Head to head
Mobbin vs Dribbble
Mobbin and Dribbble solve the same job (Inspiration & reference), so this is a pick-one decision. Mobbin is our default here: Worth paying for one specific reason: these are real shipped products, so they contain the empty states, error states, loading skeletons and validation that AI builders always skip. Search 'subscription paywall' or 'article archive', drop 4–6 screens into Lovable, and ask for the edge states too. Watch out: Free tier is deliberately thin — recent apps and ~3 collections. Screenshots only; nothing is importable.
Quick read
- Free with no card: Dribbble.
- Editor's pick: Mobbin.
- No logged gotchas: Dribbble.
| Field | Mobbinmobbin.com Not yet swept | Dribbbledribbble.com Not yet swept |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | 600,000+ screens and 300,000+ user flows from 1,000+ shipped apps and websites, organized as flow trees so you see complete journeys rather than isolated screens. OCR-indexed, so you can search text inside the screenshots. | Social portfolio network of static UI 'shots'. Images only — no files, no code, no Figma sources unless a designer chooses to link one. Much of what trends is unbuilt concept work. |
| Category | Inspiration & reference | Inspiration & reference |
| Cost tier | mixed | free |
| Pricing | Free (thin) · ~$10–15/mo Pro | Free · Pro $48–$1,188/yr |
| Why builders pick it | Worth paying for one specific reason: these are real shipped products, so they contain the empty states, error states, loading skeletons and validation that AI builders always skip. Search 'subscription paywall' or 'article archive', drop 4–6 screens into Lovable, and ask for the edge states too. | Two real uses: the color search (filter the entire gallery by a hex value, useful when a brand color is fixed), and vocabulary — shot titles teach you the terms ('bento grid', 'editorial hero') that make Lovable prompts land. Treat the polish as aspirational. |
| Watch out for | Free tier is deliberately thin — recent apps and ~3 collections. Screenshots only; nothing is importable. | not logged |
| How to wire it up | not logged | not logged |
| Editor's pick | Yes | No |
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