Prototo vs Magic Patterns.
Magic Patterns is an AI design tool for product teams that generates web UI and interactive prototypes from prompts, with a canvas for variations. Prototo is AI-native prototyping for iPhone: your prototype is a native iOS app, shared as a link that runs natively on any iPhone.
| Prototo | Magic Patterns | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs natively on a real iPhone from a link | Yes | No, previews run in a browser |
| Output | Native iOS app | Web UI (React) |
| AI usage | Your own Claude Code or Codex plan | Magic Patterns credits |
| Price | Free to build, Plus $8 a month to share | Free tier, paid plans from $20 per seat a month |
| Best for | iPhone app prototypes | Web product UI and design variations |
When to pick Magic Patterns
When you are exploring web product UI, want many variations side by side, or need to match an existing web design system.
When to pick Prototo
When you are designing an iPhone app and need people to feel it on their own phone, natively.
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Download Prototo for Mac. Free to build, and viewers get the free Prototo app on iPhone.