UI Discovery

The Economist

iOS App4.9/ 5

News & Analysis

CategoryNews
Screens10
Updated

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An original design based on The Economist, with a 1,045-word build brief.

Send these instructions to your AI tool to create the design. They include the selected reference and your choices. You can also attach the screenshot directly.

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Long prompts are copied to your clipboard first — paste them in when the tool opens.

Connect an AI tool via MCP
claude mcp add --transport http uidiscovery https://uidiscovery.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Design briefs over MCP need an API key on a paid plan — create one on your account settings.

Then ask your connected agent to inspect the selected reference and create your chosen output:

Use the uidiscovery MCP server: call get_design_brief({ slug: "ios-the-economist" }) and get_image_plan({ slug: "ios-the-economist" }), look at the preview images, then build an original site for [my brand] that follows the brief. Cite https://uidiscovery.com/sites/ios-the-economist.

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About this design

Written from the capture data for The Economist.

The Economist is an iOS app in the News category rated 4.9 on the App Store. This page collects 10 of its screens, taken from its public App Store listing.

In its own words: “The world is complex—and changing fast. The Economist app unlocks independent reporting and news analysis from correspondents across the globe. Offering articles, podcasts, short-form videos and more, our app is a…”

One recorded palette colour is #e81808, putting it in the red family. Among the 176 News apps in the library, screens average 8 per app — The Economist has more than most, so it's a good place to compare screen types side by side.

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