iRise Reviews & Product Details

The software is easy to use and allows for fast wireframing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We were a startup and had signed up for an annual subscription for iRise. Unfortunately the startup went under last year and closed down. This year, they kicked in an automatic renewal. Have been trying to contact support for the past week immediately after they charged me.

#1. The number they have listed consistently gives the message that the "Mailbox of the person you are trying to contact is full., please try later"

#2. The online chat help support "Dominic" keeps telling me "No, the subscription is paid annually and can not be canceled. " - Does not give me any way of contacting a human or discussing the possibilities.

Not sure how to get a resolution from a 'Dead' company Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have tried several of the prototyping tools and LOVE the intuitive nature of iRise. There are many ways to skin a cat while using it, and creating pages is easy with their widgets and Masters. I was able to wireframe my new app in 2-3 days, and link all my fields and buttons, creating a fully WORKING app prototype!

I took the online training course which really got me going, but for the ADVANCED page and field creation I cannot recommend enough how important the mentoring time can be. I had 16 hours of intense training, and feel like I can create almost anything now! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Two small complaints, but plenty of work-arounds for both:

1) Eyedropper tool. Not in the system yet for PC, and using another app for RGB, you can still exact match your colors. I know they are working on it now.

2) I wish they had a better cataloging system for widgets. They are grouped, but it is not intuitive when you are starting out, so you end up spending a lot of time searching for button clusters, or data fields to adapt for your needs instead of creating from scratch. Once you get used to where they are located, and what they are called, it goes faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Features of application

Simplicity of UI

Ability to quickly create wireframes and prototypes with ease.

Separate modules are created for mobile and desktop wire framing.

Sharing of screens with larger audience and obtaining the feedback is the best feature which enables BA, Developer to get first hand feedback without any much effort.

Developer module to export created wireframes to host of technology frameworks ready made! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Business logic definition within screens can be simplified little more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The business prototyping is more valuable than implementing the design. It's always better to be more precise in terms of design that can save a lot of time and money for the company who serving and whom served and iRise is exactly ensuring that part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integration with different other tools can always be a part of improvement for iRise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use! I was able to jump right into iRise with no training (although it is provided) and start working. The ability to create mock ups and prototypes and have the requirements tie into and display with them seamlessly is the biggest plus for me. I also need to have feedback as I am doing preliminary design and even after development has started. Communication is key to my products success. iRise let's me get this information from anyone I choose to by allowing me to send a "review only access" link to my project for them to review. The link allows them to comment on the requirements and the prototypes, tying them together. This give me the feedback that I need, real-time but also allows for trace-ability should there be questions in the future on why things were done or changed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't dislike anything about the software. I do have requests for it, which I have been advised would be something that can be added in the future. My requests were to be able to format the requirements with bullet points and numbered lists if needed. I also requested the ability for reviewers to be able to comment without having to go through multiple clicks. It's not a very simple process for non-tech minded people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

web interface is much better than the thick client. Prefer using it through the cloud.

Love it 100% better than the old UI.

excellent customer service and support

autosave functionality is very helpful when working

link sharing/collaboration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That i can't do the Databinding i want to in the web app for conditional logic

Need better support for quick install of custom fonts (not through css)

Would like the sitemap tool to be in the web app so I can use the nav plan to socialize with my I/A and content teams

responsive design is not part of the program so I have to do separate models for iPad and iPhone

when i drop an object into a container, and that container has opacity set, the object inherits the opacity so I have to place it "over" the container - and that means I can't save it into my master

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Drastically shortens the feedback cycle for UI based projects. I can quickly create wireframes and get same-day or next-day feedback on them, make changes, and then restart the process. The requirement management portion of iRise is also top notch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reporting on iRise is meager at best, awful at worst. For example, there's no out of thebox report that will show me all of my requirements with their attributes (like priority, risk, owner, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed at which you can take a concept through to model in collaboration with the clients. Once a client sees the working model, the requirements take on a life of their own and subsequent conversations get easier to have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having to register each user/reviewer of the reader and download the readersoftware from the iRise site is sometimes an issue with some clients. The online editing does not include scenarios at this point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love the ability to easily collaborate/comment with other users about the simulation. iRise provides us with an opportunity to visualize requirements/design in a way the standard wire framing does not. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would love to have more widgets at my disposal. I find myself spending a lot of time building things that maybe a widget could easily provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love iRise! If you sell software, you need this tool! They really should be mentioning this in The Sprint Book as a rapid prototype tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iRise isn't quite as sleek as Balsamiq, which has a cultural feel with the sketching, and postit notes and built in icons which are easily accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easily scalable and easy to use then powerpoint Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Need to include more feature when it is compared with their competitor like Axsure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ease of use, user friendly and it has easy to understadn, even a beginner can start working this tool without any extensive training Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Training's are expensive but basic training material can be found on youtube so thats not a problem at all Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Real time integration between capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

little complicated to remember all the functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

datasheet (operations with records) feature, views, tiles Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

poor documentation and help, outdated example base, poor iBloc support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part is the ease with which a new user can take up the features that are provided by iRise which helps immensely to visualize new ideas. Collaborative features allows real time global collaboration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing in specific. The features which I used were quiet apt. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iRise has a pretty robust set of features you can use to make pretty complex prototypes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iRIse is really slow, buggy, and doesn't render on devices correctly. The interactions are not intuitive and requires the user of the program to augment their behavior to create prototypes correctly. Additionally, there is not a large community to reference if you have any questions or encounter any obstacles. You can also only open one "simulation" at one time, making it difficult to reuse elements you've used in other simulations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iRise allows users to develop a working prototype very quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

iRise's presentation tools are not very effective nor do they look great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Requirements exports and having logic involved in the prototypes is a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The amount of time it takes to build the prototypes. Also very cumbersome tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software is very easy to use for the users. Make the task very easy.

Lot of options available to do the task Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The irise Website is outdated. The website can be more condensed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The logic piece was pretty cool, but that's it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find their business model so excessive its offensive. They are operating on an outdated business model that requires users to invest way too much up front. The cost per license is too high. You have to dedicate a server and a server admin to share files within your team. Need a proprietary reader for anyone to view your work. Have to pay for a trainer to figure out how to use the damn thing. And because of the cost thing, we had an impossible time finding contractors who could/would use it. Also, they don't have a very good student program, so none of your entry level candidates will know how to use it.

Oh, and it crashed All.THE. TIME. when I was using it. It was very frustrating.

Go with Axure or Proto.io instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I used iRise during Business Process Analysis course where it helped our team to simulate our recommendations and provide the client clear functionalities.It's an easy to use tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing really, it might be a bit tedious at first, but once you get hands on, you'll love it. The fact that it's not platform independent might hurt you sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A picture is worth a thousand words. This tool makes it so much easier to validate business/system requirements, compared to traditional methods, Giving business stakeholders and end users visibility to the look/feel/flow of the system during the requirements phase of the SDLC enables lower cost defect identification/resolution. Modeling happy path as well as error condition flows fosters a better transition from Business to System requirements as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't used the tool in quite some time as I am in a new role, Nothing sticks out in my mind as a major disappointment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its capability to simulate the client requirements to avoid confusion and gain customer confidence Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

No good trainings available online to learn the tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.