App Showcase: Alo Moves

What it does

Alo Moves is a premium fitness and wellness app that provides a vast library of on-demand classes. It covers yoga, fitness, mindfulness, and specific skills. The core experience is centered around personalized class and series recommendations, driven by an initial onboarding quiz and ongoing user activity.

Where it shines

The app excels at creating a sense of a premium, guided experience. The personalization starts immediately with a detailed five-step quiz during onboarding (01:11), asking about goals, fitness levels, and even available equipment. This initial investment pays off when the user lands on a home screen (01:54) that feels instantly tailored, featuring recommended classes and series. Furthermore, the community integration is subtly powerful. Instead of a noisy forum, each class has a 'Community' tab (02:41) showing a feed of other members who recently completed it, which acts as powerful, real-time social proof.

UX highlights

• Comprehensive Onboarding Quiz: A five-part quiz (01:11 - 01:52) effectively gathers user preferences to tailor content from the very first session.
• Contextual Permission Requests: The app uses well-designed warm-up screens before every system permission prompt for tracking (00:49), health (00:55), and notifications (01:02), explaining the value exchange to the user.
• Integrated Community Feed: Each class detail page features a 'Community' tab with a running log of recent completions from other users, fostering a sense of shared activity (02:41).
• Actionable Post-Workout Logging: After finishing a class, users can 'Log Class' (03:47), adding a personal note. This turns passive viewing into an active, trackable achievement.
• Robust Filtering System: The app provides a powerful filtering tool (08:14) that allows users to combine multiple categories, such as 'Hatha,' 'Ashtanga,' and 'All Fitness Classes,' to find hyper-specific content.
• Clean Video Player UI: The workout player (02:53) is minimal, with clear controls for music volume, skipping, and pausing, keeping the focus on the instructor.

Monetization & growth

The app uses a 'try-before-you-buy' model with a soft paywall. Users can browse the entire library, but attempting to play any class triggers a subscription prompt (02:07). The paywall offers a 2-week free trial for a monthly membership. It clearly lists key feature benefits like '2,500 Classes' and 'Offline access.' The app also presents discounts for longer-term commitments ('SAVE 12%' for semi-annual), a common tactic to increase average revenue per user. The free trial is positioned to reduce friction for new users, allowing them to experience the content before committing financially.

Who it’s for

Alo Moves is designed for individuals seeking a high-quality, at-home fitness and wellness experience, with a strong emphasis on yoga, but also offering strength, pilates, and meditation. It caters to a wide range of fitness levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners, as established in its onboarding quiz. The premium feel and branding likely appeal to users who value aesthetics and are willing to pay for a structured, well-produced content library.

Notes & opportunities

The app forces a sign-up very early in the flow (00:11), which could be a point of friction for some users who want to explore before creating an account. While the personalization is a strength, the user doesn't see the payoff until after completing the entire quiz and permission flow; a quicker path to a sample recommendation could improve initial engagement. The community feature is strong but could be expanded to allow for reactions or pre-defined kudos on other users' logged workouts to increase interaction.