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UI in new version of iOS app

1,761 74 July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What on earth have you done? The new UI is absolutely horrible. I don't even think I can use the app anymore and I have been on Slickdeals for over 15 years. Man, what a horrible horrible swing and miss. Maybe Slickdeals hired the Apple folks who redesigned Photos just for the fun of it and everyone hated it. I just can't get over how horrendous the new iOS app is.
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07-08-2025 at 04:33 PM.
07-08-2025 at 04:33 PM.
Quote from dbernie41 :
What on earth have you done? The new UI is absolutely horrible. I don't even think I can use the app anymore and I have been on Slickdeals for over 15 years. Man, what a horrible horrible swing and miss. Maybe Slickdeals hired the Apple folks who redesigned Photos just for the fun of it and everyone hated it. I just can't get over how horrendous the new iOS app is.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize that the new app did not meet your expectations. Our goal with this update was to deliver a more robust performance and an improved user experience. Could you share specifics on what fell short (e.g., features, usability, bugs)? Your input helps us fix issues faster.
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Tamanegi
07-22-2025 at 09:19 AM.
07-22-2025 at 09:19 AM.
I would like to second this opinion! the app feels terribly busy - too much compacted text, colors, information in too small of a space. slickdeals is the sort of app that we skim more than read. scrolling through it should allow our brain to process the information in a steady pace. now there's just too much Information in a single screen. it feels exhausting to even look at it. it also screams visual pollution, like looking at a very big crowded city.
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07-22-2025 at 03:08 PM.
07-22-2025 at 03:08 PM.
IMO it's too white and washed out.
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07-23-2025 at 02:06 AM.
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IMO it's too white and washed out.
Thank you for your feedback. We will take this into account when we plan for improvements.
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07-23-2025 at 02:07 AM.
07-23-2025 at 02:07 AM.
Quote from Tamanegi :
I would like to second this opinion! the app feels terribly busy - too much compacted text, colors, information in too small of a space. slickdeals is the sort of app that we skim more than read. scrolling through it should allow our brain to process the information in a steady pace. now there's just too much Information in a single screen. it feels exhausting to even look at it. it also screams visual pollution, like looking at a very big crowded city.
Thank you for your feedback. We will take this into account when we plan for improvements. The more details you can share about what's not working for you, the better we can address your needs. We're determined to get this right for our long-time users.
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07-27-2025 at 12:10 PM.
07-27-2025 at 12:10 PM.
Quote from LovePrayLife :
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize that the new app did not meet your expectations. Our goal with this update was to deliver a more robust performance and an improved user experience. Could you share specifics on what fell short (e.g., features, usability, bugs)? Your input helps us fix issues faster.
I appreciate improved performance. Can you share more about what features here make for an improved user experience?I mean that genuinely. Tell us what you wanted to accomplish and we can help you get there.
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08-04-2025 at 02:13 PM.
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I appreciate improved performance. Can you share more about what features here make for an improved user experience?I mean that genuinely. Tell us what you wanted to accomplish and we can help you get there.
andcarroI appreciate improved performance. Can you share more about what features here make for an improved user experience?I mean that genuinely. Tell us what you wanted to accomplish and we can help you get there.
Thanks for your thoughtful question and genuine interest in helping us improve!

Along with improved performance, improvements we've made with the redesign:
Faster access to Hot Deals - moved to the home screen for quicker community engagement
Enhanced deal posting - added photo upload capability
Better store discovery - introduced dedicated store landing pages in Search
Cleaner interface - updated UI for a more modern, streamlined experience

Our goal is to create an app that's intuitive for new users while providing unique value to longtime community members like yourself.

Areas we're actively working to improve:
Making Search more accessible
Better organizing and relocating Notifications
Reducing scrolling needed on Deal Detail pages

Your perspective as someone who genuinely wants to help us succeed would be invaluable. Would you be interested in a 30-minute call to share your insights and suggestions? We'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can better achieve these goals.
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caveman017
08-05-2025 at 03:13 AM.
08-05-2025 at 03:13 AM.
Am I the only one having major issues with the new iOS app?It seems to auto zoom in and I can't read half the text. Also, it's sorting by newest comment first instead of the default old to new making it super confusing
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08-05-2025 at 09:26 AM.
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Am I the only one having major issues with the new iOS app?It seems to auto zoom in and I can't read half the text. Also, it's sorting by newest comment first instead of the default old to new making it super confusing
The zoom issue has been fixed, please try updating your Slickdeals app.

For the second issue - have you changed the sort order to Oldest? Is it reverting back to Newest?
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08-05-2025 at 12:04 PM.
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The zoom issue has been fixed, please try updating your Slickdeals app.

For the second issue - have you changed the sort order to Oldest? Is it reverting back to Newest?
Ah, that was it. Updating fixed both. Thanks!
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08-07-2025 at 05:49 PM.
08-07-2025 at 05:49 PM.
Android notifications are a mess too. Front page notifications used to be one master notification line. Now, I see individual notification lines for each front page deal post.
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08-11-2025 at 07:37 PM.
08-11-2025 at 07:37 PM.
Quote from LovePrayLife :
Thanks for your thoughtful question and genuine interest in helping us improve!

Along with improved performance, improvements we've made with the redesign:
Faster access to Hot Deals - moved to the home screen for quicker community engagement
Enhanced deal posting - added photo upload capability
Better store discovery - introduced dedicated store landing pages in Search
Cleaner interface - updated UI for a more modern, streamlined experience

Our goal is to create an app that's intuitive for new users while providing unique value to longtime community members like yourself.

Areas we're actively working to improve:
Making Search more accessible
Better organizing and relocating Notifications
Reducing scrolling needed on Deal Detail pages

Your perspective as someone who genuinely wants to help us succeed would be invaluable. Would you be interested in a 30-minute call to share your insights and suggestions? We'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can better achieve these goals.
It's really terrible. I don't need 30 minutes.

It reminds me of the worst parts of Discourse without the pretty UI. I mean threading (but only 1 level deep) combined with sort by new/old, so you're re-reading the same comments over and over again when multiple people reply to it. If you have to do threading, do it Reddit style.

To reduce scrolling, use AI to create thread summaries and call out important comments (akin to automating post Wikis from the old days). Similar to how Amazon does for reviews.
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