Step 9: Connect the screens to create a flow

Individual screens tell part of the story. A wireflow, connecting your screens with arrows showing user paths, tells the complete narrative of how someone moves through your app.

Wireflows offer several advantages:

• Team alignment: Flows communicate interactions visually, reducing lengthy written explanations
• Gap identification: Connecting screens reveals missing states like loading screens, confirmation dialogs, or error handling
• Developer clarity: Engineers can see exactly how screens relate, speeding up implementation

When connecting screens, document the rules. What triggers the transition? Is it a tap, swipe, or automatic redirect? Does content persist or refresh when returning to a previous screen?

Tools like Figma, Protopie, and InVision let you create clickable flows directly from wireframes. Even basic click-through prototypes help stakeholders understand the experience better than static screens.