App Evolution (new look Monzo app): Feedback Megathread 📣

[Peter_G]

For a second I thought you meant one card that had all the connected accounts balances added together.

You know what, I didn’t hate the idea…

[dylanslewis (Dylan Lewis)]

@nathanthomson8

Also any updates on the account/card tap not bringing up the feed? Still seems to be an issue for me on the latest testflight

Good news on this! We finally have a fix, it’ll be in next week’s TestFlight build (5.27.0) but please let me know if you continue to see it after that

[Lewis730 (Lewis)]

Apologies for the dumb question, but is having the overview enabled in labs the same as the testflight being mentioned?

My app still has tight padding but the “see more” button on the activity feed has been moved to the bottom of that block, so there’s definitely been some sort of change.

I’m actually back to having the problem where if I close spotlight, my cards now sit underneath this top bar which I think is only meant to be there when you’re scrolling (Edit: Trying to replicate this since posting and can’t so not sure what’s causing it but seems rare)

[Carlo1460]

[Revels]

This is good!

I still have 3 recents though, not 4.

[Carlo1460]

Correct.

[Chris_R (Chris Rimell)]

@dylanslewis

Is it just me or has a new bug crept in on Android 5.26.0. The transaction time and merchant details are overlaid on top of each other.

[caribo]

@Chris_R

Is it just me

nope - i have the same issue on Android 5.26.0

[davidwalton (Award Winning Hot Coral Analyst)]

Same here - overlaid details at the top of the transaction details:

It’s a

[aCCount]

@Lewis730

is having the overview enabled in labs the same as the testflight being mentioned?

No.

TestFlight is the way that Apple developers can release test versions of their apps - TestFlight - Apple Developer

TestFlight users here are probably using a version of the monzo app that is a week or two ahead of everyone else. They get software fixes before everyone else, but they also suffer more bugs.

[Peter_G]

This might be a step on the way to a unified feed, but I’m getting active card checks for my Flex account in the Overview feed, but then the actual transaction that follows in the Flex feed

Feels a bit messy and confusing for the time being!

[tominniss]

Same issue here, noticed it last night.

[Chris_R (Chris Rimell)]

@tominniss

Same issue here, noticed it last night.

This is fixed by the looks in 5.26.1 which looks to be a bug fixer release

[Peter_G]

I’m absolutely loving the direction that this is going in. The recent ‘tidy up’ changes, taking into account our feedback on removing extraneous headings etc, really makes it pop. Loving the team’s work.

I thought that after a series of incremental changes, it would be good to summarise my feedback on the design as it stands. Please take for given that it’s brilliant, these are just some bits that I think could be improved!

