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Today's brew looks at a problem that stops good ideas before they start:
You have an app concept. You can see it in your head. But you need mockups to show investors, test with users, or hand off to developers. So you look for a designer. The quotes come back at $5,000 or more. The timeline is three weeks minimum. You consider doing it yourself in Figma, but the learning curve is steep and you end up with screens that look amateur. Or you skip the mockups entirely and try to explain your vision with words and rough sketches, which never land the way you hope.
You need professional-looking app screens fast without burning weeks or thousands of dollars on design.
That is where GenDesigns fits in.
GenDesigns turns text descriptions into production-ready mobile screens in minutes. No design degree. No Figma tutorials. Just type what you want your app to do and the AI generates polished iOS and Android mockups with proper navigation, platform guidelines, and consistent theming. Export clean HTML and Tailwind CSS code when you're ready to build. Built for founders and builders, GenDesigns removes the design bottleneck between idea and execution.
Who it is for:
Founders building pitch decks who need investor-ready app mockups without hiring designers
Product managers validating concepts with visual prototypes before committing engineering resources
Developers with app ideas but no design skills or budget for professional help
Startup teams running lean who need fast iteration on multiple screen variations
Solo builders launching side projects who want polished UIs without learning design tools
Common use cases:
Generate mockups for investor presentations to show your vision with professional screens
Create user testing prototypes to validate flows and gather feedback before development
Export production code to give developers a visual starting point with clean HTML and CSS
Clone existing app designs from the App Store and customize them for your specific use case
Build light and dark mode variants automatically to show complete UI coverage in pitches
What it does:
It converts plain English descriptions into complete mobile app screens with proper UI patterns
It follows iOS Human Interface Guidelines and Android Material Design automatically
It applies consistent themes across all screens using unified colors, typography, and spacing
It exports clean HTML with Tailwind CSS for immediate developer handoff
It generates light and dark mode versions of every screen with matching styles
Why it stands out:
It removes the weeks-long wait and multi-thousand dollar cost of hiring designers
It produces platform-specific designs that follow Apple and Google guidelines out of the box
It maintains visual consistency across screens without manual theme management
It delivers code along with mockups so developers get working assets, not just static images
Quick take: If you are stuck between a great app idea and the cost of making it look real, GenDesigns could get you from concept to clickable prototype in an afternoon.
More tomorrow in SaaS Brew ☕