REVIEW: Prototyper for Mobile App Developers
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If you have ever built a mobile app you have no doubt stared by creating a prototype or wireframes. Everyone knows that the more interactive you make them the easier it will be to take your ideas from a prototype to a final released app.
This is where JustInMind enters the picture, with their hugely popular powerful prototyping app, Prototyper, that includes all the functionality you could possibly want in an app prototyping solution, whether you create apps for mobile devices, the web, or even desktop environments.
What makes Prototyper so great is the fact that it is extremely easy to use, by offering a very intuitive user interface Justinmind has managed to turn something that could easily become a very daunting task into something manageable for most developers.
Want to see how your forms and data entry will look in the final product, Prototyper will do that for you, they simulate everything from data entry to validation messages without the need to write a single line of code. In other words if you know exactly how you want it to look but are uncertain of how to write the correct coding, then you can simply create a prototype and show it to someone who can then help you create the correct code needed.
Whats new in Prototyper 5.0
– Transition Effects for mobile apps prototyping
– Teamwork in the cloud
– Floating palettes
– Customized Document generation
– Native select
– Data grids sorting function
Transition effects
Transitions are especially effective when creating a new app in order to give users an idea of the final product. What makes this feature so amazing in Prototyper is the fact that adding a transition has never been easier. It’s as simple as a click and add. Let’s say you have a whole bunch of photos and you want to create a transition from one to the other, you simply add a click transition from one to the next.
Teamwork in the cloud
In today’s world most developers aren’t sitting next to each other, some might not even be in the same country; this is where teamwork in the cloud becomes very handy. You can simultaneously work on a project with anyone else through the cloud function.
Floating Palettes
Sometimes when you are creating a masterpiece there is nothing more annoying than a menu or palette getting in the way, well Prototyper 5 does away with this problem by simply making them floating, in other words you can place the palette wherever it is most convenient for you.
Learning resources:
If you are considering using Prototyper you don’t have to make an immediate purchase, Justinmind offers a free trial version, where you can experiment at your hearts will. Furthermore Justinmind provides a ton of great learning resources to help you get started with Prototyper.
These include among others the following:
– great video tutorials
– downloadable PDF tutorials
– A easily understandable user guide.
Furthermore Justinmind offers a huge library of downloadable widget libraries for both mobile and web apps, as well as sketches and desktop apps, this all helps to speed up your development process.
Both the Pro and free versions work with Windows XP and Windows 7, as well as Mac OS X 10.5 and newer.
Our Verdict:
After having spent a few days with Prototyper 5 there is no doubt in my mind that it will make the life of many app developers so much easier. Not only does it allow you to generate stunning prototypes however it allows you to test your functioning prototype as it would look on your mobile device, this feature in itself will make it so much easier for an emerging app developer to get their ideas across.
The video below gives you a clearer picture of all the new features included in Prototyper 5.0
