Canva vs Figma: which to use in 2026
Short answer: pick Canva to create on your phone: social posts, photo edits, videos, presentations, resumes and visual spreadsheets from templates, with AI tools built in. Pick Figma if you design apps or websites with a team: its mobile app lets you open Figma Design, Slides, FigJam and Make files, comment, play prototypes full screen and mirror frames live from the desktop. Canva has a Ukrainian interface in the App Store, Figma does not.
How we compare: what each maker says about its mobile app in its own UA App Store description, what you can create, working with a team, prototypes and language. Then the current place of both in the Censuus ranking.
| Canva | Figma | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | creating graphics, video and documents on the phone | reviewing app and web designs with a team |
| Create | posts, photos, videos, presentations, resumes, spreadsheets | view Design, Slides, FigJam and Make files; sketch in FigJam on iPad |
| Templates | professional templates for most formats | not described |
| AI | video from a text prompt, background remover, Bulk Create | Make prototypes tested on the device |
| Teamwork | not described in detail | comments, mentions, sharing, permissions |
| Prototypes | no | play full screen, hotspot hints, live mirror from desktop |
| Ukrainian | yes | no |
What you can make on the phone
Canva is a full editor on the phone: graphics and social posts, photo editing with a background eraser, filters and collages, video with captions, slow motion and Beat Sync, presentations, resumes and visual spreadsheets, all from professional templates. Figma’s mobile app is a companion rather than an editor: you open files, move between pages and flows, and on iPad sketch and annotate in FigJam with Apple Pencil.
Working with a team
Figma is built around collaboration: add comments and mention teammates in Design, Slides and FigJam files, get notified of replies, resolve threads on the go, share links and change who can view or edit. Canva’s description centres on creating rather than on review workflows.
Prototypes and live preview
Figma plays design prototypes full screen with adjustable scaling and hotspot hints, mirrors selected frames from the desktop so you see live edits on the device, and lets you test Make prototypes on the phone. Canva does not do interactive prototypes; its strength is finished visuals and videos.
AI tools
Canva generates videos with sound from a text prompt, removes backgrounds and uses Bulk Create to produce many design variations from data. Figma’s mobile app focuses on reviewing and testing work made in Figma, including prototypes built with Make.
Verdict
Pick Canva to create posts, videos, presentations and resumes on your phone, in Ukrainian. Pick Figma if you design interfaces and need to review, comment and test prototypes with a team. Canva against another phone editor is in Canva vs Picsart, and more slide tools are in presentation apps.
Frequently asked questions
Is Canva or Figma better?
They do different jobs. Canva is better for creating graphics, videos, presentations and resumes, Figma is better for designing apps and websites with a team and testing prototypes.
Can I design in Figma on my phone?
The Figma mobile app is for opening files, commenting, sharing, playing prototypes and mirroring designs from the desktop. On iPad you can also sketch in FigJam with Apple Pencil.
Which one works in Ukrainian?
Canva lists Ukrainian in the UA App Store. Figma does not.