Praktika · B2C · AI English tutor app
Have your AI tutor offer to set the daily reminder instead of a settings screen
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What they did
There is no interface for setting a daily reminder; the AI tutor asks 'Hey, do you want to set a reminder? I can set this for you.' Part of making coaches more proactive.
In their words
Sub Club by RevenueCat · How Praktika Built a Profitable $50M ARR AI Business — Adam Turaev, Praktika“When we want to set a daily reminder, we're not giving an interface to set this up. Yeah, we make tutor ask, "Hey, do you want to set a reminder? I can set this for you."”
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