UI design inspiration

Refero Design

A large UI/UX design inspiration library for web and iOS.

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Free + from $12/month per seat

Verdict

A quick read before you dig into the full page.

Best if
You are uI/UX Designers and need: Running UI/UX benchmarks across different apps without creating manual testing accounts
Skip if
You need enterprise SLAs or a fully managed team plan right away
Pick this when
Freemium · Free + from $12/month per seat

Overview

Refero is a comprehensive UI/UX design inspiration platform that hosts a large collection of real product interfaces, user flows, and design patterns for web and iOS applications. It features advanced search and filtering capabilities, including searching by tags, companies, and fonts, to help designers, builders, and AI models make better design decisions. The platform provides actual real-life product screens rather than concept designs, allowing users to perform benchmark research and study UX behaviors from signup to cancellation.

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Best for

Short scenarios where Refero Design tends to shine.

  • Running UI/UX benchmarks across different apps without creating manual testing accounts

    Best for UI/UX Designers

  • Researching specific user flows like onboarding, monetization, or table filter management

    Best for Product Managers

  • Finding real-world component design inspirations like modals, tables, and dashboards

    Best for Web Developers

  • Feeding design taste and real product structures to AI generation agents

    Best for iOS Developers

How it works

Users can navigate to the website and look up UI/UX inspiration by using the advanced search capabilities, which allow filtering by page types, user flows, UX patterns, UI elements, industries, or specific typography fonts. Users can also utilize the 'Research mode' by describing a task to receive an automated analysis with design references, upload images to find visually similar designs, or use the Figma plugin and Refero MCP to pull real product interfaces directly into their design workflows.

Example outputs 1

Sample generations and before/after results for Refero Design.

Access & connections

Where you can use Refero Design, and what it plugs into.

Platforms

iOS

Integrations

Capabilities

What this tool accepts, produces, and is strongest at.

Highlights

  • Over 132,000 real product screens from best-in-class web and iOS products
  • Step-by-step User Flows tracking patterns from signup to cancellation
  • Advanced search filters by Page Types, UX Patterns, UI Elements, and Fonts
  • Research Mode for AI-assisted task descriptions, analysis, and reasoning
  • Figma plugin to bring design references directly into the design workspace
  • Refero MCP to connect AI agents with a curated library of real product interfaces

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FAQ 6

What is Refero?
Refero is a comprehensive UI/UX design inspiration platform that hosts a large collection of real product interfaces, user flows, and design patterns for web and iOS applications. It features advanced search and filtering capabilities, including searching by tags, companies, and fonts, to help designers, builders, and AI models make better design decisions. The platform provides actual real-life product screens rather than concept designs, allowing users to perform benchmark research and study UX behaviors from signup to cancellation.
How to use Refero?
Users can navigate to the website and look up UI/UX inspiration by using the advanced search capabilities, which allow filtering by page types, user flows, UX patterns, UI elements, industries, or specific typography fonts. Users can also utilize the 'Research mode' by describing a task to receive an automated analysis with design references, upload images to find visually similar designs, or use the Figma plugin and Refero MCP to pull real product interfaces directly into their design workflows.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time. To cancel, simply visit the Billing & Subscription page and follow the instructions to end your subscription.
Why is Refero a subscription service?
The subscription supports ongoing updates, improvements, and the maintenance of a high-quality platform, giving continuous access to an ever-growing collection of real design references.
Do I need to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) if I'm from the EU?
It depends on whether you purchase as a company or individual. EU companies can input their VAT ID number during checkout to exclude VAT. EU citizens buying as individuals will have VAT applied to their order.
What payment methods do you accept?
Refero accepts all major credit cards. Payment information is securely processed by Stripe, and card details are never stored by Refero.
Refero Design Free + from $12/month per seat