App Showcase: Glo

What it does

Glo is a comprehensive wellness app centered around yoga, meditation, and fitness. It offers a large library of on-demand classes and structured programs led by various instructors. The experience is personalized through an initial quiz, and the app includes features for tracking progress, scheduling classes, and saving content to custom collections.

Where it shines

Glo stands out with its clean design and thoughtful user experience details. The onboarding process, while thorough, effectively communicates personalization with a slick 'Building your plan' animation (00:58). In the main app, discovery is made easy through powerful filtering tools (02:37) and contextual links. For example, tapping a teacher's name on a class page (06:10) takes you directly to their profile, encouraging deeper exploration. A standout feature is the ability to 'Gift this class' after completion (09:41), turning personal achievement into a clever, organic growth loop.

UX highlights

• Deep Personalization: The onboarding quiz (00:29 - 00:58) is detailed, asking about experience, goals, and even special considerations like menopause or injury, ensuring the initial recommendations are relevant.
• Flexible Content Organization: Users can save classes to their library, favorites, or custom-named 'Collections' (02:12), offering multiple ways to organize content.
• Contextual Discovery: Class detail pages feature tappable links for metadata like 'Level' or 'Teacher' (06:08), which lead to dedicated exploration pages, a smart way to facilitate discovery.
• Customizable Timer: The app includes a highly customizable meditation timer (11:21) with options for ambient sound, intervals, and end chimes, which can be saved as presets.
• Integrated Scheduling: Users can add classes directly to their device calendar (05:17), integrating their practice into their daily life outside the app.
• Actionable Feedback: After a class, users can provide a star rating and select specific tags like 'Instructor' or 'Pacing' (09:32), giving the platform structured feedback.

Monetization & growth

Glo uses a free-trial model with a soft paywall presented after the onboarding quiz. At 01:05, it first shows a feature comparison table to establish value before displaying three subscription plans (Annual, Quarterly, Monthly) at 01:10. The annual plan is highlighted as the 'Best value' with a clear saving callout. Later, a different, more aggressive discount offer appears as a pop-up (01:33), suggesting a targeted re-engagement strategy. The 'Gift this class' feature (09:41) and a 'Refer a friend' section in settings (12:27) are the primary growth mechanics.

Who it’s for

Glo appears to target a broad range of users interested in yoga, pilates, and meditation, from complete beginners to experienced teachers. The personalization quiz accommodates different experience levels, and the content library includes various styles and intensities. The focus on specific needs like 'Menopause' or 'Injury' suggests it's also for users seeking therapeutic or adaptive practices.

Notes & opportunities

While the app is polished, the onboarding is quite long, with a mandatory sign-up and a five-question quiz before the user sees any content or the paywall. This could lead to drop-off. Showing a preview of the personalized content before the paywall might increase subscription conversion. Additionally, the home feed is packed with content, but the hierarchy between 'New', 'Trending', and 'Recommended' could be clearer to reduce cognitive load for new users.