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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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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 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 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Creating prototypes of applications, or sites in marvel, guarantees me a considerable return, as it saves time and effort, because the client is quickly introduced to the various stages of prototyping, which avoids rework.
  • Another plus point, it's free!
  • No need to download programs, it's all done online.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Saves time and money early in the design process. Designers can quickly and affordably create simple prototypes to get feedback on before creating more complex, more time-intensive designs.
  • Enables designers to present somewhat realistic designs to gain buy-in from stakeholders and clients. This has led us to gain support and funding for projects easier than when we would present design workflows using PowerPoint presentations.
  • Saves time onboarding to a new tool. Marvel’s very simple and intuitive design means less time figuring out the tool and more time actually designing.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Saves time as it's very fast to learn and to create simple prototypes.
  • Streamlines the design process, since the integration with Sketch makes it easy to access our existing components.
  • Let us collaborate and centralize comments on a design in one place.
Ronald Melendez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • In establishing application prototypes, it gives a considerable return on investment, since it saves effort and time. That means that it can have economic gains, because the client is presented with this prototype and an estimate can then be made based on a scrum of how long it will take to develop, how much it will cost to develop, and how much manpower it will require.
  • Sometimes, clients will get applications that are not what they expected, visually. With Marvel, though, the prototypes are accurate and you can create exact mockups of what your application will be. This way, the development team can go straight to that goal, instead of spending more time thinking about what to do and how to present a prototype.
  • Investing in this type of applications allows the company to save a lot of personal time, as it avoids unnecessary work. Marvel allows you to figure out if you are able to cover the development of that application and what staff you will need to do it.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It helped me improve my productivity. It took me lot of time to manually design mockups earlier when I used Adobe Photoshop to do it.
  • Because of quickly creating mockups, now I provide my clients with more than 4-5 options which is welcomed by clients and make them happy.
  • Definitely the ROI and improved, because of time saved and happy clients.
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