Locofy.ai - Design to Code with AI

Locofy.ai is a Singapore startup that claims to convert Figma designs to code using AI. Instead of the usual tedium of manually slicing up designs and writing CSS for every goddamn button, you point their AI at your design and pray it spits out React/Vue/Flutter code that doesn't make you want to delete your GitHub account.

They claim to have trained their AI on millions of designs. Sometimes it shows - you get clean React components. Other times you get a button that's inexplicably 347px wide for no reason anyone can explain. The Locofy Lightning feature is their one-click conversion thing - you literally just hit a button and get React components, React Native screens, or HTML/CSS. Supports React, React Native, Next.js, Vue, Angular, HTML/CSS, and Flutter.

The official documentation covers everything from getting started to advanced design practices, including full build tutorials for real projects.

Key Capabilities

Works as a Plugin: Runs directly in Figma so you don't have to deal with the usual export-import-convert-debug-cry workflow that most tools force on you. The generated code actually resembles something a sane developer might write, instead of the usual div-soup nightmare with 47 nested containers and inline styles from hell.

Multi-Framework Output: Export the same design as React, React Native, Vue, Next.js, whatever you need. Most competitors lock you into one framework, which is annoying when you're building both web and mobile. Check out their GitHub templates for example projects that don't suck.

Enterprise Stuff: Has the usual corporate security theater - SAML SSO, team permissions, and GitHub sync that's actually pretty decent for keeping designs and code in sync. Also has VS Code integration that doesn't completely blow.

Perfect for solo devs who'd rather debug actual logic than fight with CSS flexbox for 3 hours, design teams sick of watching developers completely destroy their beautiful layouts, and enterprises who need SAML SSO on their coffee machines.

Locofy burns through tokens every time you convert a design. Each screen costs 600-1,250 tokens depending on how complex your designer made it. Token pricing sucks but at least it's predictable.

Current Pricing Tiers

Pay-As-You-Go: $0.40 per LDMtoken with 600 free tokens for new users. Each screen conversion eats 600-1,250 tokens depending on complexity. New users get 600 free tokens, so your first simple screen won't cost anything. After that, you're looking at $240-500 per screen at pay-as-you-go rates, which adds up fast if you're not careful.

Starter Plan: $33.3/month ($400/year) for 1,489 tokens. Math works out to about $0.27 per token if you use them all.

Pro Plan: $99.9/month ($1,200/year) for 5,995 tokens. Around $0.20 per token but you're still dropping $1,200 annually.

Enterprise: Custom pricing with bulk discounts, unlimited tokens, dedicated support, and advanced security features including SAML SSO.

Token Consumption Model

The token system charges you every time your designer gets creative. Simple button? 600 tokens. Designer adds hover states and micro-animations? Suddenly 1,200+ tokens and your boss is asking why the Locofy bill is higher than AWS. Always test token consumption on a throwaway design first - learned this the hard way when I burned through $400 worth of tokens converting our main dashboard.

Technical Architecture

The AI Behind It: Actually trained on real designs instead of being a fancy find-and-replace script. Most competitors shit the bed when they see nested Auto Layout groups, but Locofy handles complex component hierarchies without having a nervous breakdown.

Clean Code Output: The generated code doesn't make you want to quit programming. React components use proper patterns, React Native code actually works on mobile, and the CSS uses Flexbox/Grid like a human would write it. Their code quality standards are actually enforced, not just marketing bullshit.

Tools Integration: Has a VS Code extension, works with Claude/Cursor, GitHub sync that mostly doesn't break when designers update layouts while you're coding. Slack integration exists for team notifications that nobody asked for.

Fair warning: GitHub sync is great until it isn't. Overwrote 3 hours of custom state management during a Friday deploy because their merge conflict resolution is absolute dogshit. Now I religiously backup any manual changes before hitting that sync button, and you should too unless you enjoy working weekends fixing shit that should never have broken.

Pro tip: Their conflict resolution assumes the design is always right. It's not. Your custom state management logic will get obliterated if you're not careful. Always backup manual changes before syncing, because their "smart merge" is about as smart as a brick.

For more details, check out their comparison guides versus competitors or the detailed analysis of AI design-to-code tools if you're evaluating different options.

Locofy doesn't completely suck like most design-to-code tools. While everyone else focuses on flashy demos that break in production, they actually give a shit about code quality. Not perfect, but way better than the usual generated garbage.

Primary Use Cases

Rapid MVP Development: Startups use Locofy to speed up frontend development, though the "10x faster" marketing claims are mostly bullshit. Reality is more like 3x faster if your designer knows what they're doing and prepares components properly, 1.5x if they don't.

Design System Implementation: Enterprise teams use Locofy to avoid having 47 different button styles across their app. The custom components and design tokens actually work instead of being marketing fluff. Storybook integration keeps your design system from becoming a complete disaster.

Cross-Platform Development: Mobile teams use Locofy's React Native and Flutter support to avoid building the same damn screen twice. One Figma design becomes both web React and mobile code that actually works on both platforms. Check out the cross-platform best practices to avoid the usual mobile/web inconsistencies.

Agency Client Work: Design agencies use Locofy for client handoffs when they're tired of explaining why "just make it look like the design" takes 3 weeks. Reality is you'll save maybe 30-50% on initial development, then spend the saved time fixing edge cases the AI missed.

More enterprise case studies claim big time savings, but take those numbers with healthy skepticism. The Netguru review does a good job breaking down actual benefits versus marketing hype.

Market Reception and Challenges

Developer Feedback: Devs actually like the code quality, which is rare for generated code. User reviews mention it doesn't generate complete garbage like most tools. Code is readable and doesn't make you want to rewrite everything.

Pricing Reality Check: Token pricing is designed to make you cry. Reddit is full of developers getting sticker shock from $500+ bills for single screens. Great for proving concepts, but your CFO will personally hunt you down when they see the monthly bill. Learned this when our "quick prototype" ended up costing more than our AWS bill.

Competition Getting Fierce: Everyone's jumping into design-to-code now - Builder.io for marketing sites, Anima for prototypes, Vercel's v0 for React stuff, Figma's Dev Mode, and GitHub Copilot adding design capabilities. Locofy's mobile support helps them stand out, but the market's getting crowded fast.

Half these "competitors" will probably be dead in 6 months - that's how fast this market moves. Locofy's betting on enterprise customers who pay for reliability, while everyone else chases the latest AI hype. Smart move, but boring as hell.

Future Outlook

They're adding Penpot support (took them long enough), better GitHub integration, and some MCP thing for Claude Desktop and Cursor users. Looks like they're going for "production-ready" instead of "quick prototype" tool, which makes sense when you're charging $500 per screen. The roadmap is all enterprise features because that's where the money is.