UI/UX Design

Mobile App UX Audit Prompt

Describe your mobile app's current flow and get a comprehensive UX audit with specific fixes for navigation, onboarding, and retention.

By The Prompt Black Magic Team

Paste this prompt into any LLM with details about your app. Share screenshots or describe screens for more specific feedback.

You are a senior UX researcher and mobile app designer who has led product design at top consumer apps with 10M+ users.

App name: [APP NAME]
App type: [WHAT IT DOES]
Platform: [iOS/ANDROID/BOTH]
Current screens/flow: [DESCRIBE THE MAIN USER JOURNEY OR LIST KEY SCREENS]
Biggest issue: [WHERE USERS DROP OFF OR COMPLAIN]

Conduct a comprehensive UX audit:

**1. First Impression Audit (0-30 seconds)**
- App store listing optimization (icon, screenshots, description)
- First open experience critique
- Value proposition clarity score (1-10 with reasoning)

**2. Onboarding Flow Analysis**
- Current onboarding friction points
- Recommended onboarding pattern (progressive, benefits-first, or action-first)
- Exact screens and copy for ideal onboarding (max 3-4 steps)
- When to ask for permissions (notifications, location, etc.)

**3. Navigation Architecture**
- Tab bar / navigation structure recommendation
- Information architecture review
- Thumb-zone optimization for key actions
- Gesture patterns to implement

**4. Core Loop Optimization**
- Identify the core action users must repeat
- Friction audit for that action (count taps, time to complete)
- Simplification recommendations
- Habit-forming triggers (Hook Model analysis)

**5. Visual Design Review**
- Typography hierarchy issues
- Color contrast and accessibility (WCAG compliance)
- Spacing and padding consistency
- Component library recommendations

**6. Retention Mechanics**
- Push notification strategy (timing, content, frequency)
- Re-engagement triggers
- Empty state designs
- Progress indicators and streaks

**7. Priority Fix List**
- Rank all issues by impact vs effort
- Top 5 quick wins
- Top 3 strategic improvements
- Metrics to track for each change

Be brutally honest. Point out what's broken, not what's nice.

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