# Flowchart Designer 5

> AI drafts. Pro diagrams on Mac

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6499322176](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6499322176)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6499322176`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 光建 张
- **Category:** Graphics & Design
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-01
- **First published:** 2024-04-27
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flowchart-designer-5/id6499322176)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://lightgraphics.ltd/privacy.html?lang=en](http://lightgraphics.ltd/privacy.html?lang=en)

## Description

Flowchart Designer 5 is a powerful diagram application designed specifically for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, helping users effortlessly create diagrams, including flowcharts, mind maps, floor plans, and more.

​Main Features (iOS Version)​​

- ​Rich Shape Library: Preloaded with a wide range of commonly used graphic templates—simply drag and drop to use.
​- Multiple Diagram Types: Supports flowcharts, organizational charts, data flow diagrams, event flow diagrams, mind maps, UML diagrams, floor plans, project timelines, and more.
- ​Smart Layout: Automatic alignment and optimized connectors to enhance diagramming efficiency.
- ​Built-in Styles & 24 Preset Themes: Quickly beautify your diagrams.
​- Cross-Device Support: Compatible with Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with iCloud synchronization.
​- Flexible Editing: Infinite canvas, multi-page management, and shape grouping/ungrouping.
​- Export & Compatibility: iOS version supports exporting as JPEG images and importing Flowchart Designer 3 documents.

​Note: The Mac version offers additional features.

Ideal for project management, software development, business analysis, academic writing, travel planning, space layout, UI/UX design, and more—making your diagrams clearer and more intuitive.

​Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Rankings

- #345,803 — Overall

## Review summary

Flowchart Designer 5 is easy to learn and works for basic flowcharts and simple diagrams, including some finite state diagrams. However, many users report major drawbacks: incompatibility with Flowchart Designer 3 files and a required new license; slow performance; pervasive text/layout bugs inside shapes; usability/UI problems; and a lack of advanced features and Visio-like capabilities.

### Pros

- Easy to use / quick to learn.
- Sufficient for basic flowchart tasks.
- Useful for specific diagram types like finite state diagrams (UML/state machine).

### Cons

- Incompatibility with Flowchart Designer 3 files; old diagrams won’t open and upgrading requires a new license.
- Slow performance / lag, especially compared to Visio; may require saving/reopening to regain speed.
- Text formatting and layout bugs inside shapes (text movement, wrapping, and uniform formatting across shapes).
- Usability and UI issues (hard to use, menu problems, not intuitive; desire for more options and better layout controls).
- Lacks advanced features and Visio-like capabilities (limited shapes, page layout options, and overall feature depth).

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