Design Starter Kit vs Apple Design Resources

Comparing the features of Design Starter Kit to Apple Design Resources

Feature
Design Starter Kit
Apple Design Resources

Capability Features

Access to Mockup Plugin
App Icon Templates
Atomic Structure Based
Auto Layout 5.0 Support
Color Styles
3
Custom Symbol Creation
Design Guidelines Included
Download All Resources
Download Option
Edit Online Tool
Export for Marketing
Export to Vector Tools
Font Downloads
SF ProSF CompactSF MonoNew YorkSF ArabicSF ArmenianSF GeorgianSF Hebrew
Free Similar Assets
Splaaashes.controlpanel, Design SystemTemplates and Layouts Toro Web ConceptUI Kit Landing Page
Layer Styles
Liquid Glass Effects
Marketing Asset Templates
Mockup Quantities
Branding Mockups: 1400+Devices Mockups: 1930+Abstractions: 600+Illustrations: 720+Animated Mockups: 70+Plugin for Figma: 4000+
Multi-layer Icon Format
Parallax Visual Effects Tools
Platforms Supported
iOSiPadOSmacOStvOSwatchOSvisionOS
Production Templates
SF Symbols Animation
SF Symbols Library
Supported Asset Types
UI elements and componentsIllustrationsSkeleton screens
Text Styles
UI Kit Availability
Vector Shapes
Well Organized

Integration Features

Figma Integration
Illustrator Integration
Keynote Integration
PDF Export
Photoshop Integration
Platforms/Software Supported
Figma
PNG Export
Sketch Integration
SVG Export
Xcode Integration

Limitation Features

Account Required
File Size Limitations
Some files are large (e.g. up to 358 MB for Apple Watch Series 11 bezel)
Icon Composer System Requirements
macOS Sequoia or later
Must Connect Online Tools
No API or Plugin Integration
No Explicit API Mentioned
No Explicit Free Tier
No Team Collaboration Mentioned
Parallax Exporter Plug-In Requirements
Adobe Photoshop 2023 (v24.1) or later; macOS 12.4.0+ or Windows 10 64-bit (22H2)+
Parallax Previewer App Requirements
macOS 13.5 or later (v2), macOS 10.10.5 or later (v1)
SF Symbols System Requirements
macOS Sonoma or later (for version 7), macOS Ventura or later (for version 6)
Sketch Requirement for Download

Pricing Features

Annual Subscription (Basic)
$99/year
Annual Subscription (Full Access)
$144/year
Free Tier
One-Time Payment
$39
Subscription Price (Basic)
$9/month billed yearly
Subscription Price (Full Access)
$12/month billed yearly
VAT Charges