Flowchart Designer 3 for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By ThatiPadGuy.com

  OMG FINALLY

  I feel like I’ve been searching forever for a good flow charting app on the iPad. Every time I searched I found either things that had subscriptions or was a “mind mapper”. I don’t need anything that requires that many features and updates that I need monthly updates. So I should just be able to buy something. And I finally stumbled across Flowchart Designer 3 and it is perfect for my needs. I honestly could have gotten away with the free version but I wanted to support the developer and I encourage others to do the same.

  
  
• By Bad_Company_2010

  Just Kinda OK

  Don't expect much from this app. First, it only comes with a few "containers" - i.e. rectangles, for shapes. You'd have to pay $8 for a very basic handful of additional shapes. There functionality problems as well. You can't (at least I couldn't find a way) to attach text to a Container. I had to create a seperate Text box and manually move it over the Container but then, you can't "Group" the text box and container so everytime you move something, you have to move both individually, realign them, center them, etc. Most of my time was spent repetitively moving and aligning boxes and text. Colors are pretty bad as well and the Themes don't work - the colors you expect are not what shows up. I chose a black background Container with white text and I got a purple gradient with black text. There's probably more I could comment on but I have to toss this app for something that doesn't waste my time doing over and over again. If you need a VERY basic flowchart - and I mean basic, this will give you something but it has a long way to go for it to be of any use. And the $8 is kind of an insult for what it does. Get your app functional before trying to soak us for a couple of bucks.

  
  
• By SLB ARES 86

  Swim Lane needs a bit more work

  One of the process maps I use most is the swim lane to show who is in charge of that particular step. I love that you can add additional lanes and change the widths very easily. I was able to figure out most of the functionalities on my on with some trial and error, but I think a tutorial would be nice. On the swim lane template, I was not able to change the width of the title block. It stays the same width, even if you have multi-lines for the title of that lane and the words cross over. I'd like to see be able to change the color of just that block. I have not been able to figure out how to make the background just white. Everytime I mess with the colors, it always gives me a banded row color scheme (one row light the next dark). I'd like for it to be all one color or give me the ability to change each one into a color of my chosing. Other than that, it is one of the better flow charts out there right now. I am still looking for something better.

  
  
• By lsjordan

  Great App! Meets our team needs.

  The ease of use is off the charts! My team has been able to jump right in with this application and mockup business processes super quick. We love the ease of use, and the ability to change shapes (processes) on the fly. We don't need to get fancy with our process maps, however the tool set for customized design is a really nice to have in case we ever needed to make a process map pretty for a client.

  
  

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