Comparison

Elements. vs design my app

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

Head to head
About

Elements.

Learn app design on your phone or tablet by adding and interacting with various elements like icons and images. Utilize a random gradient generator for unique color palettes. Pro members can export designs as Swift code to bring them to life.

Highlights
  • Interactive design elements
  • Icon and image library
  • Random gradient color generator
  • Swift code export for Pro members
  • Learn app design principles
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Design Apps Right on Your Phone or Tablet! Elements makes it extremely easy for you to begin learning how to design apps! Simply add an “Element” onto your screen, and you can interact and play with it! Choose from various Icons, Graphics, Images, and more to add onto your Designs! Play with our Random Gradient Color Generator too and see all the vast different colors on your screen! Pro Members are able to export all their designs into usable Swift Code that will literally bring your designs to life! Come try out Elements today!

About

design my app

Easily configure and customize your app's appearance and layouts. Apply changes live to your app using pre-built templates and unlimited design options for banners, categories, products, and stores. Personalize themes, colors, and dimensions to create a unique user experience.

Highlights
  • Live app changes
  • Template designs
  • Unlimited banner layouts
  • Unlimited category layouts
  • Unlimited product layouts
  • Customizable themes and colors
Features
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Configure and customize your app anytime. Create and customize the theme. Use a template design that will help you to start with layouts. Changes can be applied to the live app. Add unlimited banner layouts. add banner grid, banner list, banner horizontal grid, horizontal list. Add unlimited category layouts, category grid, category list, category horizontal grid, category horizontal list. Add unlimited product layouts, product grid, product list, product horizontal grid, product horizontal list. Add unlimited store layouts, store grid, store list, store horizontal grid, store horizontal list. Add OnSale products layouts, add Best Selling products layouts, add featured products layouts, add new arrival products layouts. Add flash sale product layouts. Add layout and change appearance, change layouts, background color, title color, border-radius, dimensions, etc

Screenshots

Elements.3 screens
design my app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: design my app at 100% against Elements.'s 50%. design my app also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Elements. sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. design my app asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elements. ships an update every 2 months, design my app every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elements. versus design my app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElements.design my app
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew SaxionisAbdul Majid

Customer experience

Elements.

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

design my app

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Elements.

Subscriptions2
  • Elements_Individual_Subs2 variants$11.991 Month
  • Elements_Startup_Subs$59.991 Month
None

design my app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elements. free?
Elements. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is design my app free?
design my app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elements. or design my app have ads?
Elements. shows ads; design my app does not.
Which is updated more often, Elements. or design my app?
Elements. ships an update every 2 months, and design my app every 2 weeks. Most recently, Elements. was updated on October 24, 2026 and design my app on October 24, 2026.

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