Comparison

Roughups vs Appmost Design

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Roughups

Transform your wireframe sketches into interactive prototypes with this intuitive iPad app. Easily draw screens, add interactive components, and even create custom fonts. Share your designs through a secure web service.

Highlights
  • Intuitive wireframe drawing interface
  • Add interactive components (text fields, toggles)
  • Create custom fonts for wireframes
  • Record walkthroughs of prototypes
  • Share creations via secure web service
  • Password protection for shared designs
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Roughups is far more than just another wireframe drawing tool. It lets you turn your ideas into reality with just your iPad and Apple Pencil. Features: - Beautifully simple user interface for drawing screens and connecting them together - Add in special components like text fields, toggle buttons and more - Even add in camera components to create more realistic wireframes - Draw your own custom fonts that people can use in your wireframes - Record walkthroughs of your wireframes - Share your creations with others via our web service (which supports password protection if you need it)

About

Appmost Design

This AI-powered tool simplifies app mockup creation for designers of all levels. Generate designs, content, and color palettes instantly. Customize templates, preview in light/dark modes, and export high-quality PNGs.

Highlights
  • AI-generated designs, content, and color palettes
  • Customizable templates with light/dark mode preview
  • In-editor chat for content generation and web inspiration
  • Export mockups as PNG, Compositions, Prototypes, or PDF
  • Extensive library of icons and stock photos
  • Global design translation
  • Seamless iCloud project syncing and collaboration
Features
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Appmost Design – AI-Powered App Mockup Designer Design stunning app mockups effortlessly with Appmost Design, the next-generation design tool powered by the very latest AI-models. Whether you’re new to design or a seasoned professional, Appmost Design makes creating high-quality app mockups simple and enjoyable. Visualize, refine, and export your ideas quickly, saving hours of work. Why designers choose Appmost Design: ◆ AI Innovation: Generate full designs, inspiring content, catchy app names, and vibrant color palettes instantly. ◆ Easy & Efficient: Customize beautiful pre-built templates, manage project-wide color themes, and preview designs in both light and dark modes effortlessly. ◆ Build and preview the new Liquid Glass native look and feel of iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26! ◆ Use the in-editor Chat to generate content, images, color themes, answer questions or fetch content and inspiration from the web. ◆ Quick Export: Export your app mockups as pixel-perfect PNG images optimized for all mobile devices. ◆ Native experience. All views and components are rendered fully native on the Apple platform. Both on MacOS, iPad and iPhone. ◆ Export as Compositions, Testable Prototypes or PDF Pitch Deck and share your investors, customers or colleagues. ◆ Extensive Resources: Access over 11,000 free icons, a rich library of free stock photos, and versatile scrollable and pagination views. ◆ Global Appeal: Instantly translate your designs to appeal to audiences worldwide. ◆ Versatile Testing: Explore different fonts, button styles, and even device notches, ensuring flawless designs every time. ◆ Easy Collaboration: Seamlessly sync projects across devices with iCloud and effortlessly share your designs with teammates and clients. Appmost Design goes beyond traditional design tools by combining simplicity with cutting-edge AI, ensuring your creative vision becomes reality faster than ever before. Download Appmost Design today and start creating beautiful app mockups designed to captivate. For terms and privacy policies, please visit: https://www.appmost.se/policies/pixelmost.html Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Appmost Design4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Roughups at 100% against Appmost Design's 38%. Roughups also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17). Appmost Design's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Roughups sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Appmost Design sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Appmost Design holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Appmost Design has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Roughups's written reviews are positive against 38% of Appmost Design's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roughups ships an update every 2 days, Appmost Design every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Roughups versus Appmost Design: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoughupsAppmost Design
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.1 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrototyper LtdAppmost AB

Customer experience

Roughups

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Appmost Design

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Roughups

Subscriptions2
  • Roughups Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Roughups Pro Annual$29.991 Year
10 purchases

Appmost Design

Subscriptions10
  • Ai Starter Weekly7 Days trial$5.497 Days
  • Ai Starter Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pixelmost Pro Monthly$19.001 Month
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  • AI Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
  • AI Max Monthly$34.951 Month
  • Ai Starter Yearly$59.901 Year
  • AI Starter Yearly (Renewed weekly)$59.991 Year
  • Pixelmost Pro Yearly$149.001 Year
  • AI Plus Yearly$149.991 Year
  • AI Max Yearly$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Roughups free?
Roughups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Appmost Design free?
Appmost Design is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roughups or Appmost Design?
Appmost Design is rated higher. Roughups averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Appmost Design averages 3.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Roughups or Appmost Design have ads?
Neither Roughups nor Appmost Design shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roughups or Appmost Design?
Roughups ships an update every 2 days, and Appmost Design every 10 days. Most recently, Roughups was updated on September 9, 2026 and Appmost Design on September 19, 2026.

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