This critique explores the Kitty Collector app, launched in 2014, which appears outdated compared to 2025’s small gaming apps. Despite its age, the developers (Hit Point Co. Ltd.) have effectively addressed key design elements, reflecting Japan’s emphasis on user experience. The app is crafted with the mental model of cat lovers in mind, avoiding the hook of prolonged screen time, a challenge even for small game apps today.

Wordle is a web-based word game in which players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, receiving feedback through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their placement. The New York Times Games publishes a single puzzle daily, available on both its website and NYT Games mobile app.

Introduction Chase is one of the largest banks in the United States, serving millions of customers through its online and mobile banking services. Having personally used the app for everyday banking, I have noticed both strengths and shortcomings in its usability. Using Don Norman’s concepts from The Design of Everyday Things, I will analyze a

The app “Garmin Connect” is studied here with its smartwatch use case. It syncs activities, stats, and settings between app and watch. While there is more to evaluate in the overall UX, this critique focuses only on one specific user flow, using concepts from Don Norman’s Design of Everyday Things.

What is Depop?: Depop is a second-hand website/app, primarily used for selling clothing and accessories. Tags are a highly key part of the app, as most bona fide Depop sellers are very adamant about categorizing pieces by fashion styles. This is nothing new within the fashion industry; however, the advent of social media has led

Adobe Lightroom is one of the most popular photo editing apps among professional photographers and enthusiasts. The platform gains one of its biggest advantages from being a cross-platform application, supported on various categories of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. This critique’s focus will be on its iOS version, examining the app’s library page.

There are days that I (shamefully) do not think I would be a functioning human without the help of my Google Calendar iOS App. The app is a great schedule management tool, and I will be focusing specifically on setting up a recurring event type.