- Barkan Saeed
Mobile UX – 3 Tips for App Navigation
Updated: May 13
Great user experience is what helps you differentiate in a sea of apps. The goal of user experience is to make an app such a way that it is intuitive to user and is seamless.Navigation is at the top of mobile ux navigation priorities. We will present 3 tips in this article for app navigation. These tips can help you create great navigational experience for your apps.
Tip # 1 : Prefer Tab Menu over Sliding Menu
here.The main reason for using tab menu’s vs sliding menu are
Tab Menu’s show the most important navigation items at all times making it easier for user to move through them. Also making them just one click away.
Sliding menu’s give equal priority to all items.. Although their is priority in terms of order but in a/b testing, it is mostly found that users don’t use most of the navigation items.
Tab Menu’s allow user to return to the same place they were before in terms of screen scroll. e.g. news feed in facebook
Tip #2 : Use Accordion Controls instead of Navigating to New Screen
Tip #3 : Show Visual Cue to User in Card Navigation
Our Experience in Mobile UX
Vizteck has extensive experience in mobile ux and we constantly stay up to date on the latest mobile ux patterns and guidelines so that the apps designed by us are seamless and intuitive.