# before

> Curated gallery of App Store screenshot designs, paywalls, and icons

before is a design inspiration gallery focusing on App Store optimization assets from polished iOS and Mac applications. It organizes real screenshots, onboarding sequences, paywalls, and app icons across dozens of app categories so designers and indie hackers can study visual layouts and copy that drive downloads.

Website: https://before.click/

## What it is for

- Find visual inspiration when designing App Store screenshots and icons
- Analyze effective paywall and onboarding patterns used by successful mobile apps
- Study screenshot copywriting and layout strategies across specific app categories

## Features

- Curated directory of screenshot assets, onboarding screens, paywalls, and icons
- Filtering by platform including iPhone and Mac
- Category tags spanning Productivity, Health & Fitness, Finance, Games, and more
- Weekly email newsletter highlighting newly added app designs
- Command-line companion skill integration via GitHub

## Pricing

Free to browse; offers paid featured app spots for creators.

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Design](https://xiry.app/topics/design.md)
- Topic: [Design Inspiration](https://xiry.app/topics/design/design-inspiration.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web
- For: iOS developers, indie hackers, product designers, and ASO marketers
- Alternative to: Mobbin, Appshots, Page Flows
- Tags: aso, app store, ui design, ios, mobile design, inspiration, paywalls

## Why it was saved

- [@d__raptis, 6 March 2026](https://x.com/d__raptis/status/2029847779435303187): Lets you browse and copy proven App Store screenshot layouts, styles and copy from top-tier apps like (Not Boring) Camera, Raycast, Arc Search, Any Distance and Slopes before designing your own.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Mobbin](https://xiry.app/alternatives/mobbin.md)
- [Alternatives to Page Flows](https://xiry.app/alternatives/page-flows.md)

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Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/before

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