As technology continues to evolve, so does the need for user-centric solutions that enhance engagement and retention. Upshot.ai, the leading platform for gamified user experiences, has taken a significant leap forward with its latest SDK release. 

Packed with exciting features, this new release aims to revolutionize the way apps and websites interact with users. 

In this blog, we’ll delve into the highlights of the upgraded SDK and explore how it empowers businesses to drive user engagement, increase retention, and elevate the overall user experience.

1. Notifications Inbox: Empowering Users, Enhancing Communication

The Notifications Inbox feature is a game-changer for keeping users informed and engaged. With this functionality, app users can now conveniently access their dedicated notifications inbox directly within the app. 

The key benefits of the Notifications Inbox include:

• Centralized Access: Users can review all push and in-app notifications they’ve received over the past 90 days in one place.
• Read and Unread Notifications: Users can easily distinguish between read and unread notifications, ensuring they stay updated with essential information.
• Customization Options: Product teams can customize the inbox’s appearance, aligning it with the app’s branding and design guidelines.
• Efficient Organization: Notifications are intelligently categorized within the inbox, allowing users to navigate and locate specific types of notifications effortlessly.

Product teams can gain valuable insights into user engagement and behavior by enabling data access on unread notifications, helping them optimize their communication strategies.

2. Picture Puzzle: A New Dimension of Entertainment

With the introduction of Picture Puzzle, Upshot.ai expands its game collection to engage and entertain users even further. Key features of this exciting addition include:

• Multiple Puzzle Sizes: Picture Puzzle offers three different sizes – 3×3, 4×4, and 5×5 – catering to various levels of complexity and challenge.
• Customizable Image Upload: Product and marketing teams can upload images that align with their brand or offer, creating a personalized jigsaw user experience.
• Time-Based Challenge: Users are tasked with reconstructing the original image within a specified time limit, adding an element of excitement and competition.
• Configurable Attempts: The game’s configuration allows up to three attempts, enabling customization based on the desired challenge level or engagement strategy.
• Rewards for Completion: Successful puzzle solvers can be rewarded with in-game rewards, points, badges, or other forms of recognition, motivating continued participation.

3. Streak: Cultivating User Loyalty through Gamification

Gamification is a powerful tool to encourage user retention, and the Streak module takes this concept to the next level. The Streak feature fosters engagement and loyalty by consistently motivating users to perform specific activities for a defined duration or frequency. 

Key parameters include:

• Current Streak Length: This represents the number of consecutive days a user has completed a specific activity without any breaks, showcasing their dedication to the task.
• Recent Streak Length: Acknowledges the user’s commitment despite minor interruptions in completing the activity over a specific period.
• Max Streak Length: Reflects the user’s longest streak, highlighting their highest dedication and accomplishment.

By leveraging the Streak module, app owners can incentivize users to maintain their activity streaks, resulting in improved engagement and an enhanced user experience.

4. Interactive Tutorial: Elevating User Education and Adoption

A well-informed user is a satisfied user. The Interactive Tutorial feature enriches user education and accelerates product adoption. 

Key features include:

• Element Highlighting with View ID: Interactive tutorials can highlight elements based on their view ID, facilitating quick comprehension of app functionalities.
• Efficient Information Access: Users can swiftly access specific information required for navigation and feature utilization, enhancing the learning experience.
• Speedy Adoption: Guided and interactive learning experiences enable users to become proficient quickly, maximizing the app’s potential.

5. Spin-Wheel & Card-Shuffle: Enhanced Customization and Clarity

The Spin-Wheel and Card-Shuffle features receive significant updates to improve customization and visual clarity. 

Enhancements include:

• ContentType/SectorType Expansion: SpinWheel sectors now support three types: images, text, and none, enabling diverse and engaging content.
• ‘Grayout’ LimitType: Grayed-out sectors visually indicate their limits without removing them from the SpinWheel, maintaining structure and integrity.
• Resolved Scaling Issues: Fixes ensure a seamless user experience across various screen sizes and devices.

6. Non-Intrusive Mode: Prioritizing User Experience

The Non-Intrusive Mode introduces a user-centered design approach to enhance the browsing experience, featuring:

• Seamless User Experience: webActions seamlessly integrate with user browsing, promoting interaction without disruptions.
• Minimized Interruptions: Reducing pop-ups and distractions leads to lower bounce rates and higher user retention.
• Reduced Abandonment: Keeping users engaged leads to better retention and increased user satisfaction.

7. Rewards Enhancement: Incentivizing Engagement and Streaks

Rewards now offer increased personalization and support for different time zones, with added incentives for daily engagement streaks:

• Timezone Option for Reward Rules: Rewards can be granted based on different time zones, ensuring consistency across geographical locations.
• Once-a-Day Option: Users can be rewarded for daily engagement, encouraging consistent app usage.
• Points Allocation Based on Streak Length: Encouraging longer engagement streaks by offering varying point rewards.

8. Opinion Poll Graph and Rating Request Button Enhancement

We have significantly improved our Opinion Poll Graph and Rating Request buttons in response to valuable user feedback and to enhance clarity. 

Previously, the Poll Submit and Graph Submit buttons and the Rating Submit and Feedback Submit buttons shared the same text, leading to potential confusion. 

However, we are excited to announce that you now have the flexibility to assign two different texts for each button. 

This customization feature empowers you to create distinct button labels that align perfectly with their specific functionalities, ensuring crystal-clear instructions for all users.

9. IAM Floating Button 

We are thrilled to add this innovative button to our platform. With its floating functionality, this button provides our users with a seamless and visually appealing experience, enabling easy access to essential actions while navigating through the platform.

10. Custom Action

We are delighted to introduce enhanced capabilities to our Custom Action feature. Now, you can personalize your actions even further, tailoring them to meet individual user preferences. 

Additionally, we have introduced support for HTML content, allowing you to create more engaging and interactive actions. This update opens up endless possibilities for creative and dynamic user experiences. Try out the new CustomAction and witness the magic of personalized and interactive content like never before!

11. Live Rules and BugFix: Ensuring Real-Time Accuracy

The SDK now allows users to select their desired timezone for live rules, ensuring accuracy for users across the globe. 

Additionally, bug fixes prevent redundant force update prompts for already updated apps, improving user experience.

Conclusion

The Upshot.ai SDK’s latest release brings an array of exciting features that will revolutionize how businesses engage with their users. 

From gamified experiences like Picture Puzzle and Streak to enhanced communication through the Notifications Inbox, this SDK empowers app owners to drive user engagement, retention, and overall satisfaction. 

Businesses can further enhance the user experience and accelerate product adoption by adopting the Non-Intrusive Mode and utilizing Interactive Tutorials. 

With these powerful tools, businesses are poised to forge stronger connections with their audience, ensuring long-term success in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

The Upshot.ai Advantage

Upshot.ai is an omnichannel, user engagement, and gamification platform that helps digital product owners and marketers improve product adoption and conversions.

With Upshot.ai, banks, Insurance, and FinTech firms can enhance their digital experiences with pre-built gamification features. It can provide personalized insights, actionable recommendations, and contextual nudges designed to deepen its relationship with its users. 

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