There’s something about sitting at your desk, sketching a brilliant app idea on paper—it’s just you, your coffee, and the tactile freedom of exploring ideas. But what happens when your vision outgrows the page? When you need to resize a button, test different device frames, or find last week’s sketch buried under a pile of papers?

Suddenly, paper feels restrictive. Well, let’s face it, it’s frustrating and time-consuming.

Paper is a Great Starting Point…Until It Isn’t

Sketching by hand helps capture ideas fast, but design doesn’t stop at the first draft. The moment you need precision, flexibility, or interactive flows, paper’s limitations become impossible to ignore:

Endless Redraws: Making the same tweaks over and over? Redrawing a button five times isn’t creativity; it’s mindless repetition. Your time deserves better than manual busywork.

Chaotic Workflows: Paper doesn’t scale, desk space runs out, and sketches get lost—with no backup to rescue them. Your ideas deserve a tool that grows with them, not against them.

Static Ideas Stay Static: Once your sketch is on paper, it’s stuck there. Paper can’t show transitions or flows. What happens between screens gets lost in translation.

Sharing is a Hassle: The tedious process of passing around physical copies creates endless confusion: “Wait, is this the final sketch?” Well, sharing designs with others shouldn’t be this complicated.

Mockup: Built for UI & UX Designers

Mockup isn’t just an alternative to paper—it’s a leap forward in your design process, free of all limitations. It bridges the gap between sketch and screen while still offering the feel and flow of pen and paper—without the paper cuts.

More Space for Bigger Ideas

Forget the constraints of a page. With Mockup, your canvas expands as your ideas grow. Zoom, adjust, and add as many frames as your ideas need.

You start directly within device frames, so your designs are built in context. No more guesswork, no more one-size-fits-none.

Mistakes Are Meant to Be Undone

One wrong line on paper? You’re erasing, redrawing, or starting over. With Mockup, it’s just an undo away. Edit, refine, and experiment however you like—no wasted time, no lost progress.

From Sketch to Interactive Prototype—Without Starting Over

Go from rough sketch to refined wireframe to interactive prototype with Mockup.

Draw freely with versatile tools, shape detection, and more. Structure your ideas using 100+ preset elements or create and reuse your own. Drag & drop images, text, symbols, and shapes to perfect every detail.

Turn static designs into interactive flows and experience them with immersive full-screen prototype previews.

No need to recreate your work from scratch. You have everything you need in one app across iPad, iPhone, & Mac.

Your Best Ideas, Always Within Reach

No more digging through stacks of misplaced sketches. Every idea is saved, organized, and instantly accessible. To top that off, you can share effortlessly—export as PDF or PNG, or send Mockup files to other users in an instant.

And the best part? With iCloud Sync, your designs are always within reach.

Ready to Break Free from Paper?

Every minute spent redrawing device frames or hunting for sketches is a minute you could be designing. Paper might feel safe, but it’s holding your best ideas back.

“But I’ve always used paper!” So did 500,000 designers—until they upgraded to Mockup. Here’s how to start:

1. Download Mockup – UI & UX from the App Store.
2. Pick from 45+ device frames and start.
3. Sketch, refine, and prototype—all in one app.

Your ideas deserve better—Start designing with Mockup today!