Working
in the design industry, you are inevitably to do some prototypes, of course,
that is also inseparable from a variety of tools. A handy tool makes a handy
man. Good prototype software can greatly improve your efficiency, but each tool
has its own advantages and disadvantages. There is a list of prototyping
tools/apps based on browser, PC, and mobile devices. In order to
better help you make the right judgments, and less detours, today I will
introduce the product features of some commonly used prototyping tools.
1. Axure
RP
Despite
the variety of prototyping tools whose functionality and usability are
constantly developing in recent years, but Axure is still the ace among these
prototyping tools. It’s a very good prototyping design software on Windows,
also the first choice for predesign work.
Price:
Free 30-day trial.
Pro:
$289 per license
Team:
$589 per license
Enterprise:
$99/month
Features:
1. Renowned prototyping tool with large user population.
2. Rich video tutorials with multi-language.
3. Built-in widgets and a huge library of third-party
widgets.
4. Good for making interactive prototype with complex
interaction.
5. Professional training and support documentation.
Preview:
Directly
press F5 to preview online, or preview via mobile device:
Export
the project to HTML, and then open in Safari;
Open
the uploaded project from PC through Axshare.
Export:
Support
for export file types: HTML, DOCX, PNG
2. Mockplus
As an emerging rapid prototyping
tool, Mockplus provides a large number of components and icons, and it’s user-friendly
design helps users starting design quickly. The interaction design in Mockplus
is fully visualized, that's WYSIWYG. It allows your to add page link and
interaction for components with simple drag-and-drop. Simple, convenient
visualization operation greatly simplifies the interaction design, also improving
the work efficiency.
Price:
Free trail
Monthly subscription: $20
Yearly subscription:$119
Features:
1. Low learning curve, easy to learn for
a first-time user.
2. Easy-to-use drag and drop,
prototyping is fast.
3. A huge standard library of components
(200) and vector
icons (26,00).
4. Interaction design is visualized,
adding interactivity to individual elements with simple drag and drop.
5. Comprehensive ways to preview and
share your project: export to HTML, export to demo package, export to images,
export project tree, publish to cloud and scan QR code.
Preview:
1. Press F5
2. Export to HTML5 view online
3. Export to HTML5 offline package
4. Export to demo package
5. Preview on mobile device by inputting
view code
6. Scan QR code
7. Export to image
8. Export project tree
Export:
Support
for export file types:.exe, PNG, HTML, Project tree (Mind Map, Tree View, HTML,
MarkDown, XML, Text)
3.
Justinmind
JustinMind is mainly focusing on
high-fidelity prototyping. Compared with other interactive prototyping tools,
Justinmind is more suitable for mobile device (iOS & Android) prototypes.
If you want to create a complex high-fidelity prototype, you can try it.
Price:
Free 30-day trial.
Pro:
$29/month (billed yearly: $19/month)
Features:
1. Gesture interaction
2. Custom components and libraries
3. Rich interactions and animations
4. Conditions and variables
5. Team prototyping and version control
Preview:
1. Preview online
2. Preview on device
Export:
4. Invision
InVision
is a web-based interactive prototyping tool. It can easily achieve a very good
collaboration between team members, gather feedback to help designers quickly
design product models, manage design teams, and online collaboration
assistance. The static pages, mobile app wireframe can be quickly turn into
clickable, interactive prototypes.
Price:
Free -
1 prototype
Starter
- $15/month, 3 prototypes
Professional
- $25/month, unlimited prototypes
Team -
$99/month, unlimited prototypes
Enterprise
- Unlimited prototypes, plus advanced features
Features:
1. Easy to learn.
2. Quick and intuitive to add screens and create
hotspots.
3. Support for gestures and transitions.
4. Sharing and commenting system are good for collecting
feedback.
Preview:
Via
browser on PC or mobile devices
Share:
Prototypes
can be share through URL, Email, SMS, etc., you can also download the ZIP
prototype package or PDF
5. Proto.io
Proto.io
is a very powerful web app with a lot of features. However, it needs to set by
dragging and dropping of each step, click the button, and adjust the value in
the options. Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to find some of the settings you
need.
Price:
Free
15-day trail.
Freelancer:
$29/month, 1 user, 5 active projects
Startup:
$49/month, 2 users, 10 active projects
Agency:
$99/month, 5 users, 15 active projects
Corporate:
$199/month, 10 users, 30 active projects
Features:
1. A huge standard library of components.
2. Support for adding interactivity to individual
elements.
3. Support for importing designs from Dropbox.
4. Support for Sketch and Photoshop plugins.
Preview:
Preview
through HTML or send SMS to mobile
Export:
Support
for export file types: HTML, PNG, PDF
Original
Post at Mockplus.com.
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