App layout

[glasgow]

Think this is the latest on the menus etc

@zancler

I’ve noticed folk on here commenting that some parts of the app have become a little less focused over time (settings, for example). Any plans to take stock of the overall design of the app given it’s nearly a year (!) since it was current account o’clock?

Final (related) question! Have you or the team been having any big thoughts for how the app might evolve in the future - particularly now we’re in a world where one app won’t necessarily mean one account (joint accounts being the first example)?

I’ve grouped these because I think they overlap heavily. We are really aware of these flaws. The apps are starting to burst in the seems in places (take the Account tab on iOS as an example), and there are many structural pieces of the design on both platforms that need addressing.

The tricky bit is balancing these with what Monzo, as a company, needs. For example, would you prioritise spending two weeks on design changes that will allow one area of the product to scale over the next 24 months, or spend two weeks on designs for referrals that improve our growth 10x and help us reach profitability? Ultimately it’s about hitting a nice middle ground, but is one of the reasons why there are certain areas that may feel like they’re lacking a bit of love. Rest assured, the design team has a very close eye on them.

And this leads onto the second question. Yes. We have thought about it a lot, and we’re gonna think about it a lot more. I think all of us in the design team have solid ideas of how we can address the longer term issues and goals of the apps, and (starting next quarter I reckon) we’ll begin to take action on some of these ideas.