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Babbel onboarding flow

34 screens · Screen Recording · recorded Nov 2023
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Babbel pricing and paywall terms

12/6/3-month plans with strikethrough anchors

Babbel onboarding screen 1: Pre-signup value-prop carousel (3 dots) leading with 'Speak with confidence' and conversation-based learning1
Pre-signup value-prop carousel (3 dots) leading with 'Speak with confidence' and conversation-based learning. Primary CTA is 'Choose a language' (not sign up). Friction-light intro that funnels straight into the quiz before asking for anything. 'Already a Babbel user? Log in' carve-out for returners.
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Babbel onboarding screen 5: Language-pair selection ('I speak' / 'I want to learn') is the first real input5
Language-pair selection ('I speak' / 'I want to learn') is the first real input. A no-account-required commitment step that personalizes everything downstream and sunk-costs the user into the quiz.
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Babbel onboarding screen 7: Motivation quiz ('main reason you want to learn French') with a justification subhead: 'Learners with clear…7
Motivation quiz ('main reason you want to learn French') with a justification subhead: 'Learners with clear motivations are more likely to stay on track.' Classic motive-capture that both segments the user and primes them to feel the product is built around their goal.
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Babbel onboarding screen 9: Reflected-answer screen: picks up the 'Travel' motivation and sells '150 hours of lessons, including special…9
Reflected-answer screen: picks up the 'Travel' motivation and sells '150 hours of lessons, including special travel-specific French lessons.' Personalization-moment payoff that mirrors the quiz answer back as product value.
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Babbel onboarding screen 11: Level-placement framing ('lessons for all levels, including yours') with course counts (31/35/27)11
Level-placement framing ('lessons for all levels, including yours') with course counts (31/35/27). Reassurance screen that neutralizes the 'I'm a total beginner' objection.
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Babbel onboarding screen 13: Time-goal commitment (5/15/30/60 min/day + 'I'm not sure')13
Time-goal commitment (5/15/30/60 min/day + 'I'm not sure'). Goal-setting micro-commitment that anchors a daily habit and feeds the learning-plan narrative.
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Babbel onboarding screen 15: Social-proof + authority stat: '75% of Babbel users accomplish their goal15
Social-proof + authority stat: '75% of Babbel users accomplish their goal. Our method is backed by researchers at Yale University.' Stat-and-institution credibility (note the asterisk: study was on Spanish learners, not French). This is the heavy social proof here, not customer testimonials.
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Babbel onboarding screen 17: Age bucket question ('How old are you?', Under 18 -> 65+)17
Age bucket question ('How old are you?', Under 18 -> 65+). Demographic segmentation slotted into the quiz; useful for cohorting but adds a step with no user-facing payoff.
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Babbel onboarding screen 19: Attribution question ('How did you hear about Babbel?')19
Attribution question ('How did you hear about Babbel?'). A marketing/analytics capture dressed as onboarding, slightly off-purpose for the user but cheap to slot in mid-flow.
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Babbel onboarding screen 23: ATT pre-prompt: 'Opt in now to get personalized content and customized offers' priming the user to tap Allow…23
ATT pre-prompt: 'Opt in now to get personalized content and customized offers' priming the user to tap Allow on the iOS tracking dialog. Frames tracking as a personalization benefit rather than ad targeting.
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Babbel onboarding screen 25: Social sign-up wall (Apple / Facebook / Google) appears only after the full quiz25
Social sign-up wall (Apple / Facebook / Google) appears only after the full quiz. Value-first, account-after sequencing that maximizes investment before the ask.
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Babbel onboarding screen 35: PAYWALL35
PAYWALL. 'Please select a subscription'. Three tiers (12mo highlighted default, 6mo, 3mo behind 'Show all plans'). 12-month leads with a SAVE 51% badge and per-month framing ($7.50/mo). Every tier shows strikethrough anchoring ($183.96 -> $89.99). Crucially, no free-trial language anywhere and no visible skip/close affordance. This reads as a hard paywall, not the trial-optional pattern on the reference board.
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Babbel paywall with pricing, onboarding screen 3737
Expanded plan view (12/6/3 months), all carrying strikethrough discounts. Three-tier comparison with the annual as the value anchor; per-month decomposition ($7.50 vs $12.50 vs $15.33) steers toward the longest commitment. Terms/Privacy links present; 'Subscribe now' charges immediately. No trial CTA.
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