For this very first mock-up using MockApp, I took a shot at the iPhone Photo Album app. Download the mock-up here in either Apple Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint formats.
Obviously, my intent is not to re-develop the iPhone Photo Album app (it’s hard to improve on something that great anyway!) but rather to show how high-fidelity MockApp can get with an existing app as an example.
Feel free to reuse all the graphic elements such as buttons, icons, etc. to mock-up your own app ideas.
These are screenshots of the actual PowerPoint mockup, not the iPhone app itself.
Soon, I will release a free library of iPhone user interface elements entirely re-created (by my own hand) that should enable anyone to mock-up any iPhone app they can dream-up. I just need to find the time to polish it (hint: the more coffees you buy me the faster I get!)
I’ve been doing Keynote and Powerpoint mock-ups of web apps and desktop apps for over 15 years but this is the first time I “go public” and share my secret sauce. This type of rapid prototyping tool has helped so many of my employers and consulting clients over the years that I felt compelled to share it.
My hope is that many will embrace MockApp and that it will help great app ideas to reach their full potential.
Tips are highly appreciated. Regardless, please let me know what you think and how you like it.
And do spread the word. I’m hoping this type of rapid prototyping will let more people express their ideas. After all, programmers aren’t always the only ones with good app ideas!
Thank you for this. It will be very helpful.
The demo doesn’t work with PowerPoint 2007. You just get the opening grid with some missing icons.
That’s a pity because I don’t have a Mac, and I’d like to see what could be so important about this. I mean, I can’t imagine anyone not understanding the concept of a screen transition, so I’m a bit unsure why I’d put myself through the pain of using Keynote to make iPhone app mockups when I could just use the Apple SDK.
Or am I missing something?
Hi Jonathan. Thanks for your feedback.
When you put it in presentation mode, the Photo Albums app icon should appear after a second or 2 and then you click on it to start the demo. Could you let me know if that works for you?
The SDK is absolutely your best option if you have it installed and know how to use it. My template is meant as a lightweight but potent alternative for all those that aren’t hardcore developers or Photoshop experts.
A brand new version of MockApp that works in PowerPoint 2007 on a PC is now out. Feel free to give it a try.