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Overview

What is Whimsical?

Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.

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My go-to mind mapping tool

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 28, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
The feature I use from Whimsical is the mind mapping mode. I've tried many other mind mapping tools (e.g. Clickup) in the past including desktop apps like Freemind, but in ter...
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Vincent Po
Executive - Marketing
MD & Head of Global Marketing
Ethan Hathaway
Whimsical4 years of experience

Amazing and versatile product

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 14, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are using Whimsical for a variety of things in our marketing department - student flow on landing pages/campaign advertising, website and landing page mockups, group meetin...
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Verified user
Project Manager
Whimsical2 years of experience

Whimsical delivers for UX professionals.

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 9, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use Whimsical as a UX designer to present user flows and information hierarchy to my team members inside of the organization and to clients when pitching ideas.
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Sarah Littlefield
Director - Corporate
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), UX design
Magnet Co
Whimsical1 year of experience

An amazing playground for ideas

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 19, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I've used whimsical for a multitude of projects, however, my favorite to date was mapping out the workflow for our new onboarding system. I was able to present my team with a ...
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Brianne Matthias
Administrator - Other
Member Services Administrator
Geopath
Whimsical1 year of experience

Whimsical is Wonderful

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 19, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Whimsical for quick and efficient user flow mapping, sitemapping, and wireframing for our web development clients. It's an amazing tool that makes sketching and thought...
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Andrea Hester
Director - Other
Director Of Operations
Clearfire, Inc.
Whimsical1 year of experience
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What is Whimsical?

Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.

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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Frequently Asked Questions

Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 5.7.

The most common users of Whimsical are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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My go-to mind mapping tool

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
December 28, 2023
VP
Vincent Po
MD & Head of Global Marketing
Ethan Hathaway (E-Learning, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Whimsical
4 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
The feature I use from Whimsical is the mind mapping mode. I've tried many other mind mapping tools (e.g. ClickUp) in the past including desktop apps like Freemind, but in terms of cloud-based mind mapping tools, their mind-mapping tool is the best one or the one I prefer using the most.

I use mind mapping to work out product development, doing brain dumps to organize thoughts and ideas.
Pros
  • Mind maps
  • Generous usage on free plan
  • Very intuitive
Cons
  • Getting out of a selected view is not quite as intuitive.
Likelihood to Recommend
This is my go-to mind mapping tool, and I use this both for business-related work and personal though organization and brainstorming.

Can't think of any scenario where it is less appropriate, except for maybe, a larger enterprise where data confidentiality may be an issue.

Whimsical delivers for UX professionals.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
November 09, 2020
SL
Sarah Littlefield
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), UX design
Magnet Co (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Whimsical
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Whimsical as a UX designer to present user flows and information hierarchy to my team members inside of the organization and to clients when pitching ideas.
Pros
  • Very learnable and memorable.
  • Easy to present.
  • Ability to comment.
  • Ability to share.
  • Simple interface.
Cons
  • Customization of colors would be nice.
  • Adding chains can be finicky.
  • Moving boxes around is clunky - interferes with connections.
Likelihood to Recommend
Any kind of hierarchy structure is easy to show as well as processes and connections. We use it to make org charts and user experience flows, as well as wireframes. It's pretty simple in features, so if you needed to do compex arrangements, it could be burdensome.

An amazing playground for ideas

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 19, 2020
BM
Brianne Matthias
Member Services Administrator
Geopath (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Whimsical
1 year of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I've used whimsical for a multitude of projects, however, my favorite to date was mapping out the workflow for our new onboarding system. I was able to present my team with a clear explanation and reason behind each step as well as provide a reference for future team members. We often use Whimsical as a workflow tracker and mind-mapping exercise.
Pros
  • Mindmapping.
  • Workflow.
  • Business/department structure building.
  • Basic wireframe builds.
Cons
  • The ability to share is a bit lacking (you can only share the link if the document is public).
  • Would be great if we had the ability to make the notes smaller.
Likelihood to Recommend
Best suited for mind-mapping exercises. I use it with my clients to build out new processes and org charts. There are so many departments that can benefit from the product: HR, IT, Customer Service, Design, etc. The only challenge is how the individual would like to utilize it. I don't know that it's best as a board for notes and ideas. It would be a little difficult to codify with the platform.

Whimsical is Wonderful

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
March 19, 2020
AH
Andrea Hester
Director Of Operations
Clearfire, Inc. (Internet, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Whimsical
1 year of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Whimsical for quick and efficient user flow mapping, sitemapping, and wireframing for our web development clients. It's an amazing tool that makes sketching and thought mapping quick and easy. It's actually quicker than hand sketching, and it's superior in that it allows easy collaboration for our remote team.
Pros
  • Simple low fidelity wireframing
  • Site mapping
  • User flow mapping
Cons
  • Limited design capabilities for more detailed wireframing
Likelihood to Recommend
Whimsical is a great tool for both novices and experts. It's super simple to learn - if you can draw flow charts (or actually even if you can't!), you can use Whimsical. If you're looking for a tool for high fidelity designing and wiremapping, this is not it. But if you're looking for something for quick and easy concept mapping, it's the best one out there.

Amazing and versatile product

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
July 14, 2021
Verified User
Project Manager in Marketing
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Whimsical
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are using Whimsical for a variety of things in our marketing department - student flow on landing pages/campaign advertising, website and landing page mockups, group meetings/brainstorming... there's so much you can do. It simplifies our creative thought process by having one source of truth. We use it during staff meetings to brainstorm and have a definitive direction to execute.
Pros
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
Cons
  • Kind of want to see some of the functionality of other similar apps like Miro but the app is great at what it does
  • Folder structure takes a little time to get used to
  • Nitpicking here but not a big fan of the default font
Likelihood to Recommend
You can find a use for this app if you are communicating any type of idea. The capability is pretty much limitless.
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