Mobile onboarding examples
Setup is useful when each question has a visible purpose. Compare introductions, account prerequisites and initial choices across the reviewed apps without assuming that export order proves a complete journey.
40 reviewed screens · 7 apps · Source versions shown for each example
Does every question earn its place?
- Explain the benefit before asking for personal information or a preference.
- Separate essential setup from optional promotion and permissions.
- Let users revisit decisions; a confident default should not become a permanent commitment.
Claude · Aug 2026
Offer an optional desktop handoff
A dismissible sheet describes desktop tasks and provides Email desktop app link and Not now actions.
Consider: Cross-device promotion should preserve a clear route back to the mobile task.
Notion Mail · Sep 2026
Name the account prerequisite
The welcome screen says to continue with a Notion account and provides Get started.
Consider: State account dependencies before sending users into authentication.
Notion Mail · Sep 2026
Acknowledge account setup work
The browser sheet shows a spinner and Getting set up text in the center.
Consider: Use a meaningful wait label and define an error path for long operations.
Notion Mail · Sep 2026
Separate identity from mailbox connection
A Connect Gmail address sheet explains mailbox connection and offers Continue with Gmail.
Consider: Signing in and granting mailbox access are separate decisions; explain both.
Hulu · Jul 2026
Streaming value and account entry
A Hulu wordmark sits above a headline about shows and movies, two benefit bullets, a short account-creation note and a Log In button.
Consider: Put the service promise and account action in the same first view so the choice has context.
Hulu · Jul 2026
Personalize the profile
A welcome message invites the person to choose interests, with a full-width Choose Interests button at the bottom.
Consider: Preview why the next step matters and use an explicit action to enter personalization.
Structured · Sep 2026
Welcome to Structured
A coral welcome screen pairs an oversized headline with planner illustrations, a Skip control, a Log in link and a round forward action.
Consider: Set expectations and keep returning-user access distinct from the new-user path.
Structured · Sep 2026
Explain planning benefits
The coral screen names three outcomes: focus, control on busy days and achieving goals, each beside an illustration.
Consider: Translate a product promise into a small set of concrete benefits that can be scanned.
Structured · Sep 2026
Preview the planning task
A step heading introduces planning for tomorrow, with an illustration, a Plan for tomorrow instead option and Start Planning.
Consider: Offer a clear alternative when the suggested timing does not fit, before collecting detailed preferences.
Structured · Sep 2026
Select a wake-up time
A vertical time picker highlights 8:00 AM between faded neighboring values, with a sunrise illustration and Continue.
Consider: Use adjacent values to make the selected time legible as part of a continuous range.
Structured · Sep 2026
Adjust the wake-up time
The same wake-time picker highlights 9:00 AM and retains its illustration and Continue action.
Consider: A changed selection remains easy to compare against nearby options; no saved preference is proven by the still.
Structured · Sep 2026
Choose a bedtime
A dark-blue night illustration accompanies a time picker centered on 11:00 PM and a Continue action.
Consider: Use a distinct visual context to signal that the question changed from morning to evening.
Structured · Sep 2026
Add a task idea
A task entry screen offers a Create a task field and suggested activities, with Continue fixed along the bottom.
Consider: Suggestions can reduce blank-page effort while leaving the task field available for custom input.
Structured · Sep 2026
Browse task suggestions
The same task screen shows suggestions such as cleaning, a phone call, lunch and a walk.
Consider: Present suggestion chips as optional starting points, not as a required answer.
Structured · Sep 2026
Set the task start time
A task summary appears above a vertical time picker centered on 11:30 AM, with Continue below.
Consider: Anchor a time decision to the task it affects so the selected value has clear meaning.
Structured · Sep 2026
Choose a short duration
A horizontal duration selector highlights 15m beneath the task card.
Consider: Offer a few bounded choices for duration and keep the current selection visually distinct.
Structured · Sep 2026
Choose a longer duration
The duration selector now highlights 45m while the task summary remains in place.
Consider: The same control accommodates a different estimate without changing the task context.
Affirm · Aug 2026
Pay over time introduction
A navy welcome slide says Pay off your plans and mentions AutoPay and purchase management; it offers US location selection, Log in and Explore without signing in.
