Voy - Increased Referral Acquisition Rate by 25%

Mobile, Desktop, Product Growth

2025

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From 11% to 36% in one month, exceeding expectations.

From 11% to 36% in one month,
exceeding expectations.

25% Increase in Referrals

Voy - Weight Loss App

Voy is a science-backed weight loss application, combining breakthrough medication with health coaching & lifestyle changes that helps users track their weight loss progress and learn more about their nutrition habits.

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The problem is that most users don't look to refer others onto the platform.

We want to understand why & look to improve referral rates 🚀

Our Hypothesis

We believe that we can increase our referral acquisition rate by 15% per month, if we:


  • Leverage incentives to entice users with our reward system

  • Attract good quality leads with suitable rewards

  • & Increase visibility of nudge mechanisms for current users


With an improved user experience, this should allow for easy sharing for our current users & smooth onboarding for our new users as we welcome them to Voy.


This initiative aims to bring in new long-term customers for Voy who will use our product and increase revenue for the firm and remain on our platform as a part of our growing community.

Research - Survey says…

Based on user research findings, we found that majority of users actively want to refer users but the issue remains on how, to which we can provide a more intuitive experience to facilitate referral rate growth and satisfied customers incentivised to share & bring new users

75% of Users blah blah

The previous Design System was not designed for adaptability & customisation

Users want to Refer but aren't

The previous Design System was not designed for adaptability & customisation

44% of Users blah blah CVR

The previous Design System was not designed for adaptability & customisation

Current Experience

With the introduction of Component Sets, Nested Instances & Variants, we eliminated the need to break components for customisation - a major flaw with the old design system. Designers are now able to customise without the need for detaching instances, allowing for a more sustainable & scalable design system that promotes consistency & reduces errors - supporting the team, not hindering it.

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Confusing Incentives preventing Referrals

Constantly breaking components to be able to customise them - more prone to errors & slows down progress with major updates

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Lack of Discovery to nudge users to Refer

Problem is Discovery - Placement & Content Design, need to increase visibility for more engagement without harming the UX

Competitor Analysis

With the introduction of Component Sets, Nested Instances & Variants, we eliminated the need to break components for customisation - a major flaw with the old design system. Designers are now able to customise without the need for detaching instances, allowing for a more sustainable & scalable design system that promotes consistency & reduces errors - supporting the team, not hindering it.


  • Messaging/Copy

  • Share methods

  • Process

  • Positioning/Location on App

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Key Findings:


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Increase Discovery,
Increase Reach,

More Referrals.

Low-Fi Sketches

With the introduction of Component Sets, Nested Instances & Variants, we eliminated the need to break components for customisation - a major flaw with the old design system. Designers are now able to customise without the need for detaching instances, allowing for a more sustainable & scalable design system that promotes consistency & reduces errors - supporting the team, not hindering it.

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LFP - Critique Old Experience, Increase Discovery, Increase Reach -> More Referrals.

With the introduction of Component Sets, Nested Instances & Variants, we eliminated the need to break components for customisation - a major flaw with the old design system. Designers are now able to customise without the need for detaching instances, allowing for a more sustainable & scalable design system that promotes consistency & reduces errors - supporting the team, not hindering it.

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Banner

Constantly breaking components to be able to customise them - more prone to errors & slows down progress with major updates

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Pop-Up Function only occuring when

After completing a task, celebrating progress and allowing users to share and then happen to refer as a secondary CTA to increase

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Simplified Incentive System & CTA

Many users were confused from the previous reward system, causing users to not interact, all fixed here

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Welcome Referred Users

Welcome screen for referees to onboard with ease, can you believe there wasn't an onboarding screen just a blank page b4

HFP - Final Product

Updated Content, Added Credit system for more developed system and full transparency for users. What you don't see here is the iterations done with design reviews and meetings to align on all this to produce this final product.

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Bottom Section like Uber Eats

Many users were confused from the previous reward system, causing users to not interact, all fixed here

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Credit System like N26 Invite System

Welcome screen for referees to onboard with ease, can you believe there wasn't an onboarding screen just a blank page b4

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Pop Up Referral after Sharing Progress

Many users were confused from the previous reward system, causing users to not interact, all fixed here

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Promo Cards across Experience

Welcome screen for referees to onboard with ease, can you believe there wasn't an onboarding screen just a blank page b4

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Final Results

From 3 access points to Refer across Mobile & Web to 12 access points, 4x increase in Discovery & Visibility in our portal & app without disrupting the core functions of Voy's experience

Designers are now able to move faster with a lean & efficient system, improving consistency and reducing errors as a domino-effect

Developers benefit from a more structured component library system that is aligned with native Android from a design & development perspective, allowing for smoother debugging & implementation

This new Design System, is a net positive for the business as it bleeds through every aspect of the product workflow, increasing efficiency & productivity to where teams are focusing less on errors and more on revenue-generating projects - improving the user experience & driving more product growth to help scale the business to new heights!

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From 11% to 36% in one month, exceeding expectations.

25% Increase in Referrals

Mitesh S. Jethwa

Mitesh S. Jethwa

Mitesh S. Jethwa