Mobile UI Trends 2024 That Will Set You Apart

Kostya Stepanov
UX Planet
Published in
4 min readSep 12, 2023

By Mary Moore, copywriter at Shakuro

In the ever-evolving world of mobile app design, you often find yourself on a perpetual quest for that elusive spark of innovation. It’s a journey riddled with both exhilarating highs and perplexing challenges. You understand the thrill of crafting a pixel-perfect user interface that seamlessly melds aesthetics with functionality, and you’ve also tasted the bitterness of user experiences gone awry.

Every pixel and interaction can be the difference between conquering the market or fading into oblivion. It’s an intricate dance between creativity and usability, often set against tight deadlines and demanding clients.

To assist you in that dance, we’ve prepared mobile UI design trends of 2024 that are poised to revolutionize your approach and elevate your startup’s success. Welcome to the future of UI/UX, where innovation knows no bounds.

Trends in UI design

The Metaverse integration

The concept of AR&VR revolves around creating integrated immersive ecosystems where the boundaries between the virtual and real worlds blur, providing users with unique and engaging experiences.

It is the latest buzzword in tech, and integrating metaverse into your mobile UI can set you apart. With this trend, you offer an immersive experience where your clients interact with the digital world: learn skills, decorate surroundings, buy and sell crypto, hang out with friends, search, play, etc.

Famous companies like Facebook (now Meta) and Ikea are already using this UI trend. The latter created an Ikea Place app. It allows you to furnish your room in AR using Ikea furniture and check how it will fit in before buying it.

Ikea Place app with AR

This UI design trend will most likely have a native economy where digital assets and experiences hold real-world value. So it’s another chance to create monetization strategies for your business.

Blockchain integration

In 2024, secure and tamper-proof data transactions within mobile apps are a must. This is particularly crucial for industries like finance and healthcare where a company’s reputation depends on cyber security.

Utilize blockchain’s decentralized nature to eliminate intermediaries, reducing transaction costs and increasing efficiency. You can also implement blockchain into UI design for secure and user-controlled identity verification. With this 2024 design trend, you ensure a seamless and secure login experience.

Crypto Trading Mobile App by Shakuro

AI and Machine Learning

Personalization is key in UI/UX design. Using smart algorithms like ChatGPT, you help get a deeper understanding of client’s behavior, preferences, and pains. As a result, you provide tailored content and seamless experiences that equal engaged and satisfied users.

Together with analyzing large data, you can leverage AI-driven chatbots and virtual assistants to your advantage. For example, assist users during onboarding, making the process smoother and more user-friendly. Moreover, don’t forget voice and gesture recognition features to reach a broader target audience like people with special powers. As for competitors, you can notice this UI trend in Netflix and Amazon apps.

AI University Assistant by Ilya Kolesnikov

Touchless experiences

Post-pandemic, touchless experiences are still a trend in 2024. Contactless payment methods and gesture-based controls are making waves: around 150 million Americans have utilized mobile wallet payments at some point.

Together with reducing physical contact with the device because of possible diseases, you eliminate distractions and make mobile UI more intuitive.

This UI design trend also contributes to passwordless authentication methods, such as biometrics (fingerprint, facial recognition) and multi-factor authentication. Traditional passwords are vulnerable, and by eliminating them, you will hit two birds with one stone.

Sign Up & Log In by Johnny Kyorov

Multitouch and multiscreen interfaces

With the rise of foldable smartphones and dual-screen devices, multitouch and multiscreen interfaces are redefining how users engage with mobile apps.

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Written by Kostya Stepanov

I'm Kostya, the founder of Shakuro. For 16 years, I've been helping companies and individuals worldwide create and enhance digital products.

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