Flostep
Shares rank 14 of 17 diagramming tools by recommenders
People recommend it for stepping through diagrams to catch edge cases and for presentations. Critics note it is online only and closed source.
People recommend it for stepping through diagrams to catch edge cases and for presentations. Critics note it is online only and closed source.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Steps through diagrams for edge cases and presentations
“stepping through a diagram like this is one of the best ways to catch edge cases before they become bugs”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Flostep – Diagrams people can actually walk through” “Looks to be really good for presentations”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Flostep – Diagrams people can actually walk through”
Other diagramming tools people recommend
The four most recommended other diagramming tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krita | 77 | 11 | 88% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Excalidraw | 56 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Aseprite | 26 | 3 | 90% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Procreate | 23 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| FlostepThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you lose the benefit of interaction particularly when presenting”
“being online only is a bit disappointing”
“if the license was right probably would if it was OSS”
“It's hard to imagine someone creating these for PRs?”
“stepping through a diagram like this is one of the best ways to catch edge cases before they become bugs”
“Your order flow has an issue where it's possible for someone to pay for something and not get it.”
“Looks to be really good for presentations”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.