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Best mobile app mockup tools in 2027

Mobile app mockup tools for both jobs people mean: designing the screens and framing them in a phone. Eight tools compared, with what each one exports.

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"Mobile app mockup tool" covers two different jobs, and the best tool depends on which one you have. To make the screens themselves, use Outclass if you want them generated from a description, or Figma if you want to draw them. To put finished screens inside a phone for a pitch deck, a landing page or a store listing, use Rotato for 3D and video, Previewed if you want to stay in the browser, or Mockuuups Studio for a large library of scenes.

If you're not sure what a mockup should contain, read mobile mockups: how to make one first. This page is about choosing the tool. The picks are our editorial view, and Outclass is our product.

All eight tools

ToolJobYou get
OutclassDesigns the screens from a promptPNG, Figma layers, HTML
FigmaYou draw the screens by handDesign files, prototypes
UizardMockups from text, sketches and screenshotsJPG, PNG, SVG, PDF
SleekDesigns iOS and Android screens from a promptReact with Tailwind, HTML, Figma layers
Rotato3D device mockups and movies, on MacImages and video
Mockuuups StudioDevice and print mockup library, on desktop and webImages
Previewed2D and 3D device mockups in the browserJPEG, PNG, MP4
ShotsDevice mockups and animated shotsImages and video

Tools that make the screens

Outclass

Outclass designs every main screen of an app from one sentence, at phone size, with real content in place of placeholder text. You can also start from a screenshot or a screen recording. Any element is editable by hand, and the canvas can show each screen inside an iPhone, iPad or MacBook frame while you work. When you're done, export PNG, copy the screens to Figma as layers or download the HTML.

One limit matters for marketing images: the device frame is a canvas preview, and exports contain the screen without it. For a framed image, export the PNG and drop it into one of the framing tools below. Plans are on the pricing page.

Figma

Figma is the usual place to draw app mockups. Auto layout, reusable components and variables keep a set of screens consistent, and you can link them into an interactive prototype. It gives you the most control and asks the most of you, since you draw every screen yourself. It has a free Starter plan. Our Figma mobile app design guide covers frame sizes and setup. Sources: Figma Design and Figma's pricing page.

Uizard

Uizard turns a text prompt, a screenshot or a hand-drawn wireframe sketch into editable multi-screen mockups. It's quick for a first pass. Exports are JPG, PNG, SVG and PDF, and its help center says a project can't be exported to code, with SVG as the route into other tools. It has a free plan. See Outclass vs Uizard. Sources: uizard.io and its export help page.

Sleek

Sleek designs iOS and Android screens from a sentence, a spec or a screenshot, and exports React with Tailwind, HTML or Figma layers. It's a better fit when the mockup is headed to a coding agent than when it's headed to a slide. It's free to start. See Outclass vs Sleek. Source: sleek.design.

Tools that put screens in a device

These assume you already have a screenshot or an exported screen.

Rotato

Rotato makes 3D mockup images and movies. Its site says it ships with more than 30 3D devices, has an animation timeline, accepts over 50 image and video formats and has a Figma plugin. It's a Mac app, with a web version in public beta and no Windows version yet. You can try it free. Source: rotato.app.

Mockuuups Studio

Mockuuups Studio is a mockup library with a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux, a web generator, and plugins for Figma, Sketch, Penpot and Adobe Express. By its own count it has more than 5,000 mockups, covering phones, tablets, laptops, watches and TVs as well as print items like posters and business cards. You pick a scene and drop in a screenshot, so the result is only as good as the scene you find. Source: mockuuups.studio.

Previewed

Previewed runs in the browser. It makes 2D device mockups for store listings, 3D snapshots, 3D animations, panoramic App Store screenshots and promo videos, exported as JPEG, PNG or MP4. It has a free tier. Source: previewed.app.

Shots

Shots makes device mockups and animated shots for social posts and websites, with iPhone, Android, iPad and desktop frames, video support and a library of free mockups. Its homepage is light on detail, so try it before you plan a launch around it. Source: shots.so.

How to choose

Decide who the mockup is for.

  • For developers or a designer, you need the screens at real size, as editable layers or images. Use a tool from the first group, and skip the device frame entirely.
  • For investors, a landing page or a store listing, you need a few screens in a current phone. Make the screens first, then frame three of them.
  • For a product video, pick a framing tool that renders animation, which here means Rotato or Previewed.

Most people need both groups, in that order. The screens take the time and the framing is quick, so spend your effort on the first step. The app screens every app needs lists which ones to make, and you can generate them in Outclass to have something to frame.

Details about other tools were checked on 12 November 2026 on each tool's own site and help pages. We haven't tested them side by side. Products change quickly, so check each site for current features and prices.

Questions

What is the best mobile app mockup tool?

It depends on which mockup you mean. To design the app's screens, Outclass (outclass.design) generates them from a description and Figma lets you draw them by hand. To place finished screens inside a phone for a pitch deck or store listing, Rotato, Previewed, Mockuuups Studio and Shots do that.

How do I make an app mockup without a designer?

Describe the app to an AI app designer. Outclass designs every screen in one consistent style with real content, lets you edit any element by hand, and exports PNG or copies the screens to Figma.

Which tools put a screenshot inside an iPhone frame?

Rotato, Previewed, Mockuuups Studio and Shots all place a screenshot in a device frame. Rotato and Previewed also render 3D animations and video.

Is a mockup tool the same as a prototyping tool?

No. A mockup is a static picture of the screens. A prototype is clickable. Some tools, such as Figma and Uizard, do both.

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