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24 alternatives to Wake Annotations

A more powerful way to give design feedback

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wake Annotations launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Design Talks▲89

   Give and get design feedback on the go w/ audio annotations

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Ocean▲208

   A Community of designers sharing feedback

   2014 · ocean.ink · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lighthouse London #13: How To Use Prototyping To Get Meaningful Feedback From Your Customers▲61

   Using prototypes as a powerful feedback tool

   2016 · wearelighthouse.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Discussing Design▲68

   Improving communication and collaboration through critique

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Fizzl.io▲162

   The fastest way for UX designers to fetch feedback

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Design Collaboration for Product Teams▲76

   Building the foundation of brilliance

   2016 · uxpin.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UI Parade▲137

   User interface design tools and design inspiration

   2014 · uiparade.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wake▲310

   A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team.

   2015 · wake.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cycles▲179

   Visual feedback and approvals for web development

   2016 · cycleshq.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hue▲191

    Unlimited design for startups to enterprises

    2017 · designjoy.co · its alternatives →

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    Lighthouse London #15: Just Enough Design: Tips For Creating Effective Prototypes▲52

    Maximising prototypes for learning, not aesthetics

    2016 · wearelighthouse.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mental Models▲75

    Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior

    2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    UX for Lean Startups▲89

    Faster, smarter user experience research and design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Feedbag▲131

    A super lightweight design collaboration tool.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Sketchbook Project▲87

    A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Communicating Design▲68

    Developing web site documentation for design and planning

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wake▲55

    A private space to share & discuss design work w/ your team

    2014 · wake.io · its alternatives →

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    CMYK▲89

    Real-time design feedback from your own network

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Panda▲76

    Keeping designers inspired and informed

    2014 · usepanda.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flux▲70

    Design and generate iOS transitions

    2014 · nthstate.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    UI Breakfast - #9: Designing Products with Amy Hoy▲66

    Opinions on and workflow of designing products.

    2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Avocado▲69

    A new toolbox for interaction designers

    2014 · ideo.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Motion Design for iOS▲188

    A book about designing animations for iOS

    2014 · designthencode.com · its alternatives →

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    Talk to Users▲128

    Point and click annotated feedback (w/ just 1 line of code)

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →