Origami Live vs Principle Mirror
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Origami Live
Design interactive UI prototypes on your mobile device. This app works with a desktop design tool, allowing you to test and showcase your creations directly on your iPhone or iPad. Seamlessly transfer and share your projects for on-the-go access.
- Interactive UI prototyping
- Companion app for Origami Studio
- Test prototypes on mobile
- Export and share designs
- On-the-go prototype access
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Origami Live is the companion app for Origami Studio for Mac, a free design tool for creating interactive UI prototypes. Create prototypes using Origami Studio for Mac, and connect an iPhone or iPad running Origami Live to use them on your device. Export prototypes to Origami Live to take them on the go. Open and share any file from Origami Studio sent over email or AirDrop.
Principle Mirror
Design interactive user interfaces with this companion app for a popular Mac design tool. Seamlessly open Principle files or mirror your Mac's design work directly to your device.
- Open Principle files
- Mirror Principle for Mac
- Interactive UI design
- Companion app functionality
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Principle Mirror is the companion app to Principle for Mac, a tool for designing interactive interfaces. Principle Mirror can open Principle files from other apps or mirror Principle for Mac when plugged in. “I just wanted to write to you quickly just to say — this. is. amazing. while I was watching the first tutorial I got tears in my eyes! seriously.” Hugo Ahlberg Designer, IDEO "This tool is amazing, very well done." Patrick Wong Designer, Lyft
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Principle Mirror at 4.2 against Origami Live's 3.5. Principle Mirror also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Origami Live's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (59 vs 14). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Principle Mirror holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Origami Live's written reviews are positive against 45% of Principle Mirror's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Origami Live ships an update fortnightly, Principle Mirror every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Origami Live | Principle Mirror |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (59 ratings) | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Daniel Hooper |
Customer experience
Origami Live
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In-app purchases
Origami Live
No in-app purchases
Principle Mirror
No in-app purchases
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