Benchmark
Similar Apps Test Analysis
In this analysis of various apps from the Play Store, optimal results were considered to define Quality Goals Standards for the application.
Usfulness / steps to complete a task
(Less is better)
Capture Expense
Add Account
Watch Report
Usable / Copy Language
Esthetic
Result
Wallet
8.5
Steps
Normal
4
4
0 to 2
Meets Requirements
Direct, human, personalized, explanatory, intuitive
Balanced
Money Lover
10
Steps
Bad
4
4
1
Mayor Errors
Tutorial in other language, confusing date history navigation, somewhat intuitive, very confusing for registering expenses
Clean
1Money
7
Steps
Good
3
4
1
Minor Errors
May confuse, but is direct and concise.
Clean
Moneyfy
8
+ Strike
Steps
Bad
1
1
X
Minor Errors
Confuse navigation, words in other language, impersonal text.
Full
Competition Analysis
Wallet: rastrador de finanzas
4.8 Stars
5 million downloads
Money Lover: Gerente de Gastos
4.6 Stars
5 million downloads
1Money: gastos, presupuestos
4.8 Stars
5 million downloads
Moneyfy: Control de Gastos
4.6 Stars
5 million downloads
Strengths
Secure Environment.
Access to accounts and reports.
Simply and intuitive UI.
Wide range of functionality.
Recommendations and linking with real bank accounts.
Great Color Palette.
Concise navigation bar.
Good distribution of elements.
Great color palette.
Tool options.
Secure Environment.
Concise navigation bar.
Recording of expenses and incomes.
Money summary in one place.
Usable navigation.
Good track record.
Search bar.
Good visual representation of expenses in percentages.
Weaknesses
Unclear flow for registering a new expense or income.
Confusing operation and navigation.
Too much entry steps.
Unactive secure environment.
Very confusing history navigation.
Tutorials can not be disabled.
Poor interchange of wallets.
Only basic version.
Poor use of whitespace.
No landing page.
Confusing summary of expenses.
Functions too basic.
Unactive secure environment.
Confusing interface navigation.
Repeated buttons with few options.
Personalization is not intuitive.
No statistics or reports.
Main Problems
The app is useful for simple tasks, but not for complex ones.
Synching and customizing is non-intuitive because of the interface.
Very limited budget options, savings, wallets on the free version.
Heavy work for creating or registering expenses.
Free version with limited basic functions (or even blocked).
Sometimes makes mistakes about type of currency.
Limited free version with many errors: registry bugs, sums, etc.
If two accounts are used for registering one expense, analyzing it becomes very confusing.
Information Architecture
Card-Sorting
Order before test
5 predefined categories with 20 cards. Users only saw random cards.
Color is for visual representation of the paths taken for each card.
Register Expense
Amount
Account (wallet)
Concept (of expense)
Date
Category (type of expense)
Programmed Expense
Monthly Report
Report
Statistics
Self appraisal Test
Excel / Sheets
Registers
Transactions / Expenses
Lapse of Time
Information
Balances
Accounts
Budget
Savings
Debts
Plans
Plans
Goals / Objectives
Reminders
Hierarchy after test
Similarity Arrays define levels according to similarity, nearness, and groups.
Group according to similarity array
(100-70 pts of similarity)
Account (wallet)
Plans
Concept (of expense)
Balances
Goals / Objectives
Category (type of expense)
Accounts
Group according to similarity array
(60 pts of similarity)
Transactions / Expenses
Date
Savings
Budget
Statistics
Amount
Debts
Excel / Sheets
Lapse of Time
Group according to similarity array
(50 or less pts of similarity)
Programmed Expense
Reminders
Report
Self appraisal Test
Information Categorization
Categories and groups as dendrograms.
Account (Wallet)
Transactions
Statistics
Report
Balances
Profile
Plans
Budgets
Programmed Expense
Plans
Goals / Objectives
Reminders
Debts
Savings
Lapse of time
Expenses
Amount
Concept (of expense)
Category (type of expense)
Date
Config /
Tools
Statistics
Self Appraisal Test
Excel / Sheets
Categories
Lvl. 1
Lvl. 2
Lvl. 3
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