App Breakdown
App design, broken down
Every episode, José opens an app and breaks down its design screen by screen. Here’s what each one shows, in his words, with the screens from the video.
App Breakdown #94 · ElevenLabsThe UI design of ElevenLabs, the $22 billion AI voice app
App Breakdown #93 · Box Box ClubBox Box Club’s UI design: the unofficial F1 app that sells with widgets
App Breakdown #92 · PoseKitPoseKit’s UI design: 3D mockups on your phone, with controls you can feel
App Breakdown #91 · One YearOne Year’s UI design: a daily journal drawn by hand, down to the camera
App Breakdown #90 · MoonlittMoonlitt’s UI design: page transitions that teach you the app
App Breakdown #89 · Apple PodcastsApple Podcasts’ UI design: data density that keeps you discovering
App Breakdown #88 · FabulousFabulous’s UI design: how a confusing first experience loses people
App Breakdown #87 · MonologueMonologue’s UI design: a dictation keyboard that breaks the mold
App Breakdown #86 · VocabularyVocabulary’s UI design: a simple app, optimised end to end
App Breakdown #85 · BrinkBrink’s UI design: a solo designer’s podcast app, details and rough edges
App Breakdown #84 · ATCATC’s UI design: how a niche aviation app gets it right
App Breakdown #83 · SunoHow Suno’s app design feeds its growth
App Breakdown #82 · grugThe UI design of grug, the hand-drawn Apple Design Award winner
App Breakdown #81 · The OutsidersThe Outsiders’ UI design: Apple’s patterns, built for trust
App Breakdown #80 · HypicHypic’s UI design: a great photo editor, held back by its UX
App Breakdown #79 · FIFAThe FIFA World Cup app’s UI design: a lovely brand, a broken app
App Breakdown #78 · Things take timeThe UI design of Things take time, a logbook built by a designer for designers
App Breakdown #77 · ShazamThe UI design of Shazam, an app built around one big button
App Breakdown #76 · Riot MobileThe UI design of Riot Mobile, the companion app from Riot Games
App Breakdown #75 · FocusFlightThe UI design of FocusFlight, the focus app that feels like a flight
App Breakdown #74 · SketcharThe UI design of Sketchar, a drawing app that claims 12 million downloads
App Breakdown #73 · BingeThe UI design of Binge, the indie movie tracker built like an Apple app
App Breakdown #71 · chilliThe UI design of chilli, the climate action app with a clean, bold look
App Breakdown #70 · Apple MusicThe UI design of Apple Music, beyond the Home tab
App Breakdown #69 · EndelThe UI design of Endel, the sleep and focus app in black and white
App Breakdown #68 · JournalThe UI design of Journal, Apple’s own app for recording your life
App Breakdown #67 · PikaThe UI design of Pika, the app that promises to turn you into an AI agent
App Breakdown #66 · PerplexityThe UI design of Perplexity, the AI app built like a better Google
App Breakdown #65 · ForestThe UI design of Forest, the app that turns focus into trees
App Breakdown #64 · Apple SportsThe UI design of Apple Sports, an app that does one thing very well
App Breakdown #63 · HeadwayThe UI design of Headway, the book summary app built to replace doomscrolling
App Breakdown #62 · Gentler StreakThe UI design of Gentler Streak, the fitness app that feels approachable
App Breakdown #60 · YAZIOThe UI design of YAZIO, the calorie tracker with a very long onboarding
App Breakdown #59 · WidgetableThe UI design of Widgetable, which José thinks makes the best use of widgets
App Breakdown #58 · BrilliantThe UI design of Brilliant, the learning app with an almost perfect onboarding
App Breakdown #57 · mymindThe UI design of mymind, a private place to save what you like online
App Breakdown #56 · EimiThe UI design of Eimi, daily learning cards with delightful animation
App Breakdown #55 · FinchThe UI design of Finch, the self-care pet that makes habits feel like a game
App Breakdown #54 · RiseThe UI design of Rise, a sleep tracker that looks better on the App Store
App Breakdown #53 · ClaudeThe UI design of Claude, the calm AI app
App Breakdown #52 · StructuredThe UI design of Structured, the day planner
App Breakdown #51 · PartifulThe UI design of Partiful, the party invite app
App Breakdown #50 · MISTThe UI design of MIST, a little toy with soul
App Breakdown #49 · SleepiestThe UI design of Sleepiest, the sleep stories app
App Breakdown #48 · MethodsMethods’ UI design: a clean app built on sheets
App Breakdown #47 · WhatnotThe UI design of Whatnot, the live shopping app
App Breakdown #46 · BopThe UI design of Bop, the pocket DJ app
App Breakdown #44 · McDonald’sThe UI design of McDonald’s, the fast food app
App Breakdown #43 · AlyxThe UI design of Alyx, the caffeine tracker
App Breakdown #42 · HipstamaticThe UI design of Hipstamatic, the analog camera app
App Breakdown #41 · Apple GamesThe UI design of Apple Games, the App Store for games
App Breakdown #40 · BlinkistThe UI design of Blinkist, the book summaries app
App Breakdown #39 · YumeThe UI design of Yume, the dream journal
App Breakdown #38 · LocalsThe UI design of Locals, the app for meeting people at events
App Breakdown #37 · ParticleThe UI design of Particle, the personalized news app
App Breakdown #36 · Liquid CatsThe UI design of Liquid Cats, the water tracker