Tag: Mobile

Top 25 Beautiful Mobile Games: part 2

Hi, continuing my last post, I’m gonna share my next personal top 25 beautifully made mobile games. So here they are 🙂

  1. Tengami


Tengami by Nyamyam

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2. Machinarium


Machinarium by Amanita Design s.r.o.

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3. The Witness


The Witness by Thekla, inc.

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4. Oddmar


Oddmar by Mobge Ltd

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5. Splitter Critters


Splitter Critters by RAC7 Games

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6. Broken Age


Broken Age ™ by Double Fine Productions, Inc.

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7. Mushroom 11


Mushroom 11 by Untame

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8. Severed


Severed by DrinkBox Studios

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9. Ridiculous Fishing


Ridiculous Fishing — A Tale of Redemption by Vlambeer

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10. Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP


Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP by Capybara Games Inc.

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11. Valleys Between


Valleys Between by Little Lost Fox

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12. Leo’s Fortune


Leo’s Fortune by 1337 & Senri LLC

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13. Eliss Infinity


Eliss Infinity by Little Eyes LLC

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14. FOTONICA


FOTONICA by Santa Ragione s.r.l.

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15. The Silent Age


The Silent Age by House on Fire

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16. Valiant Hearts


Valiant Hearts: The Great War by Ubisoft

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17. Bastion


Bastion by Warner Bros.

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18. Tiny Wings


Tiny Wings by Andreas Illiger

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19. Thomas Was Alone


Thomas Was Alone by Bossa Studios Ltd

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20. rymdkapsel


rymdkapsel by webbfarbror AB

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21. Lunar Flowers


Lunar Flowers by NetEase Games

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22. Adventures of Poco Eco


Adventures of Poco Eco — Lost Sounds: Experience Music and Animation Art in an Indie Game by POSSIBLE GAMES Kft.

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23. Pavilion


Pavilion: Touch Edition by Visiontrick Media AB

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24. Prune


Prune by Joel McDonald

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25. Flower


Flower by Annapurna Interactive

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Okay that’s the end of my list. I really adore and admire all of those wonderfully made games and such an appreciation for all the works from the amazing people behind that. Giving an inspiration for other software designers or developers or even more by setting a higher standard that we all might not recognize before. Really hope every single game studio or even individual developers behind those games can create many more amazing creation to admire in the future.

added note: If you might be wondering, no I haven’t try every single one of those fifty games, only a few because most of them has a pay tag haha. Next I might share my foundings of beautifully made mobile apps but it probably takes awhile so just wait for it 🙂

Snapcart App: UX Analysis

Snapcart Logo

About Snapcart

(based on the App Store description)

When will you be able to earn cashback from your grocery receipt? Snapcart is the mobile application that can give you real cashback, only from snapping grocery receipt.

Snapcart, the most reliable mobile application to give real money according to its users, is the first receipt snapping application in Indonesia and Philippines, where you can earn additional money only by snapping your daily grocery, medicine, and cosmetics receipts.

How to use & benefit for using Snapcart: 
1. Shop as usual at your grocery stores, keep the grocery receipt!
2. Snap the grocery receipt in Snapcart application, and wait for your cashback/additional money to arrive in your Snapcart Balance.
3. After your Snapcart Balance reaches a certain minimum amount, you can cash out to various choices: bank transfer, phone credit, e-wallets & other vouchers 
4. Get other rewards from other activities in Snapcart: filling in surveys, watching videos, even taking your selfies!

Let’s snap your grocery receipt in Snapcart, the only application that can give you real cashback money

Do you want to get more money from snapping grocery receipts? Only Snapcart that can give you more cashback, for real!

Snapcart — Snap Receipts, Get Cashbacks

Link: https://itunes.apple.com/id/app/snapcart-cashback-for-receipt/id1166827160?mt=8

Snapcart App

Snapcart App Preview

Notable Features:
1. Snaptastic — Bonus feature to win prizes
2. Notification Page
3. Snapcart Level & Status
4. Survey, Video, and Sync — To get rewards

Design Issues

1. Little Glitch

A little glitch when opening this app where you can see the changing of letter ‘R’ to ‘r’ in word ‘receipt’.

2. Location Detection

Well, this is actually not an issue but an idea instead. I think it would be wonderful if the app auto-fill the country selection after detecting my location.

3. Scroll Down

Scroll down to see more answer?

4. App Header

It happens when you scroll on main page, then whoa! the app header just crash other design elements there. it’s so bad 😦

5. Back Button

So, I happen to check my notification page and there I found announcement page which is good, then I wanna go back to main page. But, hey, where’s the back button?! Touching the bell icon won’t disappear the notification page as I expected. While swiping the page from left to right, hoping to go back, neither bring me back, instead it brings out the side drawer. Until realizing that the way to go back is you must tap ‘Cashback’ icon on the navigation bar down there. Well, that’s confusing.

