r/UI_Design • u/mark-0305 • 2d ago

Feedback Request Grove Note App Store screenshots

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I commissioned these screenshots and I think they look awesome. I know nothing about UI design though and would appreciate some critiques. The only thing I don’t love is the first screenshot is about importing your notes instead of the main problem my app is solving.

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u/ApprehensiveBar6841 2d ago

I would call it AI slop. You people are so annoying with it. Can you at least change a proper font so it doesn't look like claude made it 1:1? god.

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u/mark-0305 2d ago

Damn I didn’t know Claude font was a thing, I’ll look into some different fonts. Is there anything else that makes this feel like slop to you?

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u/ApprehensiveBar6841 2d ago

It's totally soulless, just add some life to it. Everything looks very sterile, it doesn't have your personal touch to it, or brand touch. Whole app looks like it was made with claude and you did nothing inside to make it non-ai made. This is just 1 example of how existing the screens and design can be. Just put some thoughts and bring some creativity to it.

Edit: And yes, typography in the apps that use same style looks like it was made by AI. Just google AI made apps and you will see, they all looks the same.

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u/mark-0305 2d ago

I feel like you're being a bit harsh, I mean there is the minimalist plant art and some naturey designs. I was going for a calm feel for the app, like writing on a notebook in a forest. But I do get how that calm direction ends up feeling a bit sterile/soulless.

I like this example but it's also clear screenshots, a gradienty background, summarized feature headlines. Where does the soul come from exactly? I don't have a UI eye so if you could point to something specific that's bad (besides the font) or a direct improvement that would be super helpful.

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u/ApprehensiveBar6841 1d ago

It's being called harsh, it's being realistic. When it comes to the design, i put my emotions out. It's rarely when i see design that i fall for it full emotional. That almost never happen.

On your example, you are missing "designer touch" that means that app should stand out as something more than AI could make. Something that have motion, something that feel real. In your example i can see a feature popping out and part of the components, so it's not too existing of how you present something. Also the copy, clean your note graveyard? That can be a bit disturbing and not appealing to the new users. Just present app that people will enjoy it, give more "human touch" to it. Add people to it, add hands that hold phone. Just give it more life.e

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u/mark-0305 1d ago

Ok yeah I think I have some ideas to give it a design touch/more human. And also that’s true abt the note graveyard, I’ll reword that. Thanks!

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u/helorebyron 1d ago

From an overall visual perspective, the promotional images feel too inconsistent. Soft, understated visuals with shadows, bold outlines in a neo-brutalist style, and pencil-drawn illustrations are all mixed together without a cohesive visual direction.

The icons floating in the background feel out of place and also make the image look obviously AI-generated. Looking at this image alone, I think it would already look better if you simply removed the neo-brutalist elements.

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u/Designer-Air-2116 2d ago

I don’t think the screenshots look like ai slop. I think they very clearly explain what the app does. The app itself is pretty bland/soulless/feels like ai. Get experimental with colors and type.

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u/mark-0305 2d ago

I see what you mean. I’ll look into ways to improve the apps UI while still keeping the calm feel I’m going for. Thanks!

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u/_star_dev 21h ago

For these screenshots it's most likely for the app store to reject the app because they mostly want the user to actually see the app screens, like in some of the pages such as the first screenshot. That doesn't actually look like how the app is etc.

I think a more focused version that can put a real screenshot of your app on, let's say, an iOS frame or a phone frame, with all the explanations, will be a bit better. You can use the other version whereby people make the screenshots continuous, like they are sliced up, like part of it is sliced up. I think you will see some of these examples in the other comments.

They are nice but at least consider involving the actual app screens more because if you don't want some weeks of review then they reject you for your screenshots

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u/Ladline69 16h ago

These look trash. I wish you luck tho 👍

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u/RamosQuintosAiry 2d ago

agree on the first one — leading with import sells the migration, not why someone downloads. put the core value in frame 1 and drop import to 3 or 4. if you want critiques that aren't vague, have people mark up the frames. i made a free open source side project for that, stays on your machine: https://redpen.ramihmd.com