Feature
Prototype Review: anonymous dots and a heat map
In AppSprint's Prototype Review, each person opens every prototype and places up to 3 yellow "I like this" dots on it, in silence. The gallery order is randomised and the builder's name is hidden. After the reveal, everyone sees all the dots with no names, which shows where interest clusters, like a heat map. A private vote follows, and the decision-maker keeps one to three prototypes.
What it is for
In a classic design sprint the team sticks dots on the parts of each sketch they like before anyone speaks, so the group is not steered by who drew it or who talks first. Prototype Review does the same thing for working, clickable prototypes built with the AI builder.
How it works
Open each prototype
The prototypes appear in a gallery in random order. They are interactive, so you can click through them. The builder is hidden.
Place your dots in silence
You can place up to 3 yellow dots per prototype on the parts you like. Each dot saves a screenshot of what you were looking at. During this phase you see only your own dots.
Reveal
After the reveal, everyone sees all the dots, with no names. The legend reads "Yellow: yours / Blue: teammates".
Guided discussion
In the Full and Focused Product Sprints, the room then discusses each prototype for 3 minutes, and the builder speaks last. The One-Hour Sprint skips this discussion.
Vote and decide
The next step is the Gallery: one private vote each, counts shown after the reveal. The vote is advisory, and the decision-maker keeps 1 to 3 prototypes to take into Refine Together.
What is anonymous and what is not
- Dots are anonymous. After the reveal you can tell your own dots from your teammates' dots by colour, but not which teammate placed which.
- Prototype authorship is hidden during the review, and the order is randomised for the gallery.
- Written review notes are attributed to the person who wrote them.
- As with all anonymity in AppSprint, this is enforced in the interface. Author ids are stored on the server. See anonymous ideas and voting.
Limits worth knowing
- The dots mean "I like this". They mark strengths, and criticism is left for the discussion and the written review notes.
- The limit is 3 dots per person per prototype, so the review shows where interest clusters and is not a scoring system.
- AI teammates are excluded from Prototype Review. They place no dots and cast no votes.
- Outside testers do not place dots. They answer a feedback form instead.
Which templates include it
The Full Product Sprint and the Focused Product Sprint include the silent dots followed by the guided discussion. The One-Hour Sprint has a 10-minute Review Prototypes step with the dots only. Team Vibe Coding has one shared prototype, so there is nothing to compare and no review step.