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What is Marvel?

Marvel is a prototyping and wireframing app.

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Marvel is a versatile tool that is widely used by web designers to quickly and efficiently assemble designs for web interfaces. With its …
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Marvel is a prototyping and wireframing app.

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Marvel is a versatile tool that is widely used by web designers to quickly and efficiently assemble designs for web interfaces. With its intuitive interface, designers can easily give logical sense to navigation and create ordered development. Users appreciate the application's ability to view the CSS styles used in the interface, as it greatly simplifies HTML construction. One of the key use cases of Marvel is creating mockups of web and mobile websites, allowing clients to visualize how their website will appear on different platforms. The ability to interact with these mockups on various devices enhances the overall sense of realness and helps clients make more informed decisions.

Marvel proves to be most effective for basic and fast mockups rather than precise and high-quality designs. Designers find it particularly valuable for creating quick prototypes that can be shared with stakeholders to demonstrate initial designs and workflows. This early feedback enables designers to iterate efficiently, saving valuable time and energy. Moreover, Marvel is commonly used by UX and product teams for a range of activities including prototype creation, user testing, design previews, and user flow mapping. Integration with Sketch further allows designers to finalize their designs before handing them off to developers. Freelance web designers and developers also rely on Marvel as a reliable tool for designing wireframes rapidly and effectively for websites or blogs. Overall, Marvel offers a valuable set of features that cater to diverse user needs in the design process while promoting collaboration and efficiency.

Sleek and intuitive interface: Many users have praised Marvel for its sleek, intuitive user interface that enables a quick learning curve for new users. The clean and simple design of the interface prevents users from getting lost in unnecessary functions, making day-to-day tasks much easier.

Easy collaboration on projects: Marvel's ability to facilitate easy collaboration on projects is highly appreciated by reviewers. They find it convenient to make changes to the product and leave notes for other designers, especially when working with a team. This feature enhances teamwork and streamlines the design process.

Useful design specifications feature: Several reviewers have found Marvel's design specifications feature very helpful in creating specific CSS style guides for developers. This functionality simplifies the process of providing developers with necessary design information, ensuring smooth communication between designers and developers.

Slow loading and deployment: Several users have experienced slow loading and deployment of options, especially when working on large projects. This has caused frustration and delays in their design process.

Limited animation functionalities: Some users have expressed that the animation functionalities are limited, which hinders the creation of realistic prototypes for complex designs. They feel that more advanced animation features would greatly enhance their ability to create dynamic and engaging experiences.

Lack of offline option: Many reviewers have mentioned their disappointment with the lack of an offline option. Not being able to work without an internet connection can be a significant drawback, particularly for teams considering purchasing the paid version.

Users commonly recommend the following:

  1. Try Marvel for quick prototyping: Many users suggest trying Marvel, especially the free version, for fast prototyping. They find it to be a great tool with a low learning curve and user-friendly experience. Marvel is recommended for both beginners and experienced users in prototyping, regardless of their level of expertise. It is particularly useful for creating click-through prototypes quickly and conducting customer development and testing.

  2. Utilize Marvel's integration with other platforms: Users appreciate how Marvel integrates seamlessly with other design tools like Sketch and Photoshop. They find features like commenting and hotspotting to be awesome. Additionally, the integration with Apple devices, GDrive, Dropbox, and other platforms makes Marvel a valuable tool for designers to explain mobile application designs and functionality to stakeholders. Some users also mention the benefit of using a stylus instead of a mouse for a more organic feel during prototyping.

  3. Consider Marvel for simple prototypes and basic interactions: Many users recommend Marvel for creating low-resolution and low-fidelity mockups or flow tests. While not particularly robust compared to other software, Marvel is praised for its simplicity, which allows users to quickly move from one design iteration to another. It is highlighted as a great tool for showcasing simple mobile interactions and is accessible even for those without a design background.

Overall, users find Marvel to be a valuable prototyping tool that is easy to use, visually appealing, and ideal for collaboration with clients. They suggest exploring Marvel's possibilities through demos and experimenting with it as an alternative to other prototyping tools like InVision, especially if you don't require all of InVision's features or want to save money.

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Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Marvel app is suited for fast prototyping / mockup. It's a nice tool to link screenshot together and test it on your phone with the dedicated app.
However, Marvel is not suited to create designs and has no free plan which is a huge issue for small business that test apps during the selection process.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I like using Marvel because it's so easy to share links with my customers; they just love seeing the interaction in real-time. However, for more robust projects, Marvel is still less efficient, whether in terms of the technical ability to prepare several screens. I feel as if maybe there could be more choice for animation transitions. In short, it's a practical application, but it still lacks functions for me to be able to use it only as a prototyping application.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marvel is a very strong tool in scenarios where designers seek to quickly create simple prototypes on their desktops using a simple, intuitive interface. It offers “just enough” functionality to create somewhat realistic designs to present to stakeholders and other designers. However, there’s a limit to how “realistic” those designs can be, given that Marvel has somewhat limited functionality around animations. Marvel is not a strong option for those who want to create very complex prototypes with many animations, or for those who want to edit prototypes on their tablet or phone. Marvel is a jewel for simplicity but starts to be difficult to use when creating complicated designs. For creating more complicated prototypes, I would recommend a more robust tool, such as Axure.
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Marvel is great for quickly creating mockups. Even less experienced UX / UI designers can get up and running fast. If your company already uses Sketch, the integration with Marvel was great. Overall, it's a great mockup tool perhaps for smaller teams. However, it requires an internet connection and may not be the best choice for large companies with complex needs, multiple operating systems in use, etc.
Ronald Melendez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The best Marvel scenario is when you have an application that has different navigability options, and it is a long project. Marvel works to design these applications, as well as give a demo in the design to present it to customers and visualize how your application will be on the client side. This is an advantage for the whole team because the client knows what to expect, and the developer know what to develop. I also appreciate the logical order between options and navigation, which allows you to carry everything out very cleanly when working.

Now, if there are projects that are short and do not have a level of design that requires you to present your application to a client in a visual way, it is not necessary to work on Marvel, since the ideal use of this application is to really see the scope of a project, to see in a visual way what will be presented and how it will look, and to see functions and features that will be available in some way when the application is developed. That is the great advantage of using marvel.

Stephanie Martin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marvel has quickly become my go-to for quick prototyping. It is very straightforward with a simple learning curve, it is easy to make adjustments to screens and interactions, and it is easy to send designs to clients. I still use other apps for more detailed prototypes, especially those with a large range of micro-interactions, but this is great for simple sites for clients like small businesses or personal portfolios.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marvel is suited for: 1. Definitely for creating mockups, it is the best application, the fastest application and lets you do this very quickly. 2. A lot of good features are available for free, not really required to upgrade to the PRO version. 3. Really easy to use. 4. Creating hotspots is really easy and quick to do. Less Appropriate: 1. Doesn't really have a lot of animation options.
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