SaaS MVP Screen Calculator
Pick your app type and get a tailored checklist of every screen you need to launch. See which screens are already built in our starter kits, then copy or download a plain-text checklist for Notion, GitHub issues, or a client brief.
Step 1
Pick your app type
How it works
1. Pick your app type
Choose from 11 app archetypes — SaaS, CRM, e-commerce, AI chat, blog/CMS, HR, finance, and more. Each one ships a curated slice of the master screen list.
2. Customise the checklist
Essential screens start checked. Tick or untick anything to match your real scope — auth flows, settings, billing, admin tools — and the summary bar updates live.
3. Match to a template
We cross-reference your ticks against every thefrontkit starter kit, rank the top three, and show how much of your MVP you can ship on day one. Copy or download the checklist as plain text.
100% client-side. Your checklist is saved in your browser and never leaves your device.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about how many screens a SaaS MVP needs and how we calculate template coverage.
How many screens does a SaaS MVP actually need?
The honest answer is "it depends" — but in practice, most early-stage SaaS MVPs need somewhere between 18 and 25 screens to feel complete. It sounds like a lot until you list them out: auth (login, signup, forgot password), the dashboard shell, a data table, a detail view, a create/edit form, settings, billing, a landing page, and a 404. That floor is already 14 screens before you've touched the unique value of your product.
The SaaS MVP Screen Calculator takes that universe of ~60 common screens and slices it down to the ones that actually matter for your app type. Then it tells you which thefrontkit starter kits already ship those screens — so instead of scaffolding auth, dashboards, settings, and billing from scratch, you can pick a kit that covers 70-90% of your MVP and spend your time on the differentiated 10-30%.
Pair this with our Tailwind Theme Preview tool to generate your brand tokens, and follow along with our guide on building a design token system with Tailwind CSS to drop those tokens straight into the starter kit of your choice.
Skip the scaffolding
Every thefrontkit starter kit ships with auth, dashboards, data tables, settings, and billing already wired up. Drop in your brand tokens and ship the part of your MVP that actually matters.