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NOK / CASE 03HelpSteps2024

Every step,
made meaningful.

A cross-platform experience that turns everyday movement into visible, trustworthy social impact.

ScopeProduct strategy, UX & UI
PlatformsiOS, Android & web
Duration12 months
01 / Context

Motivation needs meaning—and trust.

HelpSteps connects physical activity with charitable action. Users convert daily steps into HS value and direct it toward causes they care about.

nokstudio redesigned the product around a simple promise: make the relationship between effort, value and impact immediately understandable. Gamification supports participation, while transparency protects the purpose behind it.

02 / Product principles
01

Purpose before reward

Keep the cause and resulting impact more prominent than the mechanics around it.

02

Value made visible

Explain how steps convert, what is available and what each action changes.

03

Momentum together

Use community and progress to reinforce healthy, repeatable participation.

03 / Core journeys

One loop from movement to impact.

The mobile experience connects personal progress, giving and community in a repeatable daily journey.

HelpSteps daily activity dashboard
01

Make progress tangible

Daily activity, weekly history and the value generated by each step are brought into one clear rhythm. Progress is understandable before it becomes competitive.

  • Daily steps
  • Visible value
  • Low-friction conversion
HelpSteps charity profile
02

Turn movement into giving

Cause profiles connect the user’s effort to a real objective. Donation amount, remaining balance and resulting impact stay visible throughout the flow.

  • Cause transparency
  • Donation clarity
  • Impact feedback
HelpSteps community discovery
03

Build shared momentum

Groups and leaderboards add social motivation without allowing competition to overpower the purpose. Community becomes a reason to return, not a distraction.

  • Group discovery
  • Healthy competition
  • Return behaviour
04 / Product system

Depth without breaking the daily rhythm.

History, conversion, donations and community tools share one visual language, keeping a broad ecosystem familiar across repeated use.

Weekly step history

Weekly progress

Step conversion flow

Step conversion

Donation amount selection

Send steps

Purchase option comparison

Purchase options

Group leaderboard

Group leaderboard

Daily champion screen

Daily champions

05 / Extended ecosystem

One purpose, across every platform.

The product language extends into responsive web, token management and the digital marketplace. More technical experiences retain the same emphasis on status, value and next action.

HelpSteps responsive web experience
HelpSteps token dashboardHelpSteps token claim flowHelpSteps digital marketplaceHelpSteps responsive mobile website
06 / Outcome

Activity becomes progress.
Progress becomes impact.

A coherent product system makes a complex exchange of movement, value and giving feel direct across mobile and web.
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