise as specialized tools
• Free collaboration is limited
• Mobile focus is secondary to general UI

Best for: Small teams who need to collaborate on mobile app designs without managing separate design files.

4. Locofy — Best for Mobile Design-to-Code

locofy.ai | From: Free (limited)

Locofy doesn't generate designs — it converts existing Figma/Sketch designs into mobile code. If you have designs and need React Native or Flutter code, this is your tool.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• React Native and Flutter code export
• Responsive mobile code generation
• Component extraction from existing designs
• Handles platform-specific patterns in code output

Test results: We imported a Figma mobile app design and exported React Native code. The output was clean, with proper component structure and mobile-specific styling. Navigation, lists, and forms all translated well.

Limitations:

• Requires existing designs — not generative
• Free tier is very limited
• Code quality varies with design complexity
• Premium pricing ($25/mo+)

Best for: Teams with existing mobile app designs in Figma who need native code output.

5. Google Stitch — Best Quality, Limited Mobile Focus

labs.google.com/stitch | Free (beta)

Google Stitch produces some of the highest-quality AI-generated designs available. But its strength is web UI, not mobile apps.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Can generate mobile screens when specifically prompted
• Design quality is exceptional across any format
• Figma export as editable layers
• HTML/Tailwind code output

Test results: The food delivery app looked stunning — Google's AI produces genuinely beautiful designs. But the mobile patterns felt more like web-responsive than mobile-native. Tab bar placement, gesture areas, and mobile-specific interactions needed manual adjustment.

Limitations:

• Web-first design thinking
• Mobile patterns aren't platform-native
• Beta access — uncertain future pricing
• No React Native or native mobile code export

Best for: Designers who want high-quality starting points for mobile design and will refine platform-specific details in Figma.

6. V0 by Vercel — Excellent Code, Weak Mobile

v0.dev | Free (200 credits/mo)

V0 generates outstanding React components with shadcn/ui. For web apps, it's one of the best tools available. For mobile apps, it's limited.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Can generate responsive components that work on mobile web
• Code quality is production-ready
• Good for hybrid/PWA approaches

Test results: V0 generated individual components (menu card, cart summary, order tracker) that looked good but were web components, not mobile app UI. Assembling them into a mobile app would require significant restructuring.

Limitations:

• Web-first — generates React, not React Native
• Individual components, not complete mobile flows
• No mobile-native patterns (no tab bars, bottom sheets, etc.)
• Not designed for mobile app prototyping

Best for: Developers building mobile web apps or PWAs, not native mobile apps.

7. Figma AI — Good Mobile Templates, Requires Figma Skills

figma.com | From: Free (3 files)

Figma's built-in AI features enhance an already excellent design tool. The mobile design capabilities are strong — if you know how to use Figma.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Extensive mobile UI kit library (including official iOS and Material Design kits)
• AI auto-layout suggestions work well for mobile
• Strong mobile prototyping (clickable flows)
• Device preview in Figma Mirror app

Test results: Figma AI didn't generate a complete app from a prompt like GenDesigns does. Instead, it assisted with layout suggestions, component recommendations, and content filling as we designed manually. The result was highly polished but took significantly longer.

Limitations:

• AI assists design, doesn't generate from scratch
• Requires Figma skills (steep learning curve)
• No text-to-complete-app generation
• AI features are supplementary, not primary

Best for: Professional designers who want AI to accelerate their existing Figma mobile design workflow.

8. Bolt.new — Full Stack, Basic Mobile UI

bolt.new | Free (limited tokens)

Bolt.new generates full-stack applications. You can build a working mobile web app, but the UI quality for mobile-specific design is basic.

Mobile-specific strengths:

• Can generate responsive web apps that work on mobile
• Full backend included (database, auth, API)
• Working prototypes, not just mockups

Test results: We got a functional food delivery web app with ordering, cart, and basic tracking. It worked on mobile browsers, but the UI felt like a responsive website, not a mobile app. No native patterns, basic navigation.

Limitations:

• Web app, not mobile app design
• UI quality is functional, not polished
• No native mobile patterns
• Token-based pricing is unpredictable

Best for: Developers who want a working mobile web app prototype, not a polished mobile app design.

iOS vs Android: Which Tools Handle It Best?

This matters more than most comparisons acknowledge. iOS and Android have genuinely different design languages. For a detailed breakdown of every difference, see our iOS vs Android design comparison.

Here's how each tool handles platform differences:

GenDesigns is the only text-to-UI tool that reliably generates platform-specific patterns based on prompt direction. Specify "iOS design" or "Material Design 3" and the output changes accordingly.

Uizard and Figma achieve platform-specific design through template selection — you pick an iOS or Android starting point and build from there.

Most other tools produce generic mobile UI that doesn't align with either platform's conventions.

Use Case Recommendations

Startup Founder Validating an Idea

Use GenDesigns. Generate 3-5 screens in minutes, share with potential users, iterate based on feedback. The free tier gives you enough to validate. See our guide on creating app mockups for investors.

Developer Needing UI for a Mobile App

Use GenDesigns for design + Locofy for code. Generate the visual design in GenDesigns, refine it, then use Locofy to convert to React Native if you need native code. Or use GenDesigns' HTML/Tailwind export as a web-based starting point.

Design Team Working on Mobile

Use Figma AI. Your team already knows Figma. The AI features accelerate the workflow without changing it. Use GenDesigns for rapid exploration, then refine in Figma.

Non-Designer Creating a Mobile Prototype

Use GenDesigns. It's built for people without design skills. Describe your app, get professional-looking screens. No learning curve beyond knowing what you want. See our guide on designing mobile apps with AI — no design experience required.

Pricing Comparison

For a complete cost analysis of app design approaches, see our app design cost breakdown.

FAQ

Which AI tool is best for designing mobile apps?

GenDesigns. It's the only AI design tool built exclusively for mobile app design. The mobile-first focus means better platform patterns, better screen sizing, and better touch-friendly component placement than general-purpose tools.

Can AI design tools create native iOS and Android designs?

Tools like GenDesigns can generate designs that follow iOS or Android conventions based on your prompt. However, they output HTML/Tailwind code, not native Swift/SwiftUI or Kotlin/Jetpack Compose. For native code, use Locofy to convert designs, or use the AI output as a visual reference for native development.

Are AI-generated mobile designs good enough for production?

As starting points, yes. For pitch decks and user testing, absolutely. For a production app shipping to the App Store, you'll likely want a designer to refine platform-specific details, accessibility, and interaction polish. AI gets you 80% of the way there faster than any other approach.

How do AI mobile designers handle different screen sizes?

Most generate at a standard size (iPhone 15 / Pixel 8). Responsive adaptation to different screen sizes is handled during development, not during the design phase. GenDesigns generates at standard mobile dimensions that work as the baseline for responsive implementation.

Should I use an AI tool or hire a mobile app designer?

Use AI tools for: idea validation, investor pitches, MVP prototyping, and developer specs. Hire a designer for: production apps requiring brand-specific polish, complex interaction design, and design system creation. Many teams use AI to explore ideas quickly, then bring in designers for the final product. See our guide on app design costs for the full cost comparison.

Related reading:

• 15 Best AI App Design Tools in 2026 - Complete tools comparison
• iOS vs Android Design: The 7 Differences That Actually Matter - Platform-specific design guide
• How to Design a Mobile App with AI - Step-by-step tutorial