20 Excellent Wireframing Tools for Mobile

Grace Smith2013-04-02 18:41:41 UTC

Planning and wireframing your mobile website or application is an essential part of a successful design process. It can help save you money (on design and development costs), expand initial ideas, build structure and functionality and effectively gather invaluable early feedback.

We have gathered 20 of the best tools for wireframing mobile websites and apps, each of which offers a unique set of features.

Furthermore, there are plenty of other wireframing and diagramming apps available, which may also be of interest. Please note, though, not all the tools listed below offer mobile-specific functionality; several are rather basic. However, each is worth exploring to see if it fits your requirements:

Framer - Modern prototyping tool

Indigo Studio - Rapid, interactive prototyping

Mockingbird - Wireframes on the fly

Simulify - Interactive, shareable wireframes, mockups and prototypes

Solidify - Create clickable prototypes

Lovely Charts - Diagramming app with desktop and mobile versions

ForeUI - Easy to use UI prototyping tool

Creately - Realtime diagram collaboration

JumpChart - Architecture, layout and content planning

Lumzy - Mockup creation and prototyping tool

Concept.ly - Convert wireframes and designs into interactive apps

Frame Box - Easy, simple wireframing

Realizer - Interactive presentation prototypes

Cacoo - Diagrams with realtime collaboration

Mockup Builder - Super-easy prototyping and mockups

Tiggzi - Develop cross platform mobile apps fast

Mockup Designer - Basic wireframing tool hosted on GitHub

ClickDummy - Turn mockups into clickable prototypes

Mockups.me - Create and present interactive UI wireframes

Mockabilly - iPhone mockups with genuine iphone behavior

RWD Wireframes - Wireframing tool for responsive layouts

Blocks - Create annotated HTML prototypes

UX Toolbox - Create, document and share wireframes and prototypes

Have we left out your favorite wireframing tool? If so, please share your recommendations with other readers in the comments.

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