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Cannot GET / - mobile-patterns.com

· 6 days ago

Mobile Patterns is a free inspiration gallery of iOS/Android UI patterns — worth a bookmark for mobile designers, nothing to pay for. But the site is currently throwing errors and evidence is thin, so anyone needing dependable tooling should look elsewhere.

Confidence

Low. Based on 5 usable public sources; most search results were unrelated (phone reviews, craft patterns).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence
  • Feature depthNo usable evidence
  • Support qualityNo usable evidence
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Mobile UI designers
  • Quick pattern inspiration
  • Design students

Not for

  • Anyone buying software — it's a reference gallery, not a tool
  • Teams needing uptime or support
  • Enterprise design system owners

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Site pages return 'Cannot GET' errors — possibly abandoned or broken. Don't build workflows on it.

medium

No security page — can't assess data practices at all.

medium

No visible pricing or support channel if it breaks.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Curates inspirational UI/UX patterns for iOS and Android
  • Guess: free to browse, no purchase involved
  • Got Hacker News attention at launch in Nov 2018

Cons

  • Homepage currently returns 'Cannot GET /' error
  • Security page also errors out — site health questionable
  • No pricing, company, or support information found anywhere
  • Thin web footprint; little coverage since 2018

Sources & method

- 5 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x1review x2security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 5

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Guess: free gallery, nothing to pay
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence
  • Feature depth. No usable evidence
  • Support quality. No usable evidence
  • Security posture: 2/5. Its own security page errors out
  • Nov 2018 Launch buzz Hacker News submission
  • Error Homepage status Returns 'Cannot GET /'

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No substantive user reviews of this site were found; related Reddit threads discuss mobile design generally, not mobile-patterns.com.

Full analysis

Based on 5 usable public sources; most search results were unrelated (phone reviews, craft patterns).

Free iOS/Android UI inspiration gallery — but the site is currently throwing 'Cannot GET' errors. Designers only.

Methodology

Based on 5 usable public sources; most search results were unrelated (phone reviews, craft patterns).

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Sources

  1. Mobile Patterns – UI UX Inspirational Gallery for iOS and Android (Hacker News)news.ycombinator.com
    news
  2. Mobile Patterns — product sitemobile-patterns.com
    official
  3. Mobile Patterns — security pagemobile-patterns.com
    security
  4. Mobile Design Patterns — Page Flowspageflows.com
    review
  5. Dribbble — Mobile Patterns tagdribbble.com
    review

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