Tappy vs Google Stitch
Stitch is free, and great for exploring ideas. Tappy is built to finish a mobile app: reviewed screens, feedback from testers, and a React Native project.
Free to start. No card needed.
The short version.
Where Tappy pulls ahead of Google Stitch.
Stitch is a Google Labs product that turns natural language into interface designs on an AI canvas. It can link screens into interactive prototypes, paste designs into Figma and export front-end code.
Made for one job
Tappy only designs mobile apps, so its defaults fit phones: iOS and Android conventions, safe areas and one shared tab bar.
A design lead built in
At Tappy's default level, each new screen is reviewed from a real screenshot for overflow, alignment, contrast and generic-AI habits, then fixed.
Ready to run
Export an Expo project in React Native. Google's posts on Stitch talk about front-end code, AI Studio and Antigravity, and don't mention React Native.
Feature by feature.
Tappy and Google Stitch, side by side.
“Not listed” means we couldn't find it on Google Stitch's public pages on 4 November 2026, not that it can't be done.
What it costs.
Checked 4 November 2026.
Professional, not vibecoded.
With a design review built in.
AI can get a screen most of the way there, then leave the mistakes a designer would catch in seconds. At Studio level and above, Tappy looks at a real screenshot of each new screen, reviews it like a design lead, and fixes what it finds. These are real catches, not mock-ups.
From Tappy's review of Crumb & Crust
“The ‘Cut 18:10, day of bake’ label sat on top of the drawn cutting board and crumb.”
Tappy's design rules also rule out the habits that give AI designs away:
- Gradient text
- Purple-to-blue gradients
- Neon glows
- Sparkle icons and “AI-powered” badges
- Emoji used as icons
- Decorative blobs
- Charts with no labels
Real Tappy designs.
Each app gets its own type, colour and layout.
When Google Stitch might suit you better
- Your budget is zero. Stitch is free, and Tappy is free only for your first credits.
- You're designing a website and an app together.
- You want to work by voice, or send designs on to AI Studio or Antigravity.
Good questions.
Is Stitch really free?
At the time we checked, yes, with a Google account. It's a Google Labs product, so that could change.
Why pay for Tappy if Stitch is free?
If you're exploring, you may not need to. Tappy is worth it when you want reviewed screens, tester feedback and a React Native project.
Does Tappy make clickable prototypes too?
Yes. Tappy links every screen into a clickable prototype that you can play, share as a link, or send as one HTML file.
Sources, checked 4 November 2026
- Google: Introducing vibe design with Stitch
- Google Developers: Introducing Stitch
- Netlify: Deploy your Google Stitch app
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