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Good for Small Projects and Collaboration, but the Tool Bar is a Bit Lacking
January 27, 2023

Good for Small Projects and Collaboration, but the Tool Bar is a Bit Lacking

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Freehand Pro

Overall Satisfaction with InVision Freehand

I use InVision Freehand primarily for wireframes for our products to show our developers what we want the product to show. We use it at an elementary level as we do not do extensive things within InVision Freehand. While InVision Freehand is a good product I feel like it could be better suited for users like myself who find it difficult to navigate when trying to find specific tools to use (for example: blurring customer information out, or highlighting an area of focus.) I find that InVision Freehand lacks certain tools that other products use. It's almost like InVision Freehand was designed with a minimalistic approach, and while I appreciate that in theory, this is something that needs more details.
  • Easy to upload a screenshot
  • Easy to use whiteboard
  • Sticky Notes
  • Most important- Collaboration
  • The tool bar needs to be improved.
  • Minimalistic is nice, but I think it needs to be expanded.
  • I wish you could tag co-workers somehow.
  • Collaboration
  • Tools to use
  • More hardy when it comes to functionality
  • Helped achieve collaboration goals for wireframes
  • Basic functionality of toolbar
  • Like the fact that others without InVision Freehand accounts can still see links to wireframes
I think it is a good product but as I have stated previously, there needs to be a more extensive toolbar and labeling of the tools that are available. It is not exactly an easy user experience and requires a long time to become accustomed to the product. I feel like the tutorials are great but do not provide enough information for a rudimentary user.
Cost effectiveness and while Miro is good for collaboration and sprint and PI planning, I think its too open-ended. Easy to get lost in a board. Snagit is my go-to tool but it is not a collaborative tool. If I could combine Snagits tools with Invisions look/feel...that would be the perfect collaboration product on the market in my opinion.

Do you think Freehand by InVision delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Freehand by InVision's feature set?

No

Did Freehand by InVision live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Freehand by InVision go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Freehand by InVision again?

No

InVision Freehand works really well for collaboration which is why our company started using it as we sometimes have multiple Business Analysts working on one wireframe at a time. It works well for wireframes and what we want the product to have.