UI/UX Design
Hire Mobile App Designers
Mobile app designers design apps for phones and tablets, with flows and screens that feel natural on iOS and Android.
The role
What mobile app designers do
A mobile app designer plans user flows, designs screens for different device sizes, follows or deliberately adapts platform guidelines, designs onboarding and permission prompts, and prepares prototypes and app store screenshots.
Typical deliverables
- User flows and wireframes
- iOS and Android screen designs
- Interactive prototypes
- Onboarding and permission screens
- App store screenshots and icons
Tools you will see
- Figma
- Apple Human Interface Guidelines
- Material Design
- ProtoPie
- Lottie
Choosing
How to choose mobile app designers
What to look for
- Designs that respect platform conventions where it matters.
- Attention to thumb reach, touch targets and small screens.
- Empty, loading, error and offline states.
- Shipped apps using their designs.
Questions to ask
- 1Would you design differently for iOS and Android here?
- 2How do you design for small and large phones?
- 3How do you approach onboarding and permission requests?
- 4What will developers receive?
Planning
Before you post the job
One design or two
Cross-platform apps often share one design with small platform adjustments. Native apps may need more platform-specific work.
What drives cost
Number of screens and states, platforms, prototypes and design system work.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring mobile app designers
Do iOS and Android need separate designs?
Not always. Many apps use one design with platform-specific details like navigation and controls.
Can the designer create app store screenshots?
Many can. Include them in the brief if you need them.
Should the design include animations?
Small, purposeful animations help. Specify them in prototypes or with Lottie files.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for mobile app designers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.