Calm vs Headspace | Design Lessons for Mindfulness

Mindfulness and meditation are often prescribed as a way to calm us down and manage anxiety in a world that's increasingly more stressful. As UX designers we should pay attention when building apps like this to make sure the user experience is aligned with the app's promise.

In this show, we compare two apps from the same category to help you learn about user experience design!

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00:00 : Intro
00:27 : Flash forward - we have a meltdown.
00:38 : Headspace first impressions
01:24 : The importance of language in apps
01:44 : Sale’s pitch number 1
01:59 : The importance of notifications prompt
02:43 : Feeling relaxed yet? Breathe in & breathe out
03:42 : Self assessment
04:05 : Sale’s pitch number 2… really headspace
04:25 : Calm : How long can you hold your breath?
04:45 : Expectations from users - checkmarks
05:02 : The importance of “microcopy” in apps
05:32 : Is Calm like a therapist?
06:20 : The attack of testimonials
07:45 : Ohhh you can change your background screen on Calm
08:30 : Home screens : Headspace vs. Calm
09:21 : Finding free content on Calm
10:20 : Finding free content pt.2 on Headspace
10:51 : Mindfulness apps are inaccessible
11:51 : Ending

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