A helpful tool, but could use improvements – 529 Garage Review

Overall, I think this is a great system and the app is very handy. It’s a relatively convenient way to register your bike(s), along with some photos. But there is room for improvement in the app experience: 1. When adding photos, I wish I could see a zoomed version of the selected image in my camera roll (as in Instagram) rather than only thumbnails. 2. Where does the receipt image go? You post and then nothing appears. Maybe this is a privacy issue, but some language explaining this would be helpful to the user. 3. Why only an image for the receipt? Most bike shops now send this digitally, so it would be nice if I had the option of saving the email receipt or order confirmation as a PDF and post it to the app. Or better yet, enter the order/confirmation number and retailer name. 4. You should be able to zoom on bicycle alerts. I received one yesterday, and would love to help recover the stolen bike. Unfortunately, I’m not able to see the identifying details very clearly. 5. Could you add a “recent notifications” tab to the menu? When you do receive an alert notification, you should be able to save it and go back. After receiving a text, I wasn’t able to go back and look at the details again. I can’t really help recover this bike without the details, and the “Hot sheet” takes forever to load. 6. One final note about adding images: When adding a photo, you can edit both the predefined photo name and the “description” field in image upload screen. It’s a little confusing, leading me to enter the shield badge twice for three bikes. I hope these nitpicks aren’t taken to mean this is a bad app. I think it’s a fantastic idea, but as a digital design professional, I think it could use another sprint.
Review by Element103 on 529 Garage.