Consider: Pair the financial proposition with a non-account route so browsing does not require immediate sign-in.
Affirm · Aug 2026
Take Affirm everywhere
The next navy slide shows a payment card illustration and says the service can be used at millions of stores, with the same location and entry controls.
Consider: Use a second onboarding panel to explain a separate benefit rather than repeating the opening claim.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Brand-first splash
A green splash screen centers the owl mark and places the wordmark near the bottom.
Consider: A brief branded entry can set tone; a still cannot establish its duration.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Separate new and returning paths
The welcome screen says learning is free and presents Get started above an existing-account option.
Consider: Make the primary entry clear while keeping account recovery visible.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Mascot introduces the conversation
The owl says hello in a speech bubble above a single Continue action.
Consider: A character can make a staged setup feel conversational when the next action stays obvious.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
State the setup length
The owl says there are seven quick questions before the first lesson.
Consider: Connect the requested effort to a concrete first reward. This still does not verify completion time.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Show an unselected language list
The language question lists choices with flags and an inactive Continue control.
Consider: Use a visible disabled state when a required answer is missing, with an accessible explanation in implementation.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Show the selected language
French is highlighted with a blue row and the Continue action is green.
Consider: Make the chosen option persistent and distinguishable by more than color.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Bridge the choice to course setup
A course-building interstitial names French and describes a large learning community.
Consider: A transition can acknowledge the selected subject, but avoid implying actual progress that a still cannot prove.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Describe starting ability plainly
The French-ability question uses statements from new learner to detailed conversation; a middle option is selected.
Consider: Examples of ability are easier to judge than unexplained level codes.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Present several motivations
Reasons for learning French appear as separate rows with checkbox-style controls and inactive Continue.
Consider: Make multi-select rules and the minimum required choice explicit.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Confirm multiple motivations
Three motivations show checked controls and blue selected rows.
Consider: Checkboxes and row treatment reinforce that several answers can coexist.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Introduce routine setup
The owl announces a learning routine while the progress bar remains visible.
Consider: Use interstitial copy to explain a shift from subject to commitment.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Set effort in minutes
Daily goal options pair minutes with labels such as casual and regular; ten minutes is selected.
Consider: Make effort concrete and allow revision later.
Deliveroo · Jul 2026
Brand splash
A turquoise splash screen centers the Deliveroo mark.
Consider: A simple splash anchors recognition; the still cannot establish wait time.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Set expectations before asking questions
The introduction says there are seven quick questions before the first lesson. A single Continue button moves forward.
Consider: Explain the work and the reward before asking for information. The recording does not establish how users respond to that promise.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Choose the subject first
French is selected in a language list. The selection has a blue background and the Continue action is enabled.
Consider: Ask for a choice that changes the experience before collecting secondary preferences. Keep selection visible beyond color alone.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Adjust the starting level
The learner chooses how much French they know from a set of progressively stronger statements.
Consider: Use understandable examples instead of expert proficiency terminology when the audience may be new. Offer a route to revise the choice later.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Allow more than one motivation
Three reasons for learning are checked at once. The list uses separate checkbox-like indicators.
Consider: Use multiple selection when goals can coexist. Make the selection rule explicit rather than expecting users to infer it.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Make the commitment concrete
The daily learning goal is expressed in minutes per day, with ten minutes selected.
Consider: Specific effort is easier to evaluate than a vague promise to practice regularly. Let the person change the commitment.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Explain the reminder benefit
The app explains that reminders help make practice a habit. This frame also shows the iOS notification permission dialog.
Consider: Connect a permission to a chosen goal. A screenshot cannot prove that a custom explanation increased permission acceptance.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Keep a free starting path visible
Learn for free is selected beneath Super Duolingo. The message above says an upgrade is available later.
Consider: Separate getting started from purchasing when the product supports a free route. Keep the difference between plans understandable.
Duolingo · Jan 2026
Reflect the choice back
The final frame refers to knowing a few words and proposes starting at Score 10.
Consider: Show how an earlier answer changed the recommendation. This study ends before the first lesson, so it cannot establish activation or retention.
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