2016 worth a try of seven prototype design weapon

Did you update your design software in 2016? Today, we recommend 7 prototype design tools, in addition to the classic axure, there are some new weapons, advantages and disadvantages and prices are listed, according to their own needs to pick a bar.

1. Axure PR

Difficulty: ★★★★

Price

Standard Edition-$289 a registration code

Professional Edition-$589 a registration code

Axure RP is the flagship product of the United States Axure software solution, a professional prototyping tool that enables experts who define requirements and specifications, design functions and interfaces to quickly create wireframes, flowcharts, prototypes, and specification documents for applications or Web sites. This is a very professional tool, but the cost of learning is also very high. If you are a professional interaction designer and need to design complex is interactive, you can use this tool.

2. Balsamiq Mockups

Difficulty: ★

Price

Single registration Code –$89

Multiple registration code-$178 2 (large quantity favorably)

The Balsamiq mockups is a quick prototyping tool. This prototype tool has a unique hand-painted style. The software's built-in components and drag-and-drop support provide a convenient design. The tool has a desktop version and can also be used as a plugin for Google Drive,confluence and Jira.

3. Justinmind

Difficulty: ★★★★★

Price:

Trial period-30 days

Professional version-$29/month (package year $19/month)

Justinmind is a prototype tool produced by the Spanish Justinmind company, primarily dedicated to high fidelity prototypes.

It offers features such as drawing tools, drag-and-drop locations, size, formatting, and export/import widgets. You can also customize widgets, create custom component libraries, categorize them, and provide rich animation support. If you want to create a complex high fidelity prototype, you can try this tool. Disadvantage is the need for a certain amount of learning costs, program startup is relatively slow.

4. Invision

Difficulty: ★

Price

Free version-one project

Beginner Version – 3 items = $15/Month

Pro Edition – no project limit = $25/Month

Team Edition – No project limit, 5 users = $100/month

Enterprise Edition – No project restrictions, advanced features

Invision is a tool for designing prototype interactions. Using Invision can be a good collaboration between teams, and it's easy to gather feedback. It allows you to quickly turn static Web pages, mobile app designs into dynamic prototypes that can be clicked, with interactive effects. Let your Design "live".

5. UX Pin

Difficulty: ★

Price:

Basic Edition-$ 19/month

Professional Edition –$29/Month

Professional Edition +–$49/Month

Uxpin is an online prototype design tool. You can quickly create prototypes in a drag-and-drop fashion without having to hit a line of code. With Uxpin, you can create high-fidelity prototypes and also support importing your designs from sketch and Photoshop.

6. OmniGraffle

Difficulty: ★

Price:

Mac

Standard Edition-$ 99.99/Registration code

Professional Edition –$199.99/registration code

Ios

Standard Edition-$ 49.99/Registration code

Professional Edition –$99.98/registration code

OmniGraffle is a prototype design tool made by the Omni group from the United States, which is intended for Apple users only, with OS X and iOS versions. It was awarded the Apple Design Award in 2002. You can use it to quickly draw wireframes, charts, flowcharts, and more. Creating iphone and ipad prototypes with origami is a good choice.

7. Flinto

Difficulty: ★

Price:

Flinto Lite (Web version)-$ 20/month

Flinto for mac–$99/Registration code

Flinto allows you to quickly interact with your web, mobile app design. By dragging and dropping, you can quickly set up jumps and animations for your design drawings. The Flinto provides a common transition effect. If you need to design an interactive demo of the iOS app, Flinto is a good choice.

　Summarize

There are a variety of prototyping tools on the market, and it's hard to define who is best. It also depends on your personal preferences and design needs. If you're looking for an easy-to-use, affordable prototyping tool.