Play

Design, prototype, and collaborate directly from your phone.

5.0•4 reviews•

778 followers

Design, prototype, and collaborate directly from your phone.

5.0•4 reviews•

778 followers

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The first native iOS design tool built for creating mobile products. Design, prototype, and collaborate directly from your phone. Experience your design as you create it while taking full advantage of native iOS features to bring your product to life.

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Impressive demo! You're also pushing the "norms" by making the creation tooling mobile first. Have you received pushback from designers that are used to doing this on a computer?

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4yr ago

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@rrhoover Do you think this app can become Figma for iOS?

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@rrhoover Thanks for the question! We believe there is still an important role for the desktop—we'll be making some exciting announcements on that soon! By starting with the phone it gave us the opportunity to rethink how to use the actual device we're designing for as more than an afterthought in the design process. We're really excited with how the iOS platform will work with other mediums (like desktop and tablet) to create a fresh approach for what a modern product design tool looks like.

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4yr ago

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Maker

Morning! I'm Fede, part of Play's design team. I fell in love with prototyping a few years ago, I've tried every prototyping tool, but when I saw Play's launch video, I was amazed and knew I wanted to be part of this dream team. I genuinely believe Play is the future of design. And I've never had more fun at work than right now. We are also here to help you learn it, we will support, create and keep improving the app. Thank you!

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4yr ago

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@0db8_ are you the same notion consultant, craft promoter, domestika course fede Sanchez? All the best for your product!

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@superminnu Haha yeah! 2022 has been a busy year!

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4yr ago

@0db8_ Congrats on the launch 🚀

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4yr ago

@0db8_ Congrats on the launch 🚀🚀🚀🚀

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@0db8_ @fares_aktouf Thank you!

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

Hello Product Hunt! 👋 This is Dan and I’m one of the co-founders of Play. I’m excited to tell you more about the new design and prototyping tool we have been working on the past couple of years! 📱Play is a modern product design tool that was born out of a need we experienced when designing mobile products in the previous company we were at. We found that while vector drawing tools play a role in today’s workflow, there are a number of limitations, especially when designing mobile products. 😩 Some of the pain points we're working to address with Play are the limitations in our traditional tools' ability to create high fidelity, native interactions, the constant need to develop hacks and workarounds to recreate native iOS UI, ignoring many real-world guidelines of product design which make collaborating with engineers challenging, and lets not forget the endless context switching from desktop to the phone, relying on mirror apps that only emulate the native app experience. 💡We saw these pain points as an opportunity and took a different approach when building Play. We started with the medium you’re designing for—the phone—and imagined a design platform that used the phone as an input device. This opened up a world of new opportunities! 😎 Here are some of the benefits of Play and what makes it unique: ✨ 1. Design with real iOS materials. Use the same library of native elements and gestures that Xcode offers, without writing any code. Live maps, input text fields, haptics, switches, pickers, steppers, blur effects, UIMenu, and native gestures are all at your fingertips in Play. ✨ 2. No more simulations and spaghetti artboards. What you create in Play is rendered with the same technology as a finished native iOS app. You have access to gestures like pan, drag, advanced scroll triggers and much more that aren't possible in other tools. ✨ 3. Experience your design as you create it. Unlike traditional design tools that require you to context switch and simulate the mobile experience, Play is the first tool to make contextual design for mobile possible. Design from both iOS and iPad. ➡️ How can I use Play Today? Today, Play is free to use for your iPhone and iPad, where you can work seamlessly across both platforms. You can start designing from scratch or import your existing design components from Figma. Invite team members, collaborate, and share prototypes that are previewed as a real native app. 📲 Download Play: https://apps.apple.com/app/id147... 🎥 YouTube for tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/c/create... 📖 Support Site: https://learn.createwithplay.com/ 👋 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/C8jwY... 🕸 Website: https://www.createwithplay.com ➡️ What’s on our roadmap? We’ll be making some exciting announcements in the coming weeks but the team is working hard on new Play platforms and new ways for engineers to be brought into the design process. And of course, we’ve got a lot of exciting new things rolling out for iOS and iPad, from spring and bounce animations to new Swift Charts and much more! ❤️ A big thank you to all our early users for your continued support and feedback! Thank you to Chris Messina for hunting us as well. Our team has poured their heart and soul into this product. It is an ambitious vision and we're excited for you to give Play a try. Looking forward to hearing your questions and comments! —Dan

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4yr ago

Play is one of the only reasons my iPad gets much use these days. Its such a clever tool that enables designers to think in context and with developer constraints. Is there a better way to design for mobile than on mobile?? Cheers to the team making this happen!

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@justanothersidd Thanks for much for the kind words Sid! We're so happy to hear Play is a core tool on your iPad!

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4yr ago

Nodestory

Congrats to the team! I remember the time when I first discovered just the landing page of Play and was blown away by the ways in which its possibilities were presented visually. When I tried out the product, my initial reaction got solidified more. Looking forward to creating mini-apps and interactions.

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@prakharshivam Fantastic! We'd love to see what you create when you have something to share! What are you most excited to build in Play?

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4yr ago

Nodestory

@alexg473 A simple app for creating and sharing vertical stories, meme-betting app and a few other mini apps.

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4yr ago

@alexg473 @prakharshivam Cool! We'd love to see your results. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

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4yr ago

Designing for mobile on your mobile device? As with all good design, it seems obvious once you see it. Will definitely try this.

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@todaviamal It's definitely surprises a lot of people how well it works on iOS!

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4yr ago

An incredible product focused on developing your creativity. It changes the concept of design turning into a “play”. Designing magically from your device is a revolutionary experience. A game changer without any doubt. 🚀🚀

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4yr ago

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@adridebustos same thoughts here!

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4yr ago

Play

Maker

@adridebustos @michael_sieb Thank you both for the nice words!

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Play is highly praised for its native iOS design capabilities, offering a seamless experience for creating mobile prototypes directly from your phone. Makers from Craft.do highlight its effectiveness in producing detailed iOS prototypes, surpassing alternatives like Figma. Tripsy makers appreciate its role in facilitating design and prototyping. Users commend its user-friendly interface, innovative use of iOS features, and operational excellence. While it may require some adjustment to existing workflows, its value and ease of use are widely recognized.

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