Engineering a Gen Z -First Experience for a Global Dating App
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Engineering a Gen Z -First Experience for a Global Dating App
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IN A NUTSHELL
About Client
EMPLOYEES
1200
LOCATION
Global
INDUSTRY
Technology & Online Dating
What Was the Challenge
Gen Z had begun dominating mobile app usage and traditional relationship and astrology apps were struggling to deliver meaningful engagement for this demographic. The client wanted to uncover a new opportunity space by combining astrology and relationship experiences into a single, compelling mobile product.
The market was already saturated with generic solutions, making it challenging to identify a unique value proposition that truly resonated with Gen Z’s emotional drivers. This had to be achieved while simultaneously crafting a compelling product vision, building a prototype, and defining a monetization strategy — all within a tight 8-week timeline.
How We Solved the Problem
Ciklum applied its full Product Design and Validation process — starting with deep Gen Z user research and competitor analysis, followed by a Design Sprint and co-creation workshops with the client team. The result: a fully validated MVP concept, user-tested prototypes, and a complete roadmap for delivery and monetization.

Competitor Analysis & Gen Z Insight
Analyzed 33 competitor apps and conducted 100+ hours of interviews to understand Gen Z’s unmet needs and motivations for astrology-based engagement.

Co-Creation & Design Sprint
Held offline design sprints with client stakeholders to co-create a unique value proposition, feature prioritization plan, and monetization strategy.

MVP Prototypes & Validation
Built high-fidelity UI/UX prototypes and validated them with over 3,000 Gen Z users to ensure product-market fit before development.

Delivery Roadmap & Metrics Plan
Produced a technical architecture roadmap, implementation plan, and complete MRP tracking framework to measure success post-launch.
The Results
CASE STUDIES
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