A habit tracker app · B2C · guest's own app
Fill your onboarding with images restyled from Pinterest using an AI image tool
Guest says images make the app feel more engaging; no numbers
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What they did
For every asset in the app, download a batch of images from Pinterest and make them your own with GPT Image (2, now 2.5; free with an OpenAI subscription). Use images heavily, especially during onboarding, because people respond to visuals and it makes the app feel more interactive.
What happened
Guest says it makes the app feel much more engaging; no measured effect.
- Stage
- Pre-launch (build)
“The second stage is that for all the assets in my app, I go to Pinterest and I download a whole load of those, and then I make them my own with uh, GPT Image uh, 2.”
“People love images, right? People love visual nature, and it's more interactive, especially during onboarding, and it can really help to make your app feel much more engaging.”
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