1. I’m still not sure on the gradient of the “monzo” on the Premium card. It seems to wash out in the middle for me.
2. The ‘total upcoming’ spotlight is great, but doesn’t really scratch my itch. I’m starting to get early notifications of salary in and bills out in my feed for after the bank holiday. It doesn’t include them and I still have multiple ghosted transactions as normal.
3. I’m liking the way that there’s a more logical set of actions under the ‘three dots’ activity menus for Pots and Other Accounts. But the pedant in me wants the same icon for ‘Create Pot’ and ‘Add account’. The chain/link icon doesn’t feel that intuitive. (We’re into pedantry here!)
4. Similarly, the ‘sort’ option (loving that the arrows change depending on the view, btw) is actually ‘sort and hide’. It took me a moment to work that out and find the right place to find the unhide option.
5. Relatedly (and this won’t be for everyone), I’d like an option to display a pop up with hidden accounts and their balances. I want to hide them from the main screen for simplicity but still have a way to view them easily when needed.
6. Contentious feedback alert! I’d like an option for the Other accounts to scroll horizontally, so they’re the same as pots!
7. Actually (and sorry I’m a bit like a broken record) I really need a breakdown of different account types - so credit cards, savings etc. This could all be nested in the ‘other accounts’ section or by making separate sections for each. Or, thinking aloud, let me put my long term repayment 0% cards in the ‘Borrowing’ section with my mortgage - that’d make more sense. God tier would be allowing me to group them however I want. But - whether it stays the same or it’s made more granular - we need a total of all ‘other accounts’ like we have next to Pots! (Also: interesting that we’ve changed the term from ‘connected accounts’ to ‘other accounts’ - maybe manual accounts are incoming? )
8. I think this is on the to-do list, but a better way of managing virtual and physical cards, please! Having ‘Card’ under the Flex and Premium up top is fine, but virtual cards down the bottom, disassociated from the account they’re connected to is odd. I love the new card screen, but I’d love for there to be some sort of selector from the main Overview screen to pick which card I want to look at, that then takes me to a consistent look and feel for all cards. And we still can’t see the PIN for Flex cards.
9. Loving the edit layout - both the new location of the button and the options it holds. Minor but irritating point: the current account is the lowest on the list on the main screen, but the top of the list on the edit account screen. Now, I know this is because of the skeuomorphic stack metaphor on the home screen rather than a list, but my brain processes it as inconsistent!
10. We need more pots! Because of the new design, I’ve maxed out my 20 pots. I’m using more savings pots than ever, but because I don’t have to have them all in a list, I’m using more pots to granularly budget and set money aside. And now I’ve run out. More pots please!
11. I know you’re working on pinning connected accounts to the top, but I’d also like to pin my bills pot please! What’s seen as the current account is basically my spending money, and the bills pot is the rest of my current account. I’d like them both up top!
12. Similarly, Monzo has never been very good as giving me an overview of just how much I’ve got in my account, pots and all. The pots total include money stored with partner banks, so it’s not even a case of adding two numbers in my head manually. Somewhere, I’d like to see a total of all the funds I’m storing with Monzo. I’m not near the FSCS limit but if some are then that figure would be invaluable.
13. The new feed doesn’t show which pots upcoming transactions are coming from (the old one does). And tapping into the transaction doesn’t show me either. I’d love for there to be both an indication on the feed and an extra field when you tap into the transaction detail to show me where it’s coming from and if there’s enough cash in the pot.
14. Similarly (and back to ‘other accounts’) connected current accounts aren’t labelled as such - whereas savings and credit cards are.
15. I’m absolutely loving the haptics on putting down spotlights!
16. Finally, a cheeky request for a net worth figure / screen. The new design is well primed for this to slot in nicely!

I think that’s about it - until I remember the obvious things I forgot…

But excellent work. Really keen on the direction and the foundation that this will lay for new features.

[Peter_G]

@Peter_G

• The new feed doesn’t show which pots upcoming transactions are coming from (the old one does). And tapping into the transaction doesn’t show me either. I’d love for there to be both an indication on the feed and an extra field when you tap into the transaction detail to show me where it’s coming from and if there’s enough cash in the pot.

Update! Looks like this has been fixed for upcoming standing orders, but not for direct debits.

[jaisullivan]

@Peter_G

I’m still not sure on the gradient of the “monzo” on the Premium card. It seems to wash out in the middle for me.

Agree, I’d much prefer for the gradients (for Plus & Premium) to be scrapped or an option to turn it off. I just want a plain grey background

[Peter_G]

Ah yes. I mean that too, but I was talking about the gradient on the Monzo wordmark - it’s just too light in the middle:

But yeah the gradient (which I think only survives on the Trends and Premium tab) looks a bit out of place with the cool green backdrop elsewhere.

[nameloc2080]

This still seems a good idea that wasn’t implemented:

https://community.monzo.com/t/polish-party/118912

We’ll start including a subtitle on automatic Pot withdrawals, showing which Direct Debit it pays. (Soon)

[Peter_G]

Feels like one for @giorgio and team!

(And speaking of them, feels like things have gone pretty quiet on that front).

[Carlo1460]

Or just take from the Pot