YNAB

Finance · $300K · ★ 4.79 · 26 screens

How YNAB onboards new users

YNAB, from You Need A Budget LLC, made about $300K last month and ranks #237 in Finance in the US. Its onboarding runs 22 screens, asks 7 questions and shows the paywall at step 17. That's longer than 62% of the 13 Finance apps on Appsroo.

Onboarding screens
22
median 16 in Finance
Questions
7
median 4 in Finance
Paywall at step
17
sign-up at step 22
Plans from
$14.99
monthly · annual, up to $109
The onboarding, screen by screen
Questions 7Intro and pitch 12Sign-up 1Paywall 2

In order: social proof at step 7, the paywall at step 17 and the sign-up wall at step 22. It asks for money before asking for an account.

Welcome

Splash Screen
Onboarding Pain Points
Onboarding Welcome CTA

Onboarding

Budget Demo Intro
Assign Money Demo
Basics Covered Demo
Fully Funded Demo
Welcome Start
Motivation Question
Social Proof
Plan Builder Intro
Household Selection
Encouragement Quote
Home Type Question
Debt Question
Debt Selection
Debt Coaching Quote
Transport Question
Regular Spending
Subscription Selection
Future Bills Intro
Infrequent Expenses
Goal Priorities
Final Plan Options
Create Account

Paywall

Subscription Offer

Pricing

$14.99
YNAB Subscription (Monthly)
$109.00
YNAB Subscription (Annual)

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