Pocket Casts is a podcast application designed for discovering, managing, and listening to podcasts. It is available on multiple platforms, but this design critique will focus on the iOS app. When opening the Pocket Casts app, the default view is of the user’s podcast subscriptions. The 3 dots in the upper right corner provide the

Opera has built web browsers since 1995, and continues to improve its products to foster compelling web experiences. I recently downloaded the Opera iOS Opera has built web browsers since 1995, and continues to improve its products to foster compelling web experiences. I recently downloaded the Opera iOS app to learn more about Opera’s advances,

The iOS weather application has become ingrained in many iPhone users morning routines and daily lives. The weather app provides users with information about the temperature, air quality, forecast, wind speed, etc of a specific location. With a just a few taps a user can quickly digest the weather related information they are seeking due

HelloTalk is a language learning and language exchange app that connects language learners with native speakers on their mobile devices. Users can post Moments to share and ask questions about language/culture. The app also serves as a messaging application that allows users to send text messages, make video and voice calls, and share attachments and user location. In this post, I will be taking concepts from Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things to examine the app in more detail.

Shazam is a very popular free music discovery app which can search for music, videos, playlists & artists, either by using a short sample of the music or the text search feature in the app. Although this app is available across several platforms, this design critique is based on the iOS app (version 15.3).