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The Complete App Design Course - UX, UI and Design Thinking (Udemy.com)

Learn App Design to Make Beautiful, Lovable Apps

Created by: App Brewery Co.

Last updated November 2019

Our take

Based on the ratings of 12,109 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in November 2019. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a short primer on mobile app design from the App Brewery, about three hours across 62 lectures. It walks through color theory, typography, UI and UX basics for phones, the differences between iOS and Android, and then a longer section on the actual workflow: user flows, wireframes, mockups in Sketch, and animated prototypes. It is aimed at people with no design background, mostly would-be app builders and founders who want their app to look decent, rather than anyone who needs a deep professional skill set. Roughly 53,000 students have taken it.

Reviewers like Angela's teaching, calling her clear, detailed, and easy to stay engaged with. One recent reviewer says the UX principles still hold up, and others say the course gave them a solid mental checklist before designing an app. The complaints are consistent and fair. The course was last updated in November 2019, so several tools and websites it points to are outdated or gone, and low-star reviews say that shows. One reviewer notes that questions go unanswered. Another expected hands-on practice with the tools and instead got a tour of which tools exist. There are no quizzes or exercises.

With about 12,000 reviews and a 4.6 rating, most students still walk away happy, since the theory ages better than the software. Among the design thinking courses it sits beside, this is the only one aimed at mobile app screens, so it is the pick if you have an app idea and want it to look and feel right. If you want current tooling or practical depth, look elsewhere or treat this as a cheap first pass.

Best forWould-be app builders and founders with no design background who want their first app to look and feel right.
Skip it ifYou want hands-on practice in current design software, or you need real depth beyond a tour of tools and principles.

Pros

  • Clear, engaging teaching from Angela; a recent reviewer says the UX principles still hold up years later
  • Covers the whole workflow, from user flow diagrams to wireframes, mockups, and animated prototypes
  • Short at about three hours, so it fits in an afternoon before you start building
  • Explains the practical differences between designing for iOS and Android

Cons

  • Last updated in November 2019; reviewers say the software is outdated and some linked websites no longer exist
  • Student questions go unanswered, according to one recent review
  • More a tour of tools and principles than hands-on practice; no quizzes or exercises
It's a 2019 course so most of the software is completely outdated. But the course content and UX principles were excellent. Engaging, paced well, and informative.
Daniel McKinlay, a student

Genuinely beginner friendly: no design background or software needed, and students new to the field say they came away able to design an app.

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What you will learn

  • Create mobile app designs from scratch
  • Understand the differences between designing for iOS and Android
  • Create wireframe designs for any digital project
  • Create mockups using Sketch and other tools
  • Create animated prototypes
  • Start a new career as a UI/UX designer

Course content

8 sections · 62 lectures · 3.1 hours of video 14 articles

  1. 1Introduction 4 free previews5 lectures · 8 min
  2. 2Color Theory 2 free previews5 lectures · 13 min
  3. 3Typography6 lectures · 16 min
  4. 4User Interface (UI) Design for Mobile8 lectures · 26 min
  5. 5User Experience (UX) Design for Mobile11 lectures · 39 min
  6. 6Designing for iOS and Android - What are the Important Differences?7 lectures · 14 min
  7. 7Putting it All Together - A Step-By-Step Guide to the Mobile Design Workflow17 lectures · 1.1 hours
  8. 8Resources3 lectures · 1 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone who wants to build apps
  • Anyone who wants to get more downloads for their apps
  • Anyone who wants to start their own business or begin a freelance career

What you need before you start

  • No pre-knowledge required - we'll teach you everything you need to know
  • A PC or Mac is required
  • No software is required in advance of the course (all software used in the course is free or has a demo version)

How it compares

Against the other 144 rated Udemy courses in UX Design on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 79% of them
  • Reviews12,109#7 of 145 by number of reviews
  • Length3.1 hoursshorter than 55% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2019earlier than 72% of them

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Course Description

There are over 2 million apps on the App Store and growing. The only apps that do well are ones which are well designed both in terms of user interface and user experience. That's why it so important to learn the design skills that will make your app stand out in a crowd.

The App Design Course is great for people with absolutely no design experience or experienced designers who want to get up to speed quickly with mobile app design. We'll introduce you to the art of making beautiful apps. We'll explore key UI and UX concepts that are essential to building good looking and easy to use apps that are loved by users.

