PROJECT ACTIVITY 1

Activity 1

Shiyi Liu, Student ID: 23067266

Improving things

 

- Think of an app you have used recently that you found difficult or annoying.

 

Cashwalk

I learned this app from my friend, last Friday we went to Asda together. During that time I got so tired of walking, that she told me this app can earn rewards from walking. Many supermarkets and brands support this reward, (Usually a five-pound reward) which I think is inspiring.

 

After a week of using it, there was something that annoyed me. Every day has a limit on earning coins, the user interface has too many pop-ups, forced advertisements watching to get coins, and no cash reward.

 

Because there is a cap on how many coins (100 coins) I can earn daily, I have to take weeks to reach the minimum reward threshold. As long as I hit the goal every day I will stop moving around, it seems to discourage me in a certain way.

 

I need to click the treasure box to collect the coins, which will numb your finger. During my clicking, there is always a pop-up that interrupts me

There are too many pop-ups and promotional banners cluttering the screen making the user interface complex. Ads pop up frequently, it's easy for me to accidentally click inside an ad, but no exit button forces me to watch the ad, which upsets me because the process is more of a burden.

 

Cashwalk only has gift card rewards, not cash rewards, which reduces a lot of flexibility I think, I would prefer cash rewards!