App case study--ticking tomato clock

First Part Research, Reviews

• Personal first-time experience

have been using time management software, but downloaded the uninstall, come and go also used a lot of. This tick tomato clock is also a recent favorite software, the interface is concise, simple function, not so complex very easy to get started.

• A more serious bug with a functional nature

not found yet.

• Choose a Friend (user) to interview and record it.
  • Friend Xiao Zhengda University four students, the pressure is larger, hope to have a tomato working method of the timer to help her focus on getting rid of procrastination to overcome anxiety on the peak of life.
  • She downloaded the app, quickly registered with QQ (micro blog) and logged in, click Start to start the 25 minutes directly, and then select the favorite background music. The top left corner of the icon to see all users focus on the time leaderboard. The interviewee said that the application is very fond of, the application is smooth, there are some intimate help icons, at any time to solve the problems encountered in the use process.
  • The interview object suggests that you can add some sort or remark, and you can know your state at the time of statistics.

• Conclusion: After observation and analysis, I highly recommend this software to students who need time management.

Part II Analysis

• analyze the current merits of the software .
  • The interface is simple, and there are not too many miscellaneous things .
  • data can be stored in the cloud , It's not afraid to change phones.
  • There are statistical information that can be used to understand the working status of each day.
  • have a time list of concentration, There are rankings, see and other people's gap more motivated to insist .
    

• and similar applications Results table for comparison as follows.

	Ticking tomato clock	Tide	Tomato TODO
Function	Streamlined and convenient	Streamlining is not convenient	Complicated is not easy to get started
Interface	Beautiful and concise	More Beautiful Cannot change background	Lack of aesthetics
Platform Support	Ios	Ios/android	Ios/android

• The user experience,UI aesthetics, core functions, etc. are scored separately.
  • User Experience (9.9/10) from the login to the end of the use, I think the author of the special sincerity and intimate, the need for functions have, everywhere have a small question mark, point in is a few common problems, familiar with this software can also put the question mark off, but I think there is room for progress To leave 0.1 of the development space ~
  • UI Aesthetics (9.9/10) compared to other applications, the interface is simple, the color is also very coordinated, I prefer the style. The Setup interface is also very creative and a little borrowed from the iOS taskbar, unlike the normal setup interface.
  • core Functions (9/10) because I need more simple functions to meet the daily use of statistics is OK, but for all users may be less, such as missing some notes, time statistics a little less detailed, can not look at the same.
  • stability (9/10) in the process of using the software stable, temporarily did not find such as flash back, access errors and other bugs.
  • portability (0/10) But the biggest drawback is that it didn't develop the Android version, which makes it very unfortunate for friends who use Android phones.

Part III recommendations and Planning

• If you are a project manager, how can you improve and win in the competition?

First, UI design is the façade of an app, and its importance is of course self-evident. For attracting new users, this is of course the first, and then easy to operate, in my opinion, often the application is too complex to allow new users to lose patience, so easy to operate easy to use is also very important. So how to retain the old user, do not let him "find another new"? I think we should update the software properly, periodically launch a new small function, so as to keep fresh and keep the appeal to new users.

• What kind of products are there in the market now?

tides, tomatoes Todo,forest, Genius Save the Earth, etc.

• What kind of features do you want to design?

Want to be able and associated, import friends, have a friend's leaderboard.

• Why do you want to do this instead of other features?

Because as an unconscious person, see the partners around the state of effort can be more aware of their own shortcomings and laziness.

• Why does the user use your product /feature?

because I think a lot of people like me ~ and associated with registration more convenient, faster and easier to operate.

• where is your innovation ? Please use NABCD analysis .

N ( need requirements)

　　　　Today's society is the data age, your social focus on the mobile phone, if you can connect the app and your social relationship, you can improve the user retention rate.

　　　　 A(approach procedure)

　　　　add a binding to your account at the location of your account, and you'll be able to see how long your friends are focused, but you have the right to choose not to open them.

　　　　 B(benefit benefits)

Improve the contact with users, the use of the number of users have a comparison mentality, to retain users. The use of strong promotional ability to rapidly expand the user community.

　　　　C (competitors Competition )

　　　　as a time management software, I think there is a breakthrough in the leaderboard is a more innovative approach, to enhance competitiveness is certainly not a problem.

　　　　D (Delivery Promotion )

　　　　for time management, students and office workers need a larger, so, can be used in the student Office common apps, such as micro-blog, know, and so on advertising.

• If your team has 5 people, 4 months ( weeks ) of the time, you as the project manager, how should you configure the role (development, testing, artwork, etc.)?
• Develop two, test one, art one.
• Week 1 : Demand analysis.
• Week 2 : Create design documents, design review.
• Week IV : task assignment, specific design, code specification .
• Week 5~10 : specific code.
• Week one : code review.
• Week: Art.
• Week 13~15 : Testing and modification.
• Week: Project report and release.

App case study--ticking tomato clock