For this presentation we needed to review an app that implements an AR component. I decided to do a review on Wanna Kicks, an app that allows you to try on shoes from a large collection and gives you the option to buy them. I saw this app in the app store and figured I’d give it a shot and in the end was pleasantly surprised with the quality on the program.
The app upon logging in for the first time doesn’t hold your hand which is very refreshing. No signup, putting in an email, or little tutorials on how to use the app. You can just go straight to shopping and trying on shoes. From there, it will open your camera and let you swipe through the hottest shoes and apply them to your feet. There’s also a home page that allows you to discover more shoes or a search where you can apply filters such as brands, styles, and models.
What I think the app does well is how clean it is. It looks like a high quality store app such as Nike or Zara. The UI is also very intuitive and easy to navigate through. There’s also a large catalog or shoes to choose from ranging from Alexander Wang to Carhartt. It’s also nice having a button that allows you to go straight the the website where you can buy it.
The largest critique I have for the app would be, although the catalog is large, it needs to be way bigger. I think the more shoes they have the more successful it will be. The collection they have now are high price styles and shoes that are pretty common but the range should be filled out. Additionally, some of the shoes don’t have more than one color option. An example is how the only color they have for the Nike Air Force Ones, a shoe that is known for having a lot of customizable options, only comes in a cream color in the app.
A UX/UI issue I found was on the main explore homepage, there is a navigation bar that hovers at the bottom of the screen. When scrolling to the end of the page, the bar obscures some of the images making it difficult to select those options.
Over all I think its a great app and honestly will probably keep it on my phone.