what is
onboarding checklist
in one line
an onboarding checklist is a short in-app list of setup tasks that shows new users what to do next and tracks their progress.
an onboarding checklist is a list of the key first tasks in a product, shown inside the app, with each item ticking off as the user completes it. think "create your first project, invite a teammate, connect your calendar".
checklists work because they give a clear sense of what to do and how far along you are. they turn a blank product into a small set of achievable goals.
a checklist tells users what to do, but not always how. a user can know the next item is "connect your calendar" and still not know where that setting lives.
where heytappr fits
heytappr pairs nicely with a checklist. the checklist says what's next, and when a user asks how to do it, heytappr walks them through that step on the live screen.
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