📰 Dev.to · Sudhanshu Verma

The PSD-and-smart-object workflow is showing its age. Here's the faster, simpler way to create phone mockups in 2026.

Mockups work because of how the brain processes visual information. Here is what research tells us about why context changes perception.

Investors evaluate your product in seconds. Device mockups help your app look real, credible, and ready for market inside a pitch deck.

App Store screenshots are your biggest ASO lever after the icon. Here is how to use device mockups to improve conversion rates on your listing.

Raw screenshots lose context. Here is how to use device mockups to present app designs that clients and stakeholders actually understand.

The three most common mockup tools compared head-to-head: features, pricing, quality, and ease of use. No fluff, just an honest breakdown to help you pick the r

Mockey.ai offers free AI-generated mockups with no watermarks. But when your mockups represent your brand to clients and customers, is free good enough? An hone

Placeit dominates mockups with 38,000+ templates — but more isn't always better. Here are the best alternatives for designers who care about quality, pricing, a

I tested every major mockup tool so you don't have to. Here's what actually works, what's overhyped, and what's worth paying for.

The complete cheat sheet for iPhone mockup dimensions — App Store, Play Store, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and more.

You don't need a 500MB PSD file and a Creative Cloud subscription to make your app look professional.

Your app store listing is a landing page. Here's how to treat it like one — with mockups that sell.

App Store, Play Store, Instagram, pitch decks — each platform wants something different. Here's a cheat sheet.

Flat Figma exports in a slide deck don't do your work justice. There's a better way to run a design review.

Everyone says mockups convert better. I wanted to see if the data backs it up.

Most mockups look obviously fake. Here's what separates the ones that fool your eye from the ones that don't.

Most developers spend months on their app and minutes on their screenshots. That's backwards.

Your portfolio and proposals are selling before you get a chance to speak. Here's how mockups make that first impression count.

A bare screenshot shows features. A mockup tells a story. Here's why that difference drives more installs.

Every pixel dimension you need for iPhone, iPad, and Google Play screenshots in one place. Bookmark this.

Your App Store listing needs to show your app on the device people are actually buying. Here's how to create sharp iPhone 17 Pro screenshots.

Finding free iPhone mockups that don't look cheap is harder than it should be. Here's what to look for and where to find them.