Iplotz - balsmiq alternative

Branding problems: the app's name is spelled two different ways (iPlotz / Iplotz) on its own homepage.

Also, 'plotz' is Yiddish for 'vomit'.

Registration to try a demo, no thanks.

I'm really interested in using something like balsamic that is not as "sluggish." I've noticed that this Power PC doesn't do very well with Flash, but I find it Balsamic especially slow and therefore frustrating to use.

Peldi, you know your app is successful when competitors are introduced as an alternative to it.

While Flash looks pretty good, the feeling just does not feel right. I have not yet used a full Flash application where I have said, wow, this is really better than DHTML+JavaScript. The experience just feels sluggish, plus it's hard to scroll, copy paste and that like.

I hope in the future that JS + Canvas becomes a serious player so things like Iplotz and balsamic can be implemented with ease.

I don't see any good comments or criticism about iplotz. I realize that Balsamiq is a sweet-heart for many HN readers, but come on, that shouldn't stop us from welcoming a competitor. I liked the Iplotz app. They have a very polished look and I really like their full-screen mode which lets me work without distractions. Their sharing feature is definitely a good one when working with multiple people, (definitely beats emailing files back and forth). I especially liked the controls on the left rather than the top. The properties box for the UI control was very intrusive, I don't want a solid box blocking my wireframe. I like the task manager that is built into the app, which is useful when sharing tasks with your team members, especially when collaborating with someone remotely.

I've tried it a bit, and had already saved. Then I tried to upload on the server and during upload I tried to view another page. And everything dissaapeared.

Now when I refresh I get a dialog box "server reporter error"

It seems like there's too much paper work required to actually get to the point where you're doing a mockup.

Maybe they're solving a type of problem different from 'just design a prototype ui'?

Decent app, but it just seems buggy and unpolished compared to Balsamiq, you can really tell by some of the little bugs that are in the program ( try sending 2 items to the back multiple times, or switching pages and see your undo history disappear ) as well as its memroy footprint and lagginess when compared to balsamiq.

On a somewhat related point, this shows how a single american programmer can make a better product than a whole team of outsourced indian programmers. The wireframing/prototyping application space seems pretty hot lately with the big boys jumping on too ( catalyst, expression sketchflow ). Maybe I'll write something ;)

I don't want to register to use something I can find hassle-free elsewhere.

What I like about Iplotz is its ability to create multiple wireframes. But I hope either peldi or Iplotz guys replicate Omnigraffle's master/canvas feature. Have one master template and then create multiple canvases using this master. This is probably the single-most productive feature (IMO) in Omnigraffle for application prototyping.

It doesn't seem like a balsamiq alternative to me, really. More like an alternative to Protoshare

isnt DabbleBoard (http://www.dabbleboard.com) for the same thing (& much more) ?

Register before you try? No, thanks.