Design Decision Tool

Your design
decisions deserve
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Paste your design rationale. Get a structured counter-argument.
Three rounds. A scored verdict. No encouragement.

Free tier — no account required

0+design decisions stress-tested
1 in 3arguments don't survive round two
0+active designers
0%found a blind spot they had missed
The sparring process
01

State your rationale

Describe the design decision you have made and why. A layout choice, a pattern, a product call. Any decision counts.

02

Defend under pressure

The opponent pushes back. Three rounds. Each harder than the last. You respond, clarify, fight for your position.

03

Take the verdict

A structured score across four dimensions. Where your argument held. Where it cracked. What you missed entirely.

The sparring verdict

Four dimensions.No softening.

ClarityStated but not structured. The argument needs a spine.
User impactYou considered the end user more than most do.
DefensibilityCollapsed under the second round of questioning.
Blind spotsMobile edge cases were never addressed.
Flagged
Who the sparring is for

Your decisions carry weight. Test them before others do.

You have defended that decision four times this week. To your PM. To your lead. To yourself. But have you actively tried to break it? Stress-testing your own rationale before someone else does is what separates a designer who ships from one who stands behind what they ship.

Designers who use Design Sparring get their decisions challenged

before their stakeholders do.

In the field
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I was certain about a navigation decision I had spent two weeks defending. By round two I could not hold my own argument together. We redesigned it the next morning.

Sara K.Senior Product Designer
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The verdict flagged a blind spot I had been quietly skirting for a month. Cheaper and more honest than any design review I have sat through.

Marcus T.UX Lead, fintech
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It does not tell you what to do. It makes you realize you did not actually know why you were doing it. That is the uncomfortable part. Also the useful part.

Priya M.Head of Design
New · Stakeholder Simulator

You rehearse the presentation.
You never rehearse the pushback.

Seven stakeholder archetypes. Three rounds of structured objections. A prep sheet you can take into the room.

CPO"What happens if we need to roll this back?"
ENG"Have you tested this on low-end Android?"
CFO"What metric does this move and by how much?"
CEO"Can we not just ship the simpler version first?"
Pricing

Challenger

Free

Try the sparring. No account needed.

  • 3 sessions per day
  • 1 round per session
  • No sign-in required
  • No session memory
  • No verdict scoring

No account required

Sparring Partner

$9/mo

The full fight, saved for 30 days.

  • Unlimited sessions
  • Full 3-round format
  • 30-day session history
  • Scored verdict on every session
  • Download session records

Account required

Simulator Free

Free

Try the simulation, one round.

  • 1 round per simulation
  • All 7 archetypes available
  • No session history
  • No prep sheet

No account required

New

Stakeholder Simulator

$12/mo

Practice the meeting before it happens.

  • 7 stakeholder archetypes
  • Full 3-round simulation
  • Downloadable prep sheet
  • 30-day session history
  • Unlimited simulations

Account required