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App Suma

Overview

SUMA is a digital wallet application developed for ARCO gas stations. Its primary goal is to enable drivers to digitally pay for fuel while allowing them to accumulate rewards.

These rewards can be redeemed through the app, enhancing the customer experience and promoting brand loyalty.

Challenge

Development Errors: Technical issues that compromised the app's performance and reliability.


Lack of Clarity: The interface failed to clearly communicate the app's features, leading to confusion about how to use it.


User Experience Deficiencies: Navigation and interaction problems negatively impacted user satisfaction.


Inconsistent Identity: A lack of coherence in the app’s design and messaging made it difficult to connect with users.

Solution

Following a design thinking process, I began by interviewing drivers to understand their pain points when refueling gas and using digital payment methods. I also conducted stakeholder interviews to capture business goals and expectations for the app. This helped me define key areas of improvement, such as enhancing clarity, navigation, and overall user experience.


Based on these insights, I created user personas and empathy maps to align the design with user needs. I then developed user flows to improve navigation, ensuring users could easily pay for fuel, track rewards, and redeem them within the app. After ideation sessions with team members, I designed low-fidelity mockups to explore solutions and gradually evolved them into high-fidelity prototypes.


I tested these prototypes with users to identify usability issues and iterated on the designs accordingly. Throughout the process, I collaborated closely with stakeholders and the development team to ensure the app was not only intuitive but also aligned with business objectives.


The result was a clearer, more intuitive app that simplified the payment process, improved user understanding of features, and strengthened brand connection — ultimately enhancing customer experience and promoting brand loyalty.

View Prototype

Team members

Developers, Graphic Designer, Stakeholders, Project Managers, UX/UI Designer (me)

Project Duration

August 2023 - October 2023

Gallery

Gerardo Vertiz 2025

Ensenada, México