Validate Your Designs Instantly — Without Waiting on Real Users

Early-stage design validation is often skipped due to time, cost, or lack of access to testers. That’s where Velocity comes in — an AI-powered plugin that lets you simulate 100s of user tests, generate heatmaps, chat logs, and usability metrics — all directly inside your Figma workflow.

Just launched on Product Hunt, Velocity helps product teams catch UX issues before real users ever see them — saving time, money, and costly iterations later.

📘 Product Snapshot

• 🚀 Product Name: Velocity
• 🧠 What It Does: AI-simulated user testing for Figma prototypes
• 🛠️ Key Features: Prompt-based tasks, heatmaps, chat logs, pass/fail metrics, WCAG checks
• 🌐 Website: www.appvelocity.io
• 📍 Product Hunt: Explore Launch
• 🏷️ Category: UX Design, Productivity Tools, AI, Analytics
• 🗓️ Launch Timeline: Released in early 2024, now actively expanding with real-user hybrid testing

🔍 Why Velocity Matters

Traditional testing cycles are slow. Velocity lets you:

• Run 100+ AI tests instantly with simulated user flows
• Visualize heatmaps, drop-offs, and success rates
• Chat with AI testers to understand their thinking
• Add real user tests in minutes when needed
• Validate accessibility with built-in WCAG audits

All of this happens within Figma, making design due diligence faster and smarter.

💡 Core Features at a Glance

• Prompt-Driven Simulations: Ask AI testers to “Find pricing” or “Complete signup,” and watch how they navigate
• Quantified Reports: Get pass/fail metrics, click paths, and test summaries instantly
• AI Chat Feedback: View simulated user thoughts and friction points
• Real User Testing (Optional): After AI validation, invite real testers for deeper insights
• Accessibility Review: Ensure early-stage compliance with WCAG checklists

👤 Who It’s Built For

• 🧪 Product Designers & UX Teams – Test before building
• 🚀 Startups & Agencies – Save costs with instant validation
• 🧠 Growth Teams & PMs – Make faster, data-informed design decisions
• 🌍 Accessibility & QA Leads – Catch usability and compliance issues early

👨‍💻 Meet the Maker: Kevin McDonagh

Kevin McDonagh, a seasoned product builder with agency roots and experience at Meetup, Glovo, SoundCloud, and Mubi, co-created Velocity to solve a real pain point: not having time or budget to test early designs.

“We often had no access to users, so we built the AI testers we wished we had.”
— Kevin McDonagh

Alongside designer Rachel Long-Smith, Kevin is helping teams shift validation left — making it part of every design iteration, not just post-launch cleanup.

🔗 Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn

🚀 Launch Highlights

• Featured on Product Hunt with strong traction
• Offered a $10 early-bird plan for initial users
• Team ran live test requests for early adopters during launch
• Actively used by UX teams across startups and agencies

🔗 Try Velocity‑8 Today

If you’re designing in Figma and want fast, AI-backed validation that fits seamlessly into your workflow — this is the tool to try.

👉 Explore Velocity on Product Hunt
👉 Visit the Official Site

💬 Final Thoughts from 100X Venture Hub

At 100X Venture Hub, we feature tools that combine speed, intelligence, and usability — and Velocity hits that sweet spot. It enables teams to test smarter, ship faster, and design with confidence, all without breaking their workflow or their budget.

If you’re building in Figma, Velocity should be in your stack.