Whimsical

What do you like best?

The number of visual assets available for you to use for different purposes, not just for wireframing, is incredible. I love being able to make mind maps and flows and be able to switch over to my wireframes within the same platform easily. The overall user flow of the main wireframing and mapping tools is very streamlined and makes for great planning.

What do you dislike?

The only thing I think I dislike about the platform is that the interface of the folders is a little difficult to make sense of at first. Some of the ways that the folders, public and private, are grouped, tends to look cluttered when you begin to work on many different projects. However, once you get a flow going, it can tend to not be that big of an issue.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

It may seem like there's an overwhelming amount of features/assets but they really work in your favor and aren't actually a ton of work to get to know. I would also recommend taking some time to experiment with the platform before starting a full-on project with it.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Before I began using Whimsical, planning stages would tend to get a little messier than they needed to be. Whimsical helps me better compartmentalize the many different facets that I may need to brainstorm while setting up web applications. My favorite feature is actually the ability to collaborate with other users in a live format so we can make changes to the wireframes and maps in real-time rather than waiting to see changes and have to work around them. That is great for remote work.