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I've been using Balsamiq for 2+ years. I use it a lot for mobile apps. Unfortunately, Balsamiq has been painful to use lately for mocking up mobile screens. It

by mishmax 14y ago

I've been using Balsamiq for 2+ years. I use it a lot for mobile apps. Unfortunately, Balsamiq has been painful to use lately for mocking up mobile screens. It doesn't have the latest mobile ui elements so I have to build them up from scratch. This update doesn't change this. There's a market for an easier way to mockup mobile app screens and Balsamiq is barely addressing this segment right now. I am waiting for the day a new product comes out specifically designed for mocking up mobile apps.

danenania 14y ago
Blueprint on iPad if you're talking about iOS. Not sure for Android.
- danenania 14y ago
  By the way, Balsamiq could be killer on the ipad. It already has a fun and tactile feel that fits the ipad perfectly. To Balsamiq: imo, you guys should just ditch flash and use your vision to make something much better in c/obj-c that includes lots of mobile and tablet components in addition to web. You'd have a ton of customers.
  - balsamiq 14y ago
    Working on it, we have a native iPad app currently in private alpha. We're experimenting different things, we want it to be "just right". :)
  - an_average_joe 14y ago
    We are a bunch of indie developers who felt exactly this way! So, we cranked out a tablet app (both iPad and Android) that lets you import Balsamiq bmml files onto your device and edit/present your screens. Please feel free to take it out for a spin here: http://www.mockups.me/wireframes/tablet.html http://www.mockups.me/wireframes/tablet.html - any feedback is appreciated!
- mishmax 14y ago
  Thanks, I'll check out Blueprint. Wasn't aware of it!
balsamiq 14y ago
As a first step, the next big feature on our list is to make the Symbol Libraries on https://mockupstogo.mybalsamiq.com/projects https://mockupstogo.mybalsamiq.com/projects easy to import from within the editor. It should help some, then we'll see. Mobile widgets have been changing very rapidly, I hesitate baking in any set as part of the default ones.

by mishmax 14y ago

danenania 14y ago

Blueprint on iPad if you're talking about iOS. Not sure for Android.

danenania 14y ago
By the way, Balsamiq could be killer on the ipad. It already has a fun and tactile feel that fits the ipad perfectly. To Balsamiq: imo, you guys should just ditch flash and use your vision to make something much better in c/obj-c that includes lots of mobile and tablet components in addition to web. You'd have a ton of customers.
- balsamiq 14y ago
  Working on it, we have a native iPad app currently in private alpha. We're experimenting different things, we want it to be "just right". :)
- an_average_joe 14y ago
  We are a bunch of indie developers who felt exactly this way! So, we cranked out a tablet app (both iPad and Android) that lets you import Balsamiq bmml files onto your device and edit/present your screens. Please feel free to take it out for a spin here: http://www.mockups.me/wireframes/tablet.html http://www.mockups.me/wireframes/tablet.html - any feedback is appreciated!
mishmax 14y ago
Thanks, I'll check out Blueprint. Wasn't aware of it!

balsamiq 14y ago

As a first step, the next big feature on our list is to make the Symbol Libraries on https://mockupstogo.mybalsamiq.com/projects https://mockupstogo.mybalsamiq.com/projects easy to import from within the editor. It should help some, then we'll see. Mobile widgets have been changing very rapidly, I hesitate baking in any set as part of the default ones.