Sukha

desktop prototype

Sukha means happiness, pleasure, ease, joy or bliss, in Sanskrit and Pali. Sukha is a streamlined meditation app with a focus on sharing gratitude.

Mobile Prototype
 

Overview

Roles

  • UX designer
  • UI Designer
  • Research
  • Brand Identity Creator

Deliverables

  • User Surveys
  • Competitive Analysis
  • User Personas
  • User Stories
  • User Flows
  • Wireframes
  • Usability Testing
  • Prototypes
  • High Fidelity Mockups

Tools

  • Google Forms
  • Draw.io
  • Whimsical
  • Figma
  • InVision
  • Usability Hub
  • Zoom
  • Slack

Problem

The wellness sector is booming, and there is growing competition from many meditation and wellness apps. The major apps have become cluttered with information and features, while other apps have too narrow a focus. I was happy to make an app that was “just right” - a simple meditation app with just enough features to meet a user’s needs, but not too many to distract them.

Solution

Sukha will meet the needs of users by providing the essential features of a meditation app: guided meditations, breathing timer, sound baths, and a gratitude journal. All features can be easily accessed in one place - without needless features that clutter the user’s experience.

 

Competitive Analysis

For my competitive analysis I analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Clam, Headspace, and Primed Mind.

A new player in this field should be able to provide meditations with a variety of styles and lengths. A free section of meditations could provide a new player in the market with an advantage in gaining new users, as competitors have expensive paywalls. A clean and easy to navigate design could convert free users to the subscription side of the app.

full analysis
 

User Research

74%

Practice breathing as a form of meditation

90%

Utilize guided meditations

50%

Want to share thier gratitude meditations with others

    App users desired:
  1. more customization of guided meditations
  2. Longer meditations (30min)
  3. Social sharing
  4. Better UI/visualizations
  5. Suggestions based on mood
    App user frustrations:
  1. “Buried” components hard to find
  2. Long loading times/crashing
  3. Too much information - hard to sort out
  4. Headspace repeats itself a lot
full results