Anything from app serving an experience to users like features, functionality, flows, performance, etc., are included in UX (User Experience). Mobile app developers know very well that an app must deliver a better user experience. They know what they should do to make the app serve its purpose, but they don’t know what they should avoid to make their app is free from flaws. This post is a compact guide of pitfalls a developer must avoid while making a stunning mobile UX design.
1. Putting App Design the Same as Your Web Design: Website is a set of web pages while an app is software, so both of them are different. Many mobile app developers are trying to put the same design of web on app, just to minimize the time, efforts and expense as well. Doing such also minimize the chances of your app success. It’s better to understand a difference between an app design and web design. And build your app accordingly to maximize the success chances.
2. Applying a Cross-platform Language: Each platform follows a different set of rules. Each OS user has a different choice. An app loved by iOS users doesn’t mean that it will be loved by Android users, if both of these apps have same designs. You have to understand the needs of each platform and their users. Design your app based on the platform and its users.
3. Overwhelming Animations and Splashscreens: Smartphone is for multitasking. At a time, users perform good number tasks. They expect an app to be as fast and quickly as possible. Animations and Splashscreens might make your app look brighter, but if it slow down the process, then make sure that your app will not survive for a long. That’s why, limiting the fluff is essential to maintain the capability of app according to a low interface mobile device.
4. Flood of First-time Tutorials: Users are smart. They just need a small push to know what your app is about. Don’t overload your app with so many tutorials as guidance for your users. They are not going to see it. Instead, it may lay a bad impression of your app forcing users either to stop using the app or to remove it permanently.
5. Ignoring to Make Aware Users for their Actions: Many app designs are made greatly, but some minor mistakes make them invisible in the crowd of millions. When users are performing some tasks and of course the app is responding accordingly. But where is the proof. How they come to know whether their task is complete or not? For example, user tapped a button, inside the app is doing its work, but he is not getting a message of any task performed or not. Results: he will delete the app in few moments. Fill your app with proper audios, visuals, or other material, keeping in mind that they are not overwhelming.
Your mobile app has only few initial seconds to win the heart of app users. Looking after every big and tiny detail is necessary to make a winning app. To take care of your app, you have to learn the do’s and don’ts of each technology associated with the app.
1. Putting App Design the Same as Your Web Design: Website is a set of web pages while an app is software, so both of them are different. Many mobile app developers are trying to put the same design of web on app, just to minimize the time, efforts and expense as well. Doing such also minimize the chances of your app success. It’s better to understand a difference between an app design and web design. And build your app accordingly to maximize the success chances.
2. Applying a Cross-platform Language: Each platform follows a different set of rules. Each OS user has a different choice. An app loved by iOS users doesn’t mean that it will be loved by Android users, if both of these apps have same designs. You have to understand the needs of each platform and their users. Design your app based on the platform and its users.
3. Overwhelming Animations and Splashscreens: Smartphone is for multitasking. At a time, users perform good number tasks. They expect an app to be as fast and quickly as possible. Animations and Splashscreens might make your app look brighter, but if it slow down the process, then make sure that your app will not survive for a long. That’s why, limiting the fluff is essential to maintain the capability of app according to a low interface mobile device.
4. Flood of First-time Tutorials: Users are smart. They just need a small push to know what your app is about. Don’t overload your app with so many tutorials as guidance for your users. They are not going to see it. Instead, it may lay a bad impression of your app forcing users either to stop using the app or to remove it permanently.
5. Ignoring to Make Aware Users for their Actions: Many app designs are made greatly, but some minor mistakes make them invisible in the crowd of millions. When users are performing some tasks and of course the app is responding accordingly. But where is the proof. How they come to know whether their task is complete or not? For example, user tapped a button, inside the app is doing its work, but he is not getting a message of any task performed or not. Results: he will delete the app in few moments. Fill your app with proper audios, visuals, or other material, keeping in mind that they are not overwhelming.
Your mobile app has only few initial seconds to win the heart of app users. Looking after every big and tiny detail is necessary to make a winning app. To take care of your app, you have to learn the do’s and don’ts of each technology associated with the app.