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iOS 18 Custom Tab Bar UI: Build It the Native Way: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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iOS 18 Custom Tab Bar UI: Build It the Native Way

iOS changed the tab bar. Build a custom but native-feeling tab bar from a free VP0 design, keep it reachable and consistent, and do not break platform conventions.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Document Picker UI Customization in SwiftUI: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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iOS Document Picker UI Customization in SwiftUI

Use the iOS document picker in SwiftUI to import and export files from Files and iCloud, from a free VP0 design. With security-scoped access.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template

Build a guideline-5.1.1-compliant data collection flow in iOS: in-context permission, clear purpose, and no forced data, from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines

AI tools generate plausible iOS screens that quietly break Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Here is a repeatable review pass to catch it, using a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start

Lock Screen widgets put your app one glance away. Build a free Lock Screen widget UI from a VP0 design and ship it with WidgetKit, glanceable and honest.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Pull-to-Refresh With a Custom Lottie Animation: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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iOS Pull-to-Refresh With a Custom Lottie Animation

Tired of the default spinner? Add a custom pull-to-refresh animation from a free VP0 design, keep the native gesture intact, and never block the content.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Screen Time API and Family Controls UI, Explained: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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iOS Screen Time API and Family Controls UI, Explained

A parental-control app must use Apple's Family Controls and Screen Time API. Build the dashboard and limits UI from a free VP0 design, the privacy-safe way.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
IoT Smart-Home Dashboard in React Native (Free UI): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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IoT Smart-Home Dashboard in React Native (Free UI)

Build a smart-home dashboard in React Native: device tiles, room grouping, and quick toggles, from a free VP0 design. Prefer HomeKit and Matter.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iPadOS Stage Manager UI: Layouts That Resize Well: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
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iPadOS Stage Manager UI: Layouts That Resize Well

Stage Manager lets your iPad app live in resizable, overlapping windows. Build adaptive layouts from a free VP0 design that respond to any size, not a fixed canvas.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iPhone LiDAR Room Scanner UI Template (SwiftUI + RoomPlan): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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iPhone LiDAR Room Scanner UI Template (SwiftUI + RoomPlan)

Build a LiDAR room scanner UI in SwiftUI with RoomPlan: a guided scan, live coaching, and a 3D result, from a free VP0 design. With a graceful non-LiDAR fallback.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Kotlin Multiplatform on iOS: Share Logic, Keep Native UI: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Kotlin Multiplatform on iOS: Share Logic, Keep Native UI

KMP shares business logic, not UI. Build truly native SwiftUI navigation from a free VP0 design over your shared Kotlin code, so iOS feels like iOS.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Language Learning App UI: Lessons, Streaks, and Audio: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Language Learning App UI: Lessons, Streaks, and Audio

A language app is a lesson path, bite-size exercises, and a streak. Build a Babbel-style learning UI from a free VP0 design with clear audio and spaced repetition.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Leaderboard Podium Animation for iOS (Free SwiftUI Pattern): the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Leaderboard Podium Animation for iOS (Free SwiftUI Pattern)

Build a leaderboard podium that ranks your top three with a satisfying rise-into-place animation in SwiftUI, accessible and free, starting from a VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Leave a Review Modal: High-Conversion, Honest UI: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
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Leave a Review Modal: High-Conversion, Honest UI

A great review prompt asks at the right moment and uses Apple's native sheet. Build one from a free VP0 design, and never gate or bribe reviews.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Letterboxd-Style Movie Review App UI Kit (Free): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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Letterboxd-Style Movie Review App UI Kit (Free)

Build a film diary app from a free VP0 design: log films, rate and review, build lists, and follow friends, in SwiftUI or React Native, free and original.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Document Signing UI Like DocuSign (Learn the Pattern): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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Document Signing UI Like DocuSign (Learn the Pattern)

Build an e-signature UI like DocuSign: a document viewer, signature fields, and a sign-and-send flow, from a free VP0 design. Learn the pattern, keep it honest.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Live Activities for Sports Scores: Glanceable, Live: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Live Activities for Sports Scores: Glanceable, Live

Live Activities put a live score on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Build a glanceable sports activity from a free VP0 design with ActivityKit.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Live Auction Bidding Stream App UI Template: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Live Auction Bidding Stream App UI Template

Build a live auction app from a free VP0 design: a live video stream, real-time bids, a countdown, and certified checkout, fast, fair, and original.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Live Stream Chat Overlay UI: Chat Over Video, Moderated: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Live Stream Chat Overlay UI: Chat Over Video, Moderated

A live stream overlays scrolling chat and reactions on the video. Build a readable, performant chat overlay from a free VP0 design, with moderation built in.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Livestock Farm Management App UI (Free iOS Template): a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
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Livestock Farm Management App UI (Free iOS Template)

Build a livestock management app in SwiftUI: animal records, health and breeding logs, and tasks, from a free VP0 design. Offline-first for the barn.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Llama 3 Mobile Chat UI in React Native (Free): a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
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Llama 3 Mobile Chat UI in React Native (Free)

Build a Llama 3 chat app in React Native from a free VP0 design: streaming messages, a model that runs on-device or via your server, private and free.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Locket-Style Photo Widget in SwiftUI (Learn the Pattern): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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Locket-Style Photo Widget in SwiftUI (Learn the Pattern)

Build a Locket-style photo widget in SwiftUI with WidgetKit: a friend's latest photo on your Home Screen, from a free VP0 design. Learn the pattern, respect privacy.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Lottie Animations for Onboarding Screens, Free Start: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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Lottie Animations for Onboarding Screens, Free Start

Lottie brings lightweight motion to onboarding. Build animated welcome screens from a free VP0 design, use Lottie wisely, and never let motion block the value.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Lottie vs Rive for React Native Animations: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Lottie vs Rive for React Native Animations

Lottie and Rive both add rich animation to React Native, but they solve different problems. A clear comparison, plus how to pair either with VP0.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026