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After deleting a card in Revolut, and then going back to view them all, they’ll show a tooltip showing how you could get that card back.
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Reactive Onboarding is about teaching users after an action, not before. Revolut shows the card reactivation tooltip only after deletion, so users learn when it's most relevant.
Progressive Disclosure is the practice of revealing complexity step by step. Here, Revolut only explains card reactivation after deletion, reducing overwhelm and making learning feel natural.
Visible Lifeboats describes how showing recovery options can lower user anxiety. The tooltip reassures users that mistakes are reversible, so they feel safer experimenting with features.
Monzo uses a similar pattern by showing a prompt for "connected accounts" after a user transfers money. Both apps time their tips to user actions, making the info feel helpful, not intrusive.
Gmail uses progressive prompts that fade after repeated use, like swipe suggestions. Both Gmail and Revolut tie education to actual user actions, so learning feels relevant and not like clutter.
Posted 31/08/2025
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