Spending Chart Readability

[CawleyB (Cawley)]

The new spending chart is a great feature, but could use a bit of improvement in readability. Here are my points on this issue:

• No Zero - the minimalist aesthetic is beautiful but not having a readable zero line makes it very difficult to read the chart. One way to include this would be a gradient inversion line aka lighter navy to dark to light. You’ve already used this to add mass to the chart area and it works well

• No Scale - again, the wide audience range necessitates clean, simple interaction but the lack of scale forces users to try to infer their spending amounts or side-scroll instead of just looking at the chart. I’m sure there is a beautiful minimalist solution to this

Great app overall, and I’m a huge Monzo supporter. Looking forward to seeing the developer package once its out.

[anon44204028]

for these reasons alone I would gladly turn off the chart if that option was available

[hugo (Hugo Cornejo)]

Thanks a lot @CawleyB for sharing your concerns, that’s exactly how we improve things

The “zero” question is going to be fixed once we release current accounts, specially when you dip in your overdraft you’ll see a very clear line between positive and negative balances.

The scale issue is a bit trickier. Maybe we can show it while it loads and when you scroll and then fade it out so it doesn’t bring more noise? Let us think about it