Hammerhead Companion Mobile App
The Hammerhead Companion App is the mobile app (iOS and Android) that pairs with the Hammerhead Karoo bike computer. It extends the device with connected features such as ride sync, live tracking, route management, network connectivity, and phone notification
Goal and role
Project goal: Connect the Hammerhead Karoo bike computer to the rest of the world when it isn’t on Wi-Fi, and minimize the time users spend interacting with their Karoo when they’re not riding.
My role: I led the design effort for a mobile app (iOS and Android) that complements the Karoo and enables features that extend its capabilities.
We conducted user interviews and extracted insights from them. From those insights, we created Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) covering ride planning, training, and navigation, from pre-ride through the end of the ride. We then mapped the insights to each stage of the rider’s journey to identify the main problems we needed to solve at each point.
User research + Jobs-To-Be-Done
From the JTBD, I created the onboarding flow and information architecture (IA) of the app. I explored multiple options and partnered with product managers to scope the project. We couldn’t build every feature listed in the IA, but we delivered a minimum viable product (MVP) that met the release deadline.
User flow + Information architecture
I explored several navigation options and built quick prototypes to validate different concepts. The design had to accommodate the entire onboarding process of the app, show the Karoo’s status, user’s ride data, route lists, and training plans. It also had to support features such as Apple and Google health sync and live tracking, which lets family and friends follow a rider’s progress.
Concept Explorations
Final mobile app design
In order for the Karoo to be connected to the Companion App, it might goes through a Bluetooth pairing process. Thus, enables the Karoo to be connected to the network via the Companion App and syncs rides, routes and other ride data.
Pairing
Navigation and Connection to web dashboard
Users can see the same rides, routes, and workouts in the Companion App that they see in the Hammerhead web dashboard. The app embeds Dashboard data so riders can easily plan and review their rides.
Users can use the Companion App to upload rides when they’re out on their bike and away from Wi-Fi.
Syncing and uploading
Location sharing
Users can instantly share any location from Apple Maps(on iOS devices) or Google Maps to the Companion App, and it will show up on the Karoo. They can then save this as a POI or navigate to it with cycling-specific directions.
