So, I shared a small video saved on my phone with him and gently asked, \u2018Would you love spending your time on such an app?\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He instantly responded, \u2018Oh yes, I got it. My healthcare apps lack decoration.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I corrected, \u2018It\u2019s called gamification! The secret recipe for 10x more healthcare app engagement.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, gamification adds visual elements into the healthcare app, website and software which users always find eye-pleasing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n It encourages users to spend more time on the app and explore more features as it leaves a psychological effect and creates curiosity among users about what’s to come next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me clarify more by giving you a real-life example of a drawing-room.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Suppose, you enter a house that you can consider as the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You explore the drawing-room and there is nothing special about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n You have in the past seen many similar drawing rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n And since you haven\u2019t found anything engaging in the drawing-room, you do not desire to explore the entire house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, you quickly leave. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The same happens with basic healthcare digital solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Users always first see the app then they use it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n And when they see it, the first thing they subconsciously look for is something unique and engaging. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n But when you see such a beautiful drawing room that is rare and unique, you automatically develop curiosity and wish to explore the entire house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, if we compare, the more beautiful drawing room which \u2018engaged\u2019 you have the same four walls, but the creatively-placed couch, balanced colour theme (red, golden, green and white) and other eye-catchy elements such as a piano. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n So to make your healthcare app more engaging, you have to do something similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to \u2018scientifically\u2019 decorate it which we call gamification! <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are planning to build a gamified healthcare app but are wondering about elements that add gamification to the app, we\u2019re here to guide you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Animation is the major part of gamified apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It creates smooth transition effects while clicking and scrolling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unlike traditional animation, such a type of animation focuses more on not breaking up the user journey and makes a user feel as if he is interacting with some living thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Badges symbolize the achievement of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seeing such badges ignite the sense of achievement among users which inspires them to keep using the app or return to the app. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Badges also represent a simple text in a more visually attractive manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is in fact a more fancy version of vector graphics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many times, users get to know information by only seeing the badges which enhance their user experience as users do not prefer to get information every time in textual format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A gamified healthcare app generally does not have typical dull colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is always equipped with a fusion of two or more than two colours with different shades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, it has a white colour theme with the fusion of other dark colours such as blue, red, yellow to highlight things easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A gamified healthcare app does not have simple black and white or single-colour icons like it usually has in mobile apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead, it has multi-colour icons with each icon stating a story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if you have made up your mind to apply gamification in your healthcare digital solution, the first challenge you will face is with resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To build a gamified app, you must hire UI\/UX designers who have expertise in designing such a design.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because not all UI\/UX designers can design the gamified app. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, it requires knowledge of app animation and knowledge of tools that let them create animated UI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only designers, but you also need to have dedicated developers who have expertise in writing code for such an animated app.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most importantly, they have to ensure smoothness across all devices and low .apk size. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This does not end here.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The QA team also has to define gamification-specific test cases and test the gamification features too. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, in this sense, you will require a dedicated team of UI\/UX designers, developers and QA engineers who have experience with gamification technologies and tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n No, you are not the first one who is going to gamify a healthcare app.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are already several gamified healthcare apps that are doing pretty well in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The following are some of them. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) Manage My Pain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2) Flaredown for Chronic Illness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3) Zero Fasting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I recently had a meeting with a Toronto-based entrepreneur who had so far launched a total of 3 healthcare apps and was now planning to launch one more app. However, his major concern was low user\/patient engagement. He had faced the same challenge for all his last 3 apps. So, I shared a small video […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow Does Gamification in Healthcare Apps Increase User\/Patient Engagement?<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Elements of Gamified Healthcare Digital Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Top Examples of Gamified Healthcare Apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Want to Build Something Similar? Sorry! We might not Suitable for You Because of these Honest Reasons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n