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SURBHI SONI

TIME WELL APPLICATION DESIGN

Elevate your digital habits with my app 

Background

The "Time Well App" emerges as a beacon for intentional living in the digital age. Crafted with the user's well-being in mind, this mobile app is meticulously designed to empower individuals to channel their online time towards positive and constructive activities. By seamlessly blending goal-setting, real-time tracking, and personalized feedback, the app becomes a dynamic ally in fostering a mindful digital experience.

Role

UX / UI designer

Pen, Paper, Figma, FigJam, Canva

Tools

Solo Project

Team

  1. Users face challenges in tracking their daily activities and gauging progress within each app, leading to a lack of awareness and potential time mismanagement.

  2. Users encounter difficulties in balancing productive and negative time online, hindering their ability to maximize positive digital engagement.

  3. Users inadvertently spend excessive time on social media apps, often losing track of time and neglecting the importance of mindful usage.

Challenges

Starting the journey of user interviews, I delved into the considerations of individuals' positive and negative mobile activities. The revelations from these insightful conversations provided a rich tapestry of mobile usage habits and user preferences, laying a foundation for my app project's design and development.

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In this exploration, specific goals emerged:
 

  1. Uncovering User Needs: Gaining an intimate understanding of users' desires and requirements for a mobile app, shaping the project's direction toward meeting their unique needs.
     

  2. Feature Appreciation: Identifying the most cherished features from users' experiences with other mobile apps, aiming to integrate elements that resonate and enhance user satisfaction.
     

  3. Addressing Pain Points: Probing into the frustrations and pain points users encounter with current mobile apps, paving the way for solutions that alleviate challenges and enhance the overall user experience.

User Interview Questions

Research

Empathy Map

Following in-depth user research, my empathy map illuminates key aspects of Users' thoughts, feelings, actions, and pain points in their digital journey. 

User Persona from the findings of qualitative research

Found two apps that solve similar problems to the problem I am solving in this project. What works really well, where is there room for improvement? Analyzed the apps from end to end and capture results in a spider diagram.

Competitive Analysis

RealizD

Opal

Goals

​From User Interviews, I decided these goals for the application:

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  1. Design an easy-to-use platform that simplifies the process of logging and tracking daily activities, ensuring users effortlessly stay informed about their digital habits.

  2. Craft an intuitive interface that grants users in-depth insights into their daily screen usage, offering a clear and visual representation of their digital behavior, both productive and unproductive.

  3. Integrate features that allow users to set reminders for each social media app, providing timely notifications to enhance awareness and encouraging mindful and controlled engagement.

Starting on the ideation phase, the journey unfolds with a series of sketches that serve as the foundational blueprints for Time Well app. These hand-drawn concepts are the visual embodiment of innovative ideas, aiming to address the unique needs and challenges identified during my research.

Creating Journey

Navigating through the design evolution, I transitioned from sketches to a comprehensive wireflow, illuminating the pathways users will take within the app. Each wireframe meticulously crafted represents a step forward in enhancing user interaction, ensuring a seamless and intuitive journey.

Wire Flow

Hi-Fi Designs​

logging and tracking daily activities, ensuring users effortlessly stay informed about their digital habits

Daily screen usage, offering a clear and visual representation of  both productive and unproductive.

Set reminders for each social media app

Timely notifications

A pivotal phase, my usability testing endeavors to unravel the user experience intricacies within the Time Well app. By assigning specific tasks, I aim to glean valuable insights into user interactions, identify areas for enhancement, and garner constructive feedback for refinement.

Usability Testing

Updated Navigation to more descriptive

  1. Login:
    Evaluate the login process for its simplicity and user-friendliness.
     

  2. Add Goal:
    Assess the effectiveness of the goal-setting feature.
     

  3. Check Notifications:
    Examine the notification system's clarity and ease of use.
     

  4. See how much you spent on a particular app:
    Test the app's capability to provide detailed usage insights.
     

  5. See Goals Screen:
    Explore the interface and functionality of the goals screen.
     

  6. See Activity Screen:
    Examine the clarity and comprehensiveness of the activity screen.

Assigned Tasks

  • Detailed Information:

    Users appreciate the app's provision of detailed information.
     

  • Visual Appeal:

    Commendations for the visually appealing design.
     

  • User Flow Clarity:

    Recognition for the understandable and intuitive user flow.
     

  • Streamlined Navigation:

    Agreement on the unnecessary inclusion of settings in the bottom navigation.
     

  • Iconography Feedback:

    Notable points about some icons being confusing.
     

  • Impressive Feature:

    Positive reception for the noteworthy "Add Goal" feature.

Feedbacks

Through the design process of this mobile app, I learned several key lessons about the importance of careful planning and iteration. One major takeaway was the need to conduct thorough user research to truly understand our target audience and their needs. I also learned that user testing and feedback are essential for refining the user experience and improving engagement. One of our key achievements was successfully implementing a rewards system that incentivized positive behavior and increased overall app usage. Looking to the future, I plan to address remaining pain points and incorporate additional user-requested features to improve the overall experience. Overall, this app has had a positive impact on users by promoting mindfulness and intentionality in their online activity, and has contributed to the success of our organization by increasing user engagement and retention.

Takeaways

Moving forward, I have several planned updates and improvements to further enhance the app's user experience. One of my top priorities is to incorporate additional content and resources to provide users with more tools and information to make positive, constructive choices online. I also plan to integrate more social features, such as the ability to connect with other users and share progress, to further incentivize positive behavior. In addition, I will continue to monitor and respond to user feedback, incorporating any suggestions or requests that align with our mission and vision for the app. Looking ahead, I am exploring opportunities to expand our user base by targeting new demographics and markets, such as schools and educational institutions.

Finally, I recognize that technology is constantly evolving, and we are committed to staying up-to-date with the latest advancements and incorporating them into my app as appropriate to ensure it remains a valuable tool for users.

What's Next?

Let's make an impact together!!!

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