Proto.io vs ProtoPie Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Proto.io
This application allows users to preview and interact with their Proto.io projects on any device. It supports native touch gestures for a realistic prototyping experience and offers offline viewing of cached projects. Users can also record and share their prototype interactions.
- Preview shared Proto.io projects
- Access all projects from your account
- Full-screen prototype viewing
- Interact with native touch gestures
- Preview on any device/screen size
- Offline viewing of cached projects
- Record and share prototype interactions
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Proto.io App brings your Proto.io projects to life! It allows you to use all the native gestures to interact with elements and makes full use of your screen estate. **Key features include:** - Preview projects shared with you - Login and access all your projects in your Proto.io account. - Preview your projects in full screen without any obstructions. - Ability to interact with your projects using all supported touch gestures: Pinch, swipe, tap, tap & hold and more. - Preview any prototype on any device/screen size regardless of the device /screen size it was designed for. - When previewing a project it is saved in your device cache so that you can view it again without an internet connection - Record and share your interactions with a prototype
ProtoPie Player
This app allows you to view, test, and experience interactive prototypes created with a companion desktop tool. Access prototypes from the cloud or save them locally for offline use on your mobile devices. It enables easy sharing and testing of designs with colleagues, clients, or users.
- View and test prototypes
- Access cloud prototypes
- Save prototypes locally
- Use native device capabilities
- Control playback speed
- Share prototypes easily
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ProtoPie Player is a free companion app to ProtoPie Studio, a code-free prototyping tool on macOS & Windows. View, experience, and test prototypes on iOS and iPadOS easily. Access prototypes in the Cloud, save prototypes locally, and more—all from your iPhone or iPad. Ideal for yourself, your colleagues, stakeholders, clients, or users. ProtoPie Player is perfect for quickly testing prototypes made with ProtoPie, getting prototypes in anyone’s hands, and (remote) usability testing. To open prototypes on your iPhone or iPad, connect ProtoPie Player to ProtoPie Studio via WiFi or USB. Or just log in with your ProtoPie account to access your prototypes in the cloud. Also, it’s possible to open any prototype on your iPhone or iPad with a shareable link or shared via any other third-party solution—without connecting to ProtoPie Studio. With ProtoPie Player, you can: - Open any prototypes—shared via ProtoPie Cloud, email, Google Drive, Slack, or any other messaging and storage solution. - Use the iPhone and iPad their native capabilities in prototypes, e.g., camera, gyroscope, microphone, and more. - Control the play speed: slow down the prototype to experience the interactions with more detail. - Access prototypes in ProtoPie Cloud. - Save prototypes locally for offline usage ProtoPie Player is part of the ProtoPie ecosystem. ProtoPie is a prototyping tool to easily turn your interaction design ideas into realistic prototypes. Create interactive prototypes for mobile, desktop, web, and IoT. Get started with ProtoPie today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProtoPie Player at 4.0 against Proto.io's 3.7. ProtoPie Player also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Proto.io's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ProtoPie Player holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Proto.io's written reviews are positive against 58% of ProtoPie Player's.
Proto.io ships an update every 4 months, ProtoPie Player every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Proto.io | ProtoPie Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proto.io | Studio XID |
Customer experience
Proto.io
ProtoPie Player
Bugs and requests
Proto.io
Reported bugs
37 issues- Can't login
- Difficult to delete account
- Share link issues
- Login issues
- Cannot sign up or sign in
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- VR Prototyping is broken
- App doesn't work at all
- Blank screen
- Super buggy on iOS
- Entire preview offset
- Projects broken on iPad
- Videos & transitions won't load on iPad
- On Device is broken iPhone and iPad
- Black screen permanently on device
- Crashes when downloading project
- Doesn't show prototypes on iOS 10
- Bug keeps closing the app
- Crashing on iOS10
- Crashes constantly
- Crashes after trying to open a project
- Crashing after sign in page
- Not flawless
- Need to fix some bugs
- Requires account creation to view
- Bad update
- Does not install on iOS 7
- App does not open, crashes immediately
- Totally broken, doesn't load on phone
- Can't get passed loading screen
- System runs slow
- Piece of crap app cost me a grade
- Won't load anything
- Newest update broke sign-in
- Very buggy app
- Crashing or not loading larger elements
- Gets stuck when loading prototype
- App has potential but is still buggy
Requested features
4 requests- Update UI elements for iOS 13
- Caching projects
- Optimise application for iPhone 6 screen
- Easily switch between accounts like Tweetbot
ProtoPie Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Proto.io
No in-app purchases
ProtoPie Player
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Proto.io free?
Is ProtoPie Player free?
Which has better reviews, Proto.io or ProtoPie Player?
Do Proto.io or ProtoPie Player have ads?
Which is updated more often, Proto.io or ProtoPie Player?
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