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Headway

177 screens · Screen Recording · recorded Feb 2025
Learning / KnowledgeSoft paywall · trial optionalpaywall: post onboarding quizquiz drivengoal settingsocial proof heavyannual default with trialfeature listpricing anchor strikethrough
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Headway onboarding screen 4: Opens with '#1 most downloaded book summary app' and a SensorTower citation4
Opens with '#1 most downloaded book summary app' and a SensorTower citation. Leading with a ranking claim before you've seen anything sets the premium frame, and the Skip in the corner lets impatient users jump the carousel instead of dropping.
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Headway onboarding screen 7: Account creation lands here, before any quiz or value7
Account creation lands here, before any quiz or value. Capturing the email while intent is highest is deliberate, but asking for a password before they've felt anything is where flows like this leak. Worth testing signup after the personalization, once they're invested.
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Headway onboarding screen 21: First real question, 'what's your focus right now'21
First real question, 'what's your focus right now'. Zero-party data that should show up later in the recommendations and the paywall copy. Cheap to collect and it gets people committing answers early.
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Headway onboarding screen 23: Typical book (300+ pages, 8-10 hours) versus a Headway summary (key ideas, 15 minutes, listen and read)23
Typical book (300+ pages, 8-10 hours) versus a Headway summary (key ideas, 15 minutes, listen and read). A clean value frame that justifies the product before asking for goals. This is the aha they're selling: same ideas, a fraction of the time.
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Headway onboarding screen 25: Choose up to 3 goals, multi-select with a cap25
Choose up to 3 goals, multi-select with a cap. The cap keeps answers focused, and these goals get echoed downstream in the 'summaries for this goal' shelves on the home screen. Good personalization continuity.
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Headway onboarding screen 27: Open text habit entry with suggestions27
Open text habit entry with suggestions. Letting people type their own habit raises investment more than picking from a list, and it gives Headway a specific string to reflect back later.
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Headway onboarding screen 29: Pick your own weekly learning goal (7 summaries a month, etc)29
Pick your own weekly learning goal (7 summaries a month, etc). Setting the target themselves makes it their commitment, and it sets up the streak and progress mechanics that come next.
Headway onboarding screen 30: 'Who do you want to become', typed in first person30
'Who do you want to become', typed in first person. Identity-level goal setting. People follow through on things tied to who they want to be, and this exact phrase gets reused in the commitment pact a few screens later.
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Headway onboarding screen 36: Pick a streak length, framed from 7-day 'promising' up to 50-day 'unstoppable'36
Pick a streak length, framed from 7-day 'promising' up to 50-day 'unstoppable'. You're choosing your own commitment before you've paid, which sets up the streak gamification waiting on the home screen.
Headway onboarding screen 37: A hold-to-commit pact written in first person with your own answers filled in ('learn one new idea every day37
A hold-to-commit pact written in first person with your own answers filled in ('learn one new idea every day... become a financially savvy investor'). Press and hold the fingerprint to seal it. A physical micro-commitment that pulls in everything you just told them, right before the value ramp to the paywall.
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Headway onboarding screen 41: Frames the notification ask around the benefit first: '21 days may be a great start to build a habit'41
Frames the notification ask around the benefit first: '21 days may be a great start to build a habit'. Asking with a reason, and showing the times, beats the cold system prompt. Then they fire the real iOS dialog on the next screen.
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Headway onboarding screen 43: A 5-star testimonial that names the exact pain ('never have time to read a full book') plus a '150K+ Ratings'…43
A 5-star testimonial that names the exact pain ('never have time to read a full book') plus a '150K+ Ratings' laurel. Social proof placed mid-quiz, while you're invested but before the price comes up. Good spot for it.
Headway onboarding screen 44: 'You value self growth but may lack motivation to find time for it44
'You value self growth but may lack motivation to find time for it. Yes/No.' Agreeing puts the problem in the user's own words right before the solution and the paywall. Light agitation that raises perceived need.
Headway onboarding screen 45: Pick 3 books you've read or want to read, shown as real covers45
Pick 3 books you've read or want to read, shown as real covers. A swipe-style micro-commitment that builds a library before the wall, and the recognizable titles (Atomic Habits, Rich Dad Poor Dad) make the catalog feel valuable.
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Headway onboarding screen 49: 'Book summaries you're interested in were saved to the library.' Closes the loop on the titles you just…49
'Book summaries you're interested in were saved to the library.' Closes the loop on the titles you just picked so the work feels banked. Cheap continuity that makes the catalog feel personalized.
Headway onboarding screen 50: Loading screen showing 'crafting your learning experience' with a 4.5-star rating and '30M+ users'50
Loading screen showing 'crafting your learning experience' with a 4.5-star rating and '30M+ users'. It reinforces the personalization value while you wait, and stacking social proof here keeps people from dropping during the pause.
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Headway onboarding screen 53: They slip extra yes/no questions into the loading screen ('do you want to give up when things get hard?')53
They slip extra yes/no questions into the loading screen ('do you want to give up when things get hard?'). A way to keep collecting commitment answers while the progress bar fills, instead of wasting the wait.
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Headway onboarding screen 57: The trial timeline: today full access, day 5 reminder, day 7 cancel to avoid payment57
The trial timeline: today full access, day 5 reminder, day 7 cancel to avoid payment. Spelling out the 'we'll remind you' step lowers the anxiety that stops trial starts. Honesty doubling as a conversion tactic.
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Headway onboarding screen 59: The paywall itself is bare: 'Try 7 days for free, then $7.49/month billed yearly at $89.99', annual default…59
The paywall itself is bare: 'Try 7 days for free, then $7.49/month billed yearly at $89.99', annual default with trial. The CTA carries the reassurance ('2 taps to start, super easy to cancel'). They built the value in the quiz, so the wall can stay minimal.
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Headway onboarding screen 65: Tapping away gives you an objection menu: 'need to think about price', 'prefer monthly', 'unsure how the…65
Tapping away gives you an objection menu: 'need to think about price', 'prefer monthly', 'unsure how the trial works'. Routing the exit by reason lets them answer the specific hesitation instead of one blanket discount.
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Exit-intent second offer: a 'budget-friendly plan' with the annual struck down to $7.49/month and a monthly fallback, no payment before Feb 8. Most people never buy on the first paywall, so a cheaper second ask with a strikethrough picks up some of them. The brain mascot softens it.
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Headway onboarding screen 72: Drops you onto a real home screen with 'first step for today', 'start a streak', and summaries picked for…72
Drops you onto a real home screen with 'first step for today', 'start a streak', and summaries picked for your goals. No blank dashboard. There's an immediate first action and the goal-based shelves pay off the quiz.
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Headway onboarding screen 77: A gamified 'finalize your account 2/3' checklist with create account and confirm email checked off77
A gamified 'finalize your account 2/3' checklist with create account and confirm email checked off. Framing the leftover step as an achievement to claim nudges people to finish verifying their email, which is how they recover the confirmation.
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'Grow together, invite friends' sitting on the activity tab. A referral loop tucked into the dashboard. If even a slice of users invite someone, that's CAC you didn't pay. Cheap to add, though easy to miss this deep in.
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