LaunchingSuperBetter
Ifweneedtosurviveallourmentalhealthissuestillthenextdecadeon thisplanet,gami cationcouldbethesolitudethatcouldhelpusescape time
Soundsfascinating?
Well,keep onreadingtocheckhowthisprocessrelatestoyou!
AccordingtoWHOreports,approximately13%oftheworld’spopulation suffersfrommentalhealthissues,with1outof8peoplehavingamental illness
Themainreasonbehind peopledealingwithmentalhealthissuesisthe fearofnotbeingabletobeapartofthesocialfabric Thissituationforces peopletosufferfrommajormentalstressand anxiety
Althoughmanyprovenmethodologiesand therapiesare ooded worldwide thatclaimtorelievepeopleoftheirmentalhealthtrauma theterm “gami cation”hascutitspaththroughallessentialmentalhealthprograms
AccordingtotheExpresswirereport–Theglobalgami cationmarketwill sizeup toUSD952042millionintheyear2022and isexpected toexpand intermsofCAGRup to1266%by2028 Thegrowthofthegami cation marketsizecanbewitnessed acrossAPAC,Europe,NorthAmerica,South onplayersworldwide,and 90% ofthefolkclaimtohaveabettersuccessrateattheirworkplacewhenthey usegami cationapplicationstodealwithmentalstress AccordingtoEpsos data,66%ofrespondentsclaimthatgameshelp themunwind,relax, decompress,and tacklereal-lifeproblemsef ciently
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HowSuperBetterEvolvedToOne OfTheBestMentalHealth
Gami cationApplicationsWithHie HQ
OurMethodology:
HieHQAsYourProductPartner
LaunchingSuperBetter
LaunchingLiveTake
ChatGPT&SocialMediaApps:Harnessingthe AIspoweroflanguagegeneration
UnveilingTheHiddenCostsOfSocialMedia AppDevelopmentIn2023
TheUltimateGuideToBuildASocialMedia Appin2023

Withsomanymentalhealthgami cationapplicationsmushroomingall overtheglobe,SuperBetterhasingrained itspositionamongtheend users
Boostyourmentalresiliencebybeingasquadplayer
Thecentralideologybehind thisapplicationisapplyinggamescienceto solvereal-lifeproblemsand boostmentalresilience Thesoleobjectiveof SuperBetteristowitnessindustriesand thecrowd theyserve–comeoutof theviciouscircleofmentalhealthtraumas ThisApplicationinvitesusersto tacklequestssimilartoreal-lifescenarios settheirgoals createtheirown squads,battlebad guysand trackand reviewtheirachievements Ithas variouscategoriesthathelp theplayersunderstand thegamechallenge For example,‘power-ups’areantidotesthatcanmakeauserfeelbetter,it spikespositiveemotionsaswell,‘quests’enableapersontotrackdailyand weeklygoals,‘bad guys’depict ghtingbad habitsand overcoming negativemindsets,‘allies’representthestrongsocialrelationshipsand ‘futureboosts’re ectyourfutureaspirations
Inotherwords,SuperBettermotivatesallitsuserstoachievesomething marvelousintheirlives,somethingthathelpsthemtobecomethebest
HowSuperBetterEvolvedToOneOfThe BestMentalHealthGamification ApplicationsWithHieHQ
Ourexpertteamworked on guringoutthepossibilitiesofredesigningand developingtheapplicationuninterruptedly Althoughthereweremany loopholeswehad toworkon,herearesomeofthemtoname:
Originally,theSuperBetterapp wasdesigned and easyforuserstotrack theirmentalhealthprogress,setgoals,and workontheirweaknesses The originalapp had anantiquated designwhichwasdif culttouseand lacked thelatesttrends Sinceitwasawell-established applicationwithmultiple users,itwasquitechallengingtoredesignitfromscratchusingmodernuser interfaceprinciplesand designs Whiledealingwiththeapplicationbuildingprocess,theproductdemanded revampingthebackend codetobe morescalableand ef cient
Sinceitwasaglobalapplication,wehad toincorporatemultiplecompliance and securityrequirementsintoyourdesign Wehad toensurethatthe revamped productwasinlinewithallsortsofdataprotectionprivacyand regulations