The course has a practical component that takes you step-by-step through the workflow of a professional app designer. From user flow diagrams to wireframing to mockups and prototypes.

Students completing the course will have the knowledge to create beautiful and lovable apps that leave people with a smile on their face.

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Instructor Details

App Brewery Co.

Learn to build iOS and Android apps from beginning to end. Our curriculum is designed for entrepreneurs who want to turn their app idea into reality. We’ll teach you everything you need to know to become a successful app entrepreneur with your app business. The course curriculum includes:

Idea validation - how to test to see if your idea has traction

Setting up an app business

App design using wireframes and prototypes

User interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design

App programming for iOS and Android

App growth hacking skills to get downloads on the App Stores

How to get featured on the app stores

How to get press for your app

Join today by going to online[dot]londonappbrewery[dot]com

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Reviews

4.6

12,109 ratings on Udemy

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By S P on 12/8/2025

great content., but most of the content is very outdated - some of the websites mentioned don't even exist. The content creator hasn't answered almost a single question, so do not expect any response 6 years after the course was created.

By Zla Tan on 11/12/2025

You’re going to the interesting points which I like, I hope you get away from naked people and show other designs for advertising screens/banners. I knew women are good for designing because of the emotions required for it. Nice course and if it got even better, I’ll buy it even though am subbed to the website.

By Esther Funmilayo Fagbenle on 1/20/2025

Angela of AppBrewery is an amazing lecturer. A very detailed and explicitly-clear tutor. I recommend this course and all her courses on programming, Flutter, app/web designing, because she delivered 100% on them all. Thank you Angela. Keep up the good works.

By Foxy Labs on 4/2/2020

FINE TUTORIAL WITH SOLID DELIVERY. HELP: I'm unable to download the "App Brewery Massive Bundle.zip" of (590M) in the Section 1, number 3 introduction file. I tried downloading with Chrome on my laptop, but twice the download failed after nearly 400MB+ of data download. I tried downloading with my phone and it's still the same thing. I don't know how else I can report this but on this review. Could you please look into this and get back to me. I need the files. Thank you.

By Damilola Onakoya on 9/18/2019

Great course, I really learned a lot and enjoyed the course, I’ve been doing UI and design the wrong way for years, with this training I figured that out and my designs are definitely going to be far better going forward. Thank you

By Stuart Jessiman on 7/15/2019

I thought the tutor was good. The issue I have with the course it concentrated a lot on the tools to use when designing Apps, but not enough on good design practice and the pitfalls of designing without care. I've been around prototyping and design programs enough to teach myself how to use new tools. So, though well taught for me the course didn't quite give me what I was looking for. But anyone not familiar with prototyping and suchlike, this is a good course.

By Kasey Lehman on 12/29/2018

As always, the London App Brewery (by Angela) doesn't mess around! She teaches you only what's necessary and memorable, and saves you a TON of time by introducing extremely useful tools & resources. The course covers everything you'll need for bringing your app idea to life: visual design rules, user flow diagrams, mockups and prototypes! Couldn't ask for anything better.

By Robert C. Richardson on 9/25/2018

I have been through a UX Bootcamp, and this course has filled in many of the knowledge gaps that I encountered. Some fine details like Typography and how important color is and why it's the first step. The UX portion really helped me understand how can I improve my designs for the user, the prototyping and resources are amazing. This improved my App so much, I wish I did it sooner, I will be signing up for more classes from LAB, Thanks Cheers, Robert R.

By Lucila Garrido on 9/13/2018

I cannot explained how much I LOVED this course and how useful it was for me. I love the way Angela explains and the content is just the needed one. It's a shame I haven't found any other course from the London App Brewery on the design field. I recommend it 100% to anyone needing a bit of idea of everything in UI and UX. The Wolkflow unit was so useful as well to get an idea how to organize around a project. just great!

By Shaharyar on 8/19/2017

Almost exactly what I was looking for. Great job. Perhaps outside the sphere of this course and perhaps the answer may be obvious to a tech person, but as an entrepreneur and a person with no IT background one thing I am concerned about is the legal/ IP protection status of wire frames /mock ups and prototypes developed by designers/developers using suggested websites. Is there some sort of automatic protection in place, if so, to what extent, would one take certain precautions before hand in terms of IP protection? Can u shed some light or suggest resources? Thanks

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