Angel One Trading App โ Case Study
Angel One is one of India's leading retail stockbroking platforms, offering trading, investing, and wealth management services. With a growing user base of first-time investors and active traders, the goal was to redesign and enhance the Angel One trading app to make it simpler, faster, and more intuitive. My role as a UI/UX designer was to collaborate with product managers, developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a user-friendly, scalable design system and improve the overall trading experience.
Client
Angel One
Feature
Trading App
Industries
Stock Broking
Date
March 2025
๐ฉโ๐ป My Role
Conducted user research & usability testing with new and experienced traders.
User Research & Personas: Created personas and journey maps to capture pain points.
Design Creation: Designed wireframes, prototypes, and final UI screens.
Design System: Established design system components for consistency.
Collaboration & Handoff: Collaborated closely with developers & QA teams for smooth handoff.
Stakeholder Communication: Presented designs and rationale to stakeholders & leadership.
โ Problems Identified
Despite being a top brokerage app, Angel One faced challenges:
Complex Navigation: Users found it hard to locate key features like portfolio, watchlist, and order history.
Overloaded UI: Too much data on a single screen, overwhelming first-time investors.
Lack of Personalization: No adaptive dashboards or customized views for traders vs. investors.
Onboarding Friction: Account opening and KYC processes were confusing and time-consuming.
Performance Gaps: Slow load times during market hours affected trust.
๐ฏ Project Goals
We defined clear project goals:
Simplify Navigation: Simplify app navigation for first-time investors.
Modular UI System: Design a modular UI system for scalability.
Improve Onboarding: Improve onboarding & KYC flow to reduce drop-offs.
Enhance Personalization: Enhance personalization for traders (advanced tools) and investors (simplified insights).
Increase Engagement: Increase engagement by introducing contextual education and AI-driven suggestions.
๐ฅ Target Users
We identified three key user groups:
First-time Investors (Age 20โ30): Goals: Easy onboarding, simplified trading, guided education. Pain: Overwhelmed by jargon, fear of losing money.
Active Traders (Age 25โ40): Goals: Fast order execution, advanced charts, seamless navigation. Pain: Performance lags, cluttered data presentation.
Long-term Investors (Age 35โ50): Goals: Research tools, portfolio insights, advisory content. Pain: Limited personalized recommendations.
๐ ๏ธ Design Process
We followed a double-diamond design approach:
๐ Research
Conducted 30+ user interviews (mix of traders & investors).
Analyzed support tickets & app reviews.
Benchmarked competitors like Zerodha, Groww, Upstox.
โ๏ธ Define
Mapped user journeys for onboarding, placing orders, and tracking portfolios.
Identified top 5 pain points.
๐ก Ideate
Brainstormed multiple navigation models (bottom tabs, segmented dashboards).
Sketched wireframes for onboarding, dashboard, and trading screens.
๐จ Design
Developed interactive prototypes in Figma.
Designed dark & light themes for accessibility.
Created modular components (cards, charts, buttons) for scalability.
โ
Test
Conducted usability testing with 20 users.
Improved onboarding flow โ reduced steps from 9 to 5.
Redesigned dashboard โ +30% faster task completion.
๐จ Final Designs
Key design highlights of the Angel One Trading App:
New Dashboard: Personalized for traders/investors with modular widgets.
Simplified Navigation: Bottom tab structure with clear hierarchy.
Onboarding Flow: Progress tracker, reduced steps, gamified experience.
Trading Screens: Clean charts, quick buy/sell, one-click order modification.
Portfolio Insights: Simple cards with returns, sector allocation, risk metrics.
Dark & Light Themes: Designed for accessibility and user preference.
โก Challenges Faced
Key challenges we faced during the Angel One Trading App redesign:
Balancing simplicity vs. advanced features for different users.
Handling regulatory requirements (KYC, compliance) while keeping flow smooth.
Performance limitations during peak market hours.
Stakeholder alignment: Balancing business goals (engagement, upsell) vs. user needs (simplicity).
๐ Key Learnings
Key learnings from the Angel One Trading App project:
Fintech users need trust, clarity, and speed above all.
First-time users benefit from progressive disclosure (show features gradually).
Personalization increases engagement (custom dashboards improved retention).
Design handoff with developers requires robust documentation & version control.
๐ฎ Future Improvements
Future scope for the Angel One Trading App:
AI-powered investment recommendations.
Voice-enabled trading for accessibility.
Gamified learning modules for new investors.
Real-time market sentiment dashboard.
Integration with mutual funds, insurance & global markets.
๐ฏ Conclusion
The Angel One Trading App redesign successfully improved user experience, reduced onboarding friction, and created a more intuitive trading platform.
The project demonstrated the importance of user-centered design in fintech applications and set a strong foundation for future enhancements.
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