Vial

Designing a walk-to-earn mobile app for Albania's Web3 community

About the project

Vial is an Albanian Web3 startup building the first decentralized community for Albanians worldwide, connecting users through rewarded physical activity.

Its flagship product — a move-to-earn mobile app — rewards users with ViAL points for daily steps, which can be used within the ecosystem’s marketplace and auctions, with long-term plans to integrate a native blockchain token.

Industry
Finance
Services
Mobile App Design
Daily step progress screen of the Vial app designed by Halo Lab

Challenge

The walk-to-earn space was already shaped by major players setting high standards for user experience and engagement. Vial engaged the Halo Lab team to create a mobile product that could compete in the category while remaining accessible and intuitive to a crypto-new audience.

Our process

To close the gap between the inherent complexity of Web3 and the simplicity everyday users expect, we took Vial from category research to a fully handoff-ready interface, creating a clearer, more accessible product experience.

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Results

  • Intuitive onboarding and earn flows tailored for users with no prior crypto experience enabled a smoother entry into the product
  • Brand-aligned mobile design brought clarity and personality to a complex crypto product, making key actions easier to navigate
  • Custom animations woven into key interactions made the earn experience feel engaging while reinforcing important moments in the flow
  • Dev-ready design package with bilingual layout specs gave developers clear implementation guidance from the start

Our approach

Strong results start with open dialogue. At every stage, we work closely with the client’s team, running workshops, gathering feedback, and refining ideas through multiple iterations. If your product needs the same level of care, contact us — and we’ll help turn complexity into an experience people can understand, trust, and use with confidence.

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01 Discovery & research

We benchmarked key competitors, mapping onboarding flows and reward mechanics to understand common interaction patterns. The analysis highlighted the need for a simpler earn entry point and a better cold-start experience for non-crypto users.

Deliverables

  • Two competitors analyzed
  • Conceptual moodboard

02 UI design

Working within Vial’s brand guidelines, we designed a user interface that covered onboarding, registration, home screens, and more. Screens were delivered in both Albanian and English, with animations implemented to improve engagement and usability.

Deliverables

  • High-fidelity UI screens
  • Animation design

03 Documentation & delivery

All screens were packaged for developer handoff, with annotations covering interaction states and bilingual layout logic. Our team organized components into a single system to reduce integration questions and speed up the path to launch.

Deliverables

  • Dev-ready handoff file
  • Bilingual layout specs

Team

  • 1 PM
  • 2 UX/UI Designers

Technologies

Figma