More complete App design resources in 2018 (tools + template downloads + examples)

When designing mobile apps, designers want to present better visual effects to users. They not only need an excellent app prototype design tool, but also need applicable and high-quality prototype templates and examples. Mockplus provides you with better mobile mockup design tools, mockup design examples and template resource downloads (PSD).

1. Free App Prototyping Tools

1. Mockplus

Mockplus has been receiving strong attention in recent years. I spent a few days using this prototyping tool. It is indeed very easy to use and has powerful interactive functions. It can present the prototype effect well whether it is wireframe or mockup. Of course, if you need more perfect interactive functions, then this App prototyping tool is definitely your best choice. Its main functions are:

• Simple drag and drop for quick interaction

• A large number of classic icons and vector icons

• Format Painter, Component Styles, and Grids to Reduce Repetitive Work

• UI flow chart presents better visual effects

• Teamwork features for real-time communication and collaboration

• "Table" component with similar functions to Excel

• Sketch document import

• More project examples and templates available for download

Cost : All basic functions are free

2. Fluid UI

Fluid UI is a prototyping tool for mobile development that helps designers quickly and efficiently complete the design of product prototypes.

• There are more than 1,700 built-in wireframes and mobile UI controls, which will be updated frequently.

• No platform restrictions, supporting Windows, Mac and Linux systems.

• Contains more than 2000 plugins for iOS, Android and Windows 8.

Cost : Allows you to create a free project (10 pages)

3. Invision

Invision is a rapid prototyping tool that has certain advantages in App UI design. Its main functions are:

• Responsive Design uses a fully automated adaptive layout engine to adapt designs to more and more devices.

• With InVision Studio, when you change the style of certain UI Components in the design system, the same UI Components in the entire design file can be updated synchronously.

• Cool animation effects

• Design collaboration, real-time communication

Cost : Free to create a prototype project

4. Sketch

I think everyone is familiar with Sketch. Sketch is the most powerful vector drawing design tool for mobile applications. For web designers and mobile designers, it is powerful and easy to use, supports automatic image cutting, and has mobile design templates, which can greatly save designers' time and workload. It is suitable for website design, mobile application design, icon design, etc. The following are the main highlights of the recent update:

• Interactive prototyping function : Artboards and hotspot links enable page jumps and dynamic interactive prototyping

• Convenient effect preview : preview within Sketch software, real-time preview in Sketch Mirror, and real-time preview in Sketch Cloud.

• Powerful plug-ins : Sketch also has a dedicated developer community that constantly creates new extension plug-ins to help designers improve their work efficiency.

Cost : $99/year

2. Download the App prototype template (PSD)

1. Free Isometric iPhone X App Mockup PSD

http://goodmockups.com/free-isometric-iphone-x-App-mockup-psd/

You can use the iPhone X App mockup presentation generated in 3D to showcase your app design. All three smart object screens are placed at the top of the Layers panel. After placing your design, you can change the background color according to your design preferences, or fill the color of the overall theme of the user interface.

2. iPhone X - Free 4K PSD Mockups

https://www.behance.net/gallery/62410885/iPhone-X-Free-4K-Mockups

Create three different highly accurate native 4K iPhone X mockups from realistic 3D models, available for free download.

3. iPhone X & 8 Clay Angled

https://store.ramotion.com/product/iphone-x-8-clay-angled-mockups

These eight clay mockups are designed to showcase your app in the best possible light. Buy them individually for $8, or all eight for just $24.

4. App Display Screen PSD Mockups

https://www.graphicsfuel.com/category/ui-mobile-Apps/

These free PSD files are fully layered and editable, you can use the smart object layer on top to add your app screens and save them. You can also change the background color and shadow to match your ideas and designs.

5. 2 Free iOS App Presentation Mockups

https://dribbble.com/shots/4591883-2-Free-iOS-App-Presentation-Mockups

Try these free iOS app mockups now, where you can customize each screen and hide any screens you don’t need.

6. Android mobile App mockup

https://creativemarket.com/Graphicsworld125/256877-Mobile-App-Mock-Up-2?u=templatenet

It consists of 6 different mockup screens and costs $12. It has the following main features:

• Pixel size: 3400x2400

• High resolution: 300 DPI

• Easy to replace screenshots

• Realistic shadows

• Automatic thick layer

• Change the background color

• Color Mode: RGB

• Contains help documentation

• Minimum Adobe version: CS5

7. Free Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ App Mockup PSD

http://goodmockups.com/free-samsung-galaxy-s9-s9-App-mockup-psd/

This PSD file contains 5 screen overlapping shadow designs. You can customize the opacity of the shadow according to your app design. The resolution of these two Samsung Galaxy phones (S9 & S9Plus) is the same and can be used on 5.8 and 6.2-inch screens. There are four colors to choose from, including lilac purple, midnight black, titanium gray, and coral blue.

More example App mockup resources download:

Concept iPhone X Free Download Mockup

https://www.behance.net/gallery/57582271/Free-PSD-Mockup-iPhone-X

Good Mockups

http://goodmockups.com

Sketch App Resources Website

https://www.sketchAppsources.com/all-free-sources.html

Pixeden

https://www.pixeleden.com/mobile-Apps

Free PSD Mockups

https://www.graphberry.com/category/mock-ups

3. Top 5 App mockup interface design examples in 2018

1. Productivity App Transition

https://dribbble.com/shots/4082589-Productivity-App-Transition

2. iphoneX project

https://dribbble.com/shots/4241730-iphoneX-project

3. App Calendar Plan Mockup

https://dribbble.com/shots/4597903-App-Calendar-Plan-Mockup

4. Movie App

https://dribbble.com/shots/4596226-Movie-App

5. Furniture App Concept

https://dribbble.com/shots/4562156-Furniture-App-Concept-UI-UX-Design