A developer receives mockups, but the animations don't match the specification — a familiar situation. We refine prototypes in Adobe XD to an interactive state, ready for testing on real devices and handoff for coding. With over 5 years in mobile prototyping and 50+ completed projects, our team ensures high quality.
A clickable prototype allows you to identify UX errors before development begins: check touch targets, plan transitions and animations, test on a real device. This reduces rework during the layout stage by 40% and saves up to 3 working days for the development team. We use Component States, Auto-Animate, and Stacks for rapid component creation. For example, a button with Default, Hover, Pressed, and Disabled states — one component, no artboard duplication. This speeds up revisions by 3 times.
Why a Clickable Prototype in Adobe XD Is Effective
Transitions between screens, loading states, and errors — all of this should be tested before code is written. An animated prototype in the tool allows you to simulate the full user journey: from registration to making a purchase. On a real device, issues with touch targets and text readability that are not visible on desktop are identified. As a result, the developer gets a precise specification of animations and transitions, reducing the number of iterations. A 2023 UX study shows teams using prototyping reduce development time by 30–50%.
Auto-Animate Speeds Up Prototyping
Auto-Animate is a feature that creates smooth morph animations between two artboards with identically named objects. For example, expanding a product card: the element smoothly enlarges, changes color, and moves. Setting it up takes seconds — just set easing and duration. This is 3 times faster than creating animation in After Effects or Keynote. The official Adobe XD documentation describes all parameters, available at helpx.adobe.com/xd/help/auto-animate.html. With Auto-Animate, a single designer can prepare a prototype in 2–3 days instead of a week.
Handling Missing Conditional Logic
Indeed, XD does not support conditional logic or numerical variables like Figma Variables. A cart flow requires a separate artboard for each state. For data-driven prototypes this is inconvenient; for navigational ones, it is insignificant. Solution: we use a state table and document all scenarios separately. For example, for a cart we create artboards "Empty cart", "Cart with item", "Cart with error". The developer receives a description of the logic for transitions between them. This covers 95% of mobile prototyping tasks.
How We Create a Prototype: Step-by-Step Process
- Scenario analysis — identify critical user journeys (not all screens in sequence).
- Build a component system — Button, Card, Input with Component States.
- Assemble artboards and set up Auto-Animate for key transitions.
- Test on a real device via the XD mobile app.
- Export specifications via Share for Development and hand off to development.
What Is Included in the Work
- 15–25 artboards with animations for 3–5 flows (Splash, Onboarding, Login, Main screen, Detail screen, Cart).
- Documentation: description of transitions, component behavior, loading/error states.
- Training for your team on how to open the prototype on a device and make revisions.
- Post-delivery support for 2 weeks.
- Export of assets in SVG/PNG and specifications for iOS (PT) and Android (DP).
Timeline and Cost
| Stage | Duration |
|---|---|
| Scenario analysis | 0.5 day |
| Component system development | 0.5 day |
| Artboard assembly and animations | 1–2 days |
| Device testing | 0.5 day |
| Export and handoff | 0.5 day |
| Total | 2–3 days |
| Criteria | Adobe XD | Figma |
|---|---|---|
| Auto-Animate | Yes | Yes (Smart Animate) |
| Component States | Yes | No (via Variants) |
| Conditional logic | No | Yes (Variables) |
| Real-time collaboration | Limited | Yes |
Cost is calculated individually depending on prototype complexity. Basic package starts from $1,500. Investing in a clickable prototype saves up to $3,000 in developer rework for a mid-size mobile app. Contact us — we will estimate your project within 1 hour. Get a consultation on Adobe XD prototyping today.
Why Choose Us
Auto-Animate in XD is set up 3 times faster than animations in Keynote. Our specialists hold Adobe certifications and have delivered dozens of mobile applications. We guarantee that the prototype will accurately match the UI kit and cover all user flows. Order the creation of an interactive prototype — reduce development time by 40%.