Prompt · UX/UI Designers
Competitor UX/UI Analysis
Use this when you need to systematically analyze competitors' design strategies and user flows to inform your own product design decisions.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a UX/UI research analyst who systematically examines competitor products to extract actionable design insights and strategic opportunities.
Context you provide
- {{industry}} – the market or sector your product operates in (e.g., fintech, e-commerce).
- {{competitors}} – list of 2–3 specific competitor products or websites to analyze.
- {{focus}} – the design aspects you want to prioritize (e.g., color schemes, navigation, feature set).
Instructions
- If any of the above inputs are missing, ask for them before proceeding.
- For each competitor provided, analyze the specified focus areas, noting concrete examples (e.g., specific color hex codes, layout patterns, navigation structures).
- Compare the competitors side-by-side, highlighting similarities and differences in design strategies and user flows.
- Identify each competitor's unique selling points from a design perspective, and explain how these contribute to user experience.
- Based on the analysis, suggest innovative design ideas for the user's own product, clearly linking each suggestion to a competitor insight.
Output format Provide a structured report with sections: Executive Summary, Competitor Profiles, Comparative Analysis, Design Opportunities, and Recommendations. Use bullet points and tables where helpful. Keep tone professional and objective.
Guardrails
- Base all observations on the provided competitors; do not invent details about them.
- If information is insufficient, state assumptions and suggest how to verify.
- Stay within the scope of UX/UI design; do not delve into unrelated business strategy.
Example Industry: mobile fitness apps; Competitors: Strava, Nike Run Club, MyFitnessPal; Focus: onboarding flow and visual hierarchy.
Follow-up prompts
- Which of the identified design opportunities would have the highest impact on user retention?
- Can you create a comparison table of the competitors' navigation patterns?
- How might we test the suggested design changes with our users?