“Well,it’snotaseasyasitsounds”1.RedesigningamodernversionofSuperBetterapp fromscratch. 2.Incorporatingmultiplecompliancesandsecurity requirements. 3.DataMigrationofmillionsofusersfromtheold databasetothenewone. PIN
Migratingmillionsofusersfromanold databasetoanewoneisacomplex and time-consumingtask Wehad toconsiderendlessfactors,includingthe data’ssizeand structure,thecompatibilityrequirementsbetweenthetwo databases,and theexpertiserequired tocarryoutthemigration
OurMethodology:
Wedidn’twanttocreatejustanapplication;wewanted theApplicationto bethereasonforchangetheworld would lovetowitness Sowewerevery cautiousateveryindividualstep ofourdesign-developmentprocess
Scroungebelowtocontinuelearningaboutourjourney:
1.Mindmappingandbrainstorming:
Forus,mind mappingand brainstormingwereessentialtothedesign process Tocreatenewfeaturesand functionality,wecreated avisual representationoftheuserjourneyand ow
and brainstormed ideasforthem Throughthisprocess,weensured thatall designelementsaligned withtheapplication’soverallgoalsand objectives
2.UXdesign:
Aftertheresearchwascompleted,thenextstep intheredesignprocesswas designed usingsomeofthebestUXpractices Itinvolved creatingan intuitiveand easyuserexperiencewhileprovidingallthenecessary functionality Inotherwords,ourUXdesignfocused oncreatingalayoutthat isaestheticallypleasingand consistentwiththebrand’sguidelines
3.Userflowandwireframes:
Weconstructed avisualrepresentationoftheuserjourneyand wireframes todemonstratehowtheApplicationwillinteractwiththeusers Byaligning alldesignelementswiththeuser’sexpectations,wewereabletoensure thattheymettheneedsand expectationsoftheuser
4.UIdesignandtesting:
Followingcreatingtheuser owand wireframes,webuiltand tested theUI design Itinvolved creatinganaesthetic,easy-to-uselayoutthatconforms tothebrand
policies Inadditiontocreatinganintuitiveuserinterface,italsoinvolves testingtheuserinterfacetoensureitworksproperly
5.GraphicelementsandUIinterface:
“Graphicelementsweretheessenceofourentiredesignprocess”
Webuiltagilevisuals,suchasiconsand buttons,alongthesamelinesas theSuperbetterbrand Inotherwords,ourUIinterfacewasmuchmore user-friendlyand innate
6.Prototype:
The nalmilestoneinourdesignprocesswasconstructingaprototype It centered around creatingaworkingapplicationversionwecould testand
7.Development
Afterendlesssessionsofventuringintohowtobuild theApplicationwith sturdyarchitecture, SuperBetterwasbuiltinSwiftand KotlinwithNodeforthebackend,React forthefrontend,MySQLfordatastorage,and AWSasourprimaryplatform provider Itgaveusgreat exibilitywheniteratingonthedesignwhile keepingourcodebasestable
8.Testing–QA,Security&Compliances
QAveri eswhethertheproductmeetsallsecurity,legal,regulatory,and contractualrequirements Itreviewsand reports ndingsonanyissues uncovered duringtesting
Wewanted toensurethattheSuperBetterApplicationcomplied withall rulesand worked withoutanybugsorglitches That’swherewearrived at the nalstageofourprocess–testing
Theconvoluted processlasted up to20weeks,and we nallybuiltthebest versionoftheapplicationthatbecameadelightforworldwideend users Wearecurrentlyworkingonlaunchingthesecond phaseoftheapplication
Inthemeantime,hereistheresultofouruphillbattlewiththe applicationdevelopmentprocess:
Theplatformgathered overamillionusers
Usersfound thein-app navigationtobesupersimpli ed
Attracted investors&secured itsseed funding
Turned outtobeoneoftheLeadingMentalHealthcareApplicationsin theUS
Itsapp storiesweredetailed &covered byseveralmajorpublications acrosstheUS
Hi HQA Y urProduct Partner
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It’sanopensecretthatifyourproductdoesnotlevelup tothemarketing standardsorisn’tsomethingoutofthebox,yourbusinesswillsurelyslide downovertheindustrialrainbow

And youcertainlydon’twanttobenextonthelist,doyou?
Youcanlineup clientsand usersforyourproductbychoosingusasyour productpartners Ourexpertdesignersand engineerscanco-workwithyou toaddresstheprojectpainpointsand bottleneckchallenges Beitmental health, ntechoranylatesttechnologicalproductsolution,wecoverthem all
FAQs
1.Whatisthetimelinefordevelopingamental healthcareapplication?

Dependinguponthecomplexityoftheapplication,thedesignmaytakeup to12weeks,and thedevelopmentphaselastsup to20weeks Both designand developmentcanbeachieved withinatimeframeof20weeks byputtingmultipleteamsinparalleltoeachother
2.Whatarethemajorfactorsaffectingtheoverallapp developmentprocessandcosts?
Factorslikefeaturesand functionalities,thecomplexity,app design,scaleof theapp securityand compliancerequirements QAefforts etc affectthe applicationdevelopmentprocessand costs
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