6. Front-End Issues

Just down a little for the search bar.

Just placed too far for the title and content there.

7. Copywriting

di bawah or dibawah
1) E-mail or Email (just need consistency) 2) Upper case or lower case 3) Snapcart or snapcart

8. Help Center

Ehm, where is the ‘How to Use’?

Recommendations

  • Fix the app header and think about how to go back from notification page
  • Other issues are considered small problems

(+) Design Appreciation

  • App Tutorial — Snapcart tutorial and introduction is so great that helps you understand the application thoroughly
  • Snaptastic — A great feature designed in an emotional level and fun way that captivates users!
  • Emotion-based Feedback

Related Links

Snapcart News

Thanks for reading! 🙂

Seekmi App: UX Analysis

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Introduction

Hi again. Lately, I’ve just started my intern in a financial application startup based in Bandung. Working in this startup environment makes me curious about how actually startups in my country, Indonesia, are doing right now. I wanna know how these other people that works and dedicates their life to build up technology implementation in Indonesia. So, I made this bookmarks board of startups in Indonesia first in order to acknowledge their existence (here’s the link: https://enboard.co/startupindoboardbynh). Then I plan to try those digital products and services one by one randomly and try to review it. I’m going to experience whether their website, mobile application, or anything else and try to find some design issues. For then, I think I’m gonna practicing my seeing capabilities as a designer. Because design is a problem solving method, right? Well, I just gonna call this activity as UX analysis although I think it’s not that thorough and it could be called design review or evaluation or anything else but I like to call it as it is haha. So, the first app that I analyze is called Seekmi. Enjoy!

About Seekmi

(based on the App Store description)

Seekmi is a service platform that will connect you with skilled technicians for your household or corporate needs. Competitive prices without sacrificing quality service.

Our services include: AC service/repair, laundry, cleaning service, handyman, plumbing, and electronic repairs.

Whether you are a busy young professional or a family who needs their laundry done, we will be able to serve you easy with just a click away.

Need a consistent and economically efficient way of getting your laundry or cleaning done? Get our subscription package which includes our top of the line laundry or cleaning services with bulk discounted prices.

* Our coverage area includes Jakarta, Tangerang, Bogor, Bekasi, and Depok.

Link: https://itunes.apple.com/id/app/seekmi/id1110672460?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

Seekmi App

Here’s some looks of Seekmi app. We can see that promotion layout on the upper side and of course the six main services that they give which is AC service/repair, laundry, cleaning service, handyman, plumbing, and electronic repairs.

Other notable features:
1. Subscription Packages
2. MiCredit
3. Referral Code
4. App language change
5. Help section

Design Issues

1. Front-End Development

There are several front-end issues found that displeasing this application use.

App header, although I think this is more of a compatibility issue with my phone
Customer Service section box put too low, you can scroll it and see the actual section box end
Services information put too low
just a little bit content crushing there

2. Promotion Error

There’s a promotion picture that when touched make the app error.

Blank screen error after touching a promotion picture (not all promotion pictures)

3. Update profile

Hey, what’s this button for? *touch it* *pop-up shows* What? But I do nothing. There’s no visual cues that the profile can be edited directly there, user doesn’t get the knowledge that they can or suppose to edit it by tapping on the profile information section view.

4. Progress/Archive

Well, I haven’t use the Seekmi services so you can’t see the on-going projects view. I just wonder is it really necessary to have these progress and archive section side by side. Do we really check the archive (projects history?) section that often? And they also has same one picture which a little bit confusing.

5. Password on Email

After creating my account, I receive a welcome email which is nice. But, wait, that’s not my password. Why do I receive that long combination of letters and numbers? What is that?

6. Click Here Button on Email

And what is this button supposed to mean? Why should I click it? Is this to authenticate my account? But they never said it.

7. Copywriting

Langsung saja nikmati layanan yang ada di Seekmi sekarang juga
1) a little miss, wont → won’t, 2) How to use miCredit ’?’

8. MiCredit Error

1) where’s my referral code? 2) the sharing function doesn’t work

9. Call Button

Do other people notice the difference between the call icon on the left one and the right one?

10. Help Pages

There’s a couple of help pages that only consist of 1 thing and you need to touch it to open it. It just adds a little more effort to read it.

Recommendations

  • Fix the front-end issues and little details that count (like copywriting) which doesn’t take much to tweak
  • Most of the problems are considered to be in functional level issues, so, better repair those functionalities and making sure all of them works especially before adding more features
  • Rethink about the email and user interaction especially on the first email

Notes

  • The device that I’m using for all testing is my phone which is iPhone 6s Plus

Related Links

Seek mi News

Thanks for reading! 🙂