A wellness app that respects the person on the other side of the screen.
Client
HELIOS
Year
2025
Scope
The overview
Helios is a circadian-health app helping shift workers, new parents, and long-haul travellers rebuild a sleep pattern. The old product was a graveyard of settings; we were asked to make it feel like a coach.
01 — Challenge
Reduce a 22-screen onboarding to something a sleep-deprived user could finish at 2am. Design for people who genuinely aren't at their best.
02 — Approach
One question per screen. Warm, low-contrast palette that survives night mode. Every tap tested with actual shift workers before it shipped.
03 — Outcome
Onboarding completion jumped from 34% to 81%. Day-7 retention nearly doubled.
By the numbers
81%
Onboarding completion
1.9x
D7 retention
34
Usability tests
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