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App Design Courses

App design courses can help you learn user interface design, prototyping, usability testing, and interaction design principles. You can build skills in creating wireframes, conducting user research, and implementing design feedback effectively. Many courses introduce tools like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD, that support creating visually appealing and functional app layouts. You’ll also explore design systems and accessibility standards to ensure your apps are user-friendly and inclusive.

Popular App Design Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    UI Design using Figma: Create a Weather App Interface

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interactive Design, Usability, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Interaction Design, UI/UX Strategy, UI Components, Application Design

    4.3
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Embedded Systems, Unified Modeling Language

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    4.1
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Understanding User Needs

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Qualitative Research, User Research, Design Research, User Experience, Research Methodologies, Needs Assessment, Research and Design, Interviewing Skills, Human Centered Design, Research, Human Computer Interaction, Research Design, Data Collection

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    549 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Design and Build Advanced Android Apps with Kotlin

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Kotlin, Mobile Development, UI Components, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Application Design, Database Design, Database Development, Databases, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Frontend Performance, Maintainability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Experimentation, Usability Testing, Usability, Statistical Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, UI/UX Research, R Programming, User Experience, Data Collection, Human Computer Interaction, Statistics, Data Validation, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    596 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    UI Design using Material Design 3: Designing a Reminder App

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, User Experience Design, Layout Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Interactive Design, Design Software

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Toronto

    iOS App Development Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, iOS Development, Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, UI Components, Application Frameworks, Mobile Development Tools, Application Development, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Knowledge of Apple Hardware, Computer Programming

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    552 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Interactive Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animation and Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Design a mobile app interface with Moqups

    Skills you'll gain: Mockups, User Flows, Wireframing, Interaction Design, Interactive Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Experience Design, User Experience Design, UI Components, Design

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    55 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Practical Apps & Interaction Patterns

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Swift Programming, iOS Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Application Development, Interactive Design, Application Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Model View Controller, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design, Restful API, Animations, Typography, Data Modeling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Motiff for Beginners: Crafting Simple UI Designs

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, Adobe XD, Usability, Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Usability Testing, AI Workflows, Design Software, AI Integrations, Prototyping, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    High-Fidelity Design and User Testing with Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, Mockups, Systems Design, UI/UX Research, Design, Wireframing, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Elements And Principles

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular app design courses

  • UI Design using Figma: Create a Weather App Interface: Coursera
  • UX and Interface Design for Embedded Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Understanding User Needs: University of Michigan
  • Design and Build Advanced Android Apps with Kotlin: EDUCBA
  • Designing, Running, and Analyzing Experiments: University of California San Diego
  • UI Design using Material Design 3: Designing a Reminder App: Coursera
  • iOS App Development Basics: University of Toronto
  • Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States: EDUCBA
  • Design a mobile app interface with Moqups: Coursera
  • Practical Apps & Interaction Patterns: Packt

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