Thoughtful onboarding

Insights

• Reactive Onboarding is a method of teaching users by responding to their actions. Here, Lovable reacts to frustration by showing a helpful tip, so users learn in the moment they need it most.

• Cognitive Load is the mental effort needed to complete a task. By offering help only after repeated negative prompts, Lovable reduces overload and keeps users focused on solving their problem.

• Reactance explains why forced onboarding can annoy users. Lovable avoids this by making the tip optional and timely, so users don't feel pressured or interrupted.

• Pinterest uses reactive onboarding by showing tips after mistakes during collage creation. Both Lovable and Pinterest teach features right when users struggle, which usually increases learning and feature use.

• Arc asks users to interact with a feature during onboarding, creating an "Aha!" moment. Like Lovable, Arc ties education to user actions, making the lesson more memorable and engaging.