Rollio
Rollio
Mobile App Project
Mobile App Project
Year
Year
2025
2025
Duration
Duration
14 weeks
14 weeks
Overview
Overview
Many young drivers do not feel very comfortable with their vehicle maintenance knowledge. Even though they rely on their cars daily, they're often unsure how to properly care for them.
Rollio empowers drivers with real-time warnings of vehicle issues, guides them through every next step of an issue, and indicates whether it's safe to drive or not to make vehicle maintenance much less stressful and costly.
Many young drivers do not feel very comfortable with their vehicle maintenance knowledge. Even though they rely on their cars daily, they're often unsure how to properly care for them.
Rollio empowers drivers with real-time warnings of vehicle issues, guides them through every next step of an issue, and indicates whether it's safe to drive or not to make vehicle maintenance much less stressful and costly.
My Roles
My Roles
Product Designer: I owned the end-to-end design of this app and conceptualized all features and functionality. I designed and validated a high-fidelity prototype that was based on research insights.
Product Strategist: I converted thorough market research and insights from users into actionable design strategies for this app. I looked into many competitors and based a majority of my design decisions on my research.
Product Designer: I owned the end-to-end design of this app and conceptualized all features and functionality. I designed and validated a high-fidelity prototype that was based on research insights.
Product Strategist: I converted thorough market research and insights from users into actionable design strategies for this app. I looked into many competitors and based a majority of my design decisions on my research.
Outcomes
Outcomes
93% Adoption Rate
93% Adoption Rate
Nearly all tested users desired to use this app to help with their daily vehicle maintenance.
Nearly all tested users desired to use this app to help with their daily vehicle maintenance.
Gallery
Gallery
Empowering drivers with real insights
Empowering drivers with real insights
An app that decodes your dashboard
An app that decodes your dashboard
Rollio is a mobile app that helps drivers better understand and manage their vehicle’s health.
By connecting to a small plug-in device called a OBD2 inside the car, the app provides real-time diagnostics and translates technical error codes into clear, plain english explanations.
Users are guided through what an issue means, how urgent it is, and what steps to take next to help get their car problems solved.
Rollio is a mobile app that helps drivers better understand and manage their vehicle’s health.
By connecting to a small plug-in device called a OBD2 inside the car, the app provides real-time diagnostics and translates technical error codes into clear, plain english explanations.
Users are guided through what an issue means, how urgent it is, and what steps to take next to help get their car problems solved.
Discovery
Exploring why drivers can feel lost
Exploring why drivers can feel lost
Why is this important to me?
Why is this important to me?
I first began to explore the vehicle maintenance space after repeatedly supporting someone close to me through unexpected vehicle issues.
Those moments opened my eyes to how stressful and overwhelming maintenance can feel for many drivers.
I first began to explore the vehicle maintenance space after repeatedly supporting someone close to me through unexpected vehicle issues.
Those moments opened my eyes to how stressful and overwhelming maintenance can feel for many drivers.
Broadening my search
Broadening my search
I wanted to learn more about what other peoples experience was like with their car, so I interviewed 12 drivers about their experience with their vehicle.
To broaden the scope beyond interviews, I researched threads on Reddit, articles, and published studies to identify recurring themes.
I wanted to learn more about what other peoples experience was like with their car, so I interviewed 12 drivers about their experience with their vehicle.
To broaden the scope beyond interviews, I researched threads on Reddit, articles, and published studies to identify recurring themes.
Turning research into decisions
Turning research into decisions
After I conducted my user interviews and research, I had many strong insights that I turned into actionable steps.
These steps were crucial in ensuring that my app was solving the core problem that my users were facing, and that I had a foundation to build on.
After I conducted my user interviews and research, I had many strong insights that I turned into actionable steps.
These steps were crucial in ensuring that my app was solving the core problem that my users were facing, and that I had a foundation to build on.
Design
Exploring why drivers can feel lost
Exploring why drivers can feel lost
Mapping and validating the journey
Mapping and validating the journey
I first conducted a card sort with ten users to understand their mental model of an app like this and use those insights to help me develop the app’s sitemap.
I conducted a tree test of 8 tasks to confirm users could perform the most common tasks in the app without confusion, and iterated on their feedback.
I first conducted a card sort with ten users to understand their mental model of an app like this and use those insights to help me develop the app’s sitemap.
I conducted a tree test of 8 tasks to confirm users could perform the most common tasks in the app without confusion, and iterated on their feedback.
Interpreting user feedback
Interpreting user feedback
Based on the first task, the navigation to find details on vehicle issues was not as clear as I had thought before.
The agreement on paths for these four tasks was not completely clear either.
This test helped me realize I needed to simplify my navigation even more, and reduce the number of screens to complete certain tasks in the app.
Based on the first task, the navigation to find details on vehicle issues was not as clear as I had thought before.
The agreement on paths for these four tasks was not completely clear either.
This test helped me realize I needed to simplify my navigation even more, and reduce the number of screens to complete certain tasks in the app.
Sketches before screens
Sketches before screens
I moved to pencil and paper to sketch my primary screens, refining the information architecture and defining key interactions along the way.
I moved to pencil and paper to sketch my primary screens, refining the information architecture and defining key interactions along the way.
Developing wireframes
Developing wireframes
Based on my initial sketches, I developed low-fidelity wireframes to visualize how content would be organized across each page.
Based on my initial sketches, I developed low-fidelity wireframes to visualize how content would be organized across each page.
Delivery
Delivery
Finalizing Rollio
Finalizing Rollio
High fidelity design
High fidelity design
I created a strong design system as well as clear branding guidelines to update my wireframes into a visually cohesive app.
I created a strong design system as well as clear branding guidelines to update my wireframes into a visually cohesive app.
Instant insights on your vehicle
Instant insights on your vehicle
View your vehicle issues with clear, plain-English explanations.
Decide whether to fix it yourself or find a trusted professional, with clear next steps for either option.
View your vehicle issues with clear, plain-English explanations.
Decide whether to fix it yourself or find a trusted professional, with clear next steps for either option.
Track your vehicle history and expenses
Track your vehicle history and expenses
Take the headache and confusion out of caring for your vehicle.
View your vehicle’s full history and get reminders for upcoming services.
Take the headache and confusion out of caring for your vehicle.
View your vehicle’s full history and get reminders for upcoming services.
Your vehicle documents in one place
Your vehicle documents in one place
Store registration, insurance, and other important records in one place so they’re always easy to find.
Store registration, insurance, and other important records in one place so they’re always easy to find.
Connect multiple vehicles
Connect multiple vehicles
Add and track multiple cars in one place. Instantly switch between vehicles to view their health and insights.
Add and track multiple cars in one place. Instantly switch between vehicles to view their health and insights.
Reflection
My Key Learnings
My Key Learnings
What did I learn?
What did I learn?
Feedback from your users is essential.
Feedback from your users is essential.
User feedback in this project was invaluable to me and it helped me tremendously in testing, iterating and finding what worked based on their feedback.
User feedback in this project was invaluable to me and it helped me tremendously in testing, iterating and finding what worked based on their feedback.
Build something meaningful to you.
Build something meaningful to you.
This project was more than just an app. It was a creative experience I poured myself into completely.
Building something that genuinely excited me made all the difference, and I believe that sense of fulfillment is one of the most powerful drivers of productivity.
This project was more than just an app. It was a creative experience I poured myself into completely.
Building something that genuinely excited me made all the difference, and I believe that sense of fulfillment is one of the most powerful drivers of productivity.
Thanks for Reading!
Thanks for Reading!
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