Onboarding Designed by Claude

A redesign that puts value before the gate: you touch a live split and see "X owes you ₹Y" before being asked for a phone number. Five steps, each justified, and an honest first-settle that sets the right expectation from minute one. Tweak entry to compare new vs returning users.

Why this approach is better

  • Value before the gate. The shipping flow gates with an invite code at step one — before the user has felt anything. Settld's own principle (PCD §6.3) is the opposite: let people feel the core benefit first. Here step one is a live, touchable demo split; identity comes after the "aha."
  • An honest first settle. The finale reflects the real model: tapping settle shows "opening UPI app" → pending ("waiting for Rohan to confirm"), not instant confetti. New users learn from minute one that Settld opens their UPI app and marks things settled on confirmation — it never moves money.
  • Fewer steps, lighter touch. Five justified steps versus seven, and mobile-first — the heavier postcard staging is trimmed to what earns its place.
  • Trust-forward, still warm. The contacts ask keeps the honest soft pre-prompt ("your address book never leaves this device") before any system dialog.

What to test

  • Step 1: tap shares to include/exclude — amounts re-balance live (feel the core action)
  • OTP step: wait for the SMS banner to drop, tap it to autofill
  • Final step: settle → "opening UPI app" → pending, not instant confetti
  • Tweak entry: new vs returning user path
  • Resize narrow — the frame auto-scales (mobile fix)

Viewport

390 × 844 — iPhone 15. The shared IOSDevice frame auto-scales to fit any viewport.