Is a clickable prototype the same as an app?

No. A clickable prototype models the flow and the states of a product, but it has no working backend or database. Koryvant is the design-complete blueprint layer, not a full-app builder. There is no backend, no database, and no running full-stack app.

Can a clickable prototype be handed to engineers?

Yes. A good clickable prototype comes with handoff specs so engineering can build from a decided design. Koryvant produces stack-agnostic specs alongside the prototype for exactly this.

How long does it take to make a clickable prototype?

By hand it can take days per flow. With Koryvant you describe the product in a prompt and get a complete clickable prototype to preview immediately, then refine it by chat.

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What is a clickable prototype?

A clickable prototype is a navigable model of a product: screens are linked so you can move through the real flow, and states respond to what you do, without any working backend behind them. It lets you experience how a product feels before a line of app code is written.

Last updated August 19, 2026

What makes a prototype "clickable"?

A clickable prototype links its screens the way the finished product would. You tap a row and reach the detail screen; you submit a form and see the success or error state. Nothing is a flat image — the flow is real even though the data is representative.

This is the difference from a static mockup. A mockup shows what a screen looks like; a clickable prototype shows what using the product is like, because the navigation and the states are wired together.

Why build a clickable prototype before you build the app?

A clickable prototype settles design decisions cheaply. Every state a real product reaches — empty, loading, populated, error, edge — is decided in the prototype instead of improvised mid-build, which is where most rework comes from.

It is also the clearest way to align a team or show an investor. People understand a product they can click through far faster than a slide describing it.

How does Koryvant generate a clickable prototype?

Koryvant turns a chat prompt into a complete clickable prototype: every screen a user would reach, in every state, across light and dark, under a bespoke design language, plus stack-agnostic handoff specs. You preview it live and refine it by chat.

Koryvant's output is the design surface as a safe static artifact. Koryvant is the design-complete blueprint layer, not a full-app builder. There is no backend, no database, and no running full-stack app.

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Is a clickable prototype the same as an app?: No. A clickable prototype models the flow and the states of a product, but it has no working backend or database. Koryvant is the design-complete blueprint layer, not a full-app builder. There is no backend, no database, and no running full-stack app.
Can a clickable prototype be handed to engineers?: Yes. A good clickable prototype comes with handoff specs so engineering can build from a decided design. Koryvant produces stack-agnostic specs alongside the prototype for exactly this.
How long does it take to make a clickable prototype?: By hand it can take days per flow. With Koryvant you describe the product in a prompt and get a complete clickable prototype to preview immediately, then refine it by chat.

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