Ethical Design Gallery

Explore real app interfaces prioritising transparency and user control for making informed decisions

Bait & Switch
Basket Sneaking
Confirm shaming
Disguised Advertisement
Drip Pricing
False Urgency
Forced Action
Interface Interference
Nagging
Privacy Deception
Subscription Trap
Trick Question
Booking
Browsing
Creating
Onboarding
Profile
Purchasing
Searching
Settings
Subscribing
Uploading
Cab Booking
Dating
Delivery & Logistics
Ecommerce
EdTech
Entertainment
Fintech
Gaming
Health Tech
Networking
News
Productivity
Social Media
Streaming Service
Travel Booking
Utility
All Deceptive Patterns
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Showing 51 Apps

UploadingonInstagram

Active Opt-in
Uploading
Social Media
Social Media
Social Media
Privacy Deception

BrowsingonInstagram

Upfront Disclosure
Browsing
Social Media
Social Media
Social Media
Disguised Advertisement

OnboardingonHinge

Equitable Choice Presentation
Onboarding
Dating
Dating
Dating
Interface Interference

PurchasingonH&M

Polite Pathways
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Forced Action

SubscribingonLinkedIn

Upfront Costs or Terms
Subscribing
Networking
Networking
Networking
Subscription Trap

SubscribingonSpotify

Equitable Choice Presentation
Subscribing
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Interface Interference

CreatingonYubo

Just-in-Time Requests
Creating
Social Media
Social Media
Social Media
Privacy Deception

UploadingonYoutube Studio

Polite Pathways
Uploading
Social Media
Social Media
Social Media
Trick Question

BookingonClearTrip

Respecting User Attention
Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Basket Sneaking

PurchasingonMeesho

Contextual Transparency
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Bait & Switch

BrowsingonUrban Company

Easy Price Comparison
Browsing
Utility
Utility
Utility
Bait & Switch

BookingonPorter

Upfront Costs or Terms
Booking
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Privacy Deception

SettingsonAirbnb

Easy Opt-out
Settings
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Privacy Deception

OnboardingonCyberGhost

Easy Opt-out
Onboarding
Utility
Utility
Utility
Forced Action

OnboardingonHeadspace

Granular Choices
Onboarding
Health Tech
Health Tech
Health Tech
Privacy Deception

OnboardingonAdidas

Granular Choices
Onboarding
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Privacy Deception

BrowsingonPayPal Honey

Allow for Personalisation
Browsing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
False Urgency

PurchasingonBlinkit

Active Opt-in
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Basket Sneaking

CreatingonPlayo

Contextual Transparency
Creating
Utility
Utility
Utility
Privacy Deception

OnboardingonNike

Granular Choices
Onboarding
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Privacy Deception

PurchasingonZomato

Easy Price Comparison
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Bait & Switch

BrowsingonAirbnb

Contextual Transparency
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
False Urgency

BrowsingonTumblr

Upfront Disclosure
Browsing
Social Media
Social Media
Social Media
Disguised Advertisement

BookingonUber

Upfront Costs or Terms
Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking
Privacy Deception

SubscribingonPhonePe

Active Opt-in
Subscribing
Fintech
Fintech
Fintech
Interface Interference

BrowsingonKayak

Allow for Personalisation
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
False Urgency

OnboardingonHow We Feel

Granular Choices
Onboarding
Health Tech
Health Tech
Health Tech
Privacy Deception

PurchasingonApple

Respecting User Attention
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Basket Sneaking

BrowsingonSwiggy

Upfront Costs or Terms
Browsing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Drip Pricing

OnboardingonStarbucks

Contextual Transparency
Onboarding
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Privacy Deception

BrowsingonZomato

Upfront Disclosure
Browsing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Disguised Advertisement

OnboardingonMeet up

Contextual Transparency
Onboarding
Networking
Networking
Networking
Privacy Deception

SearchingonBooking.com

Contextual Transparency
Searching
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
False Urgency

SearchingonYelp

Upfront Disclosure
Searching
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Disguised Advertisement

BookingonPorter

Equitable Choice Presentation
Booking
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Interface Interference

PurchasingonAmazon

Active Opt-in
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Basket Sneaking

BrowsingonOnefootball

Respecting User Attention
Browsing
News
News
News
Disguised Advertisement

BrowsingonAirbnb

Upfront Costs or Terms
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Privacy Deception

PurchasingonPlaystation

Value-First Experience
Purchasing
Gaming
Gaming
Gaming
Subscription Trap

BookingonUber

Polite Pathways
Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking
Trick Question

BrowsingonTwitch

Respecting User Attention
Browsing
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Disguised Advertisement

SearchingonAmazon

Easy Price Comparison
Searching
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Bait & Switch

BookingonRedBus

Polite Pathways
Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Confirm shaming

SubscribingonZomato

Value-First Experience
Subscribing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Subscription Trap

SettingsonMeta Quest

Just-in-Time Requests
Settings
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Privacy Deception

BrowsingonCalm

One-Time Opt-out
Browsing
Health Tech
Health Tech
Health Tech
Nagging

BrowsingonFandago

One-Time Opt-out
Browsing
Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Nagging

SearchingonClearTrip

Upfront Costs or Terms
Searching
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking
Drip Pricing

SettingsonAdidas

Easy Opt-out
Settings
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Ecommerce
Privacy Deception

PurchasingonUber Eats

Active Opt-in
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics
Forced Action

OnboardingonF1

Granular Choices
Onboarding
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Streaming Service
Forced Action
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Bait & Switch
Basket Sneaking
Confirm shaming
Disguised Advertisement
Drip Pricing
False Urgency
Forced Action
Interface Interference
Nagging
Privacy Deception
Subscription Trap
Trick Question
Booking
Browsing
Creating
Onboarding
Profile
Purchasing
Searching
Settings
Subscribing
Uploading
Cab Booking
Dating
Delivery & Logistics
Ecommerce
EdTech
Entertainment
Fintech
Gaming
Health Tech
Networking
News
Productivity
Social Media
Streaming Service
Travel Booking
Utility
All Dark Patterns
All Flows
All Industries
All Deceptive Patterns
All Flows
All Industries
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BookingonRedBus

Polite Pathways
Confirm shaming
Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

OnboardingonCyberGhost

Easy Opt-out
Forced Action
Onboarding
Utility
Utility

UploadingonInstagram

Active Opt-in
Privacy Deception
Uploading
Social Media
Social Media

CreatingonYubo

Just-in-Time Requests
Privacy Deception
Creating
Social Media
Social Media

OnboardingonAdidas

Granular Choices
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonCalm

One-Time Opt-out
Nagging
Browsing
Health Tech
Health Tech

SubscribingonSpotify

Equitable Choice Presentation
Interface Interference
Subscribing
Streaming Service
Streaming Service

CreatingonPlayo

Contextual Transparency
Privacy Deception
Creating
Utility
Utility

SubscribingonPhonePe

Active Opt-in
Interface Interference
Subscribing
Fintech
Fintech

SettingsonMeta Quest

Just-in-Time Requests
Privacy Deception
Settings
Entertainment
Entertainment

BrowsingonTwitch

Respecting User Attention
Disguised Advertisement
Browsing
Streaming Service
Streaming Service

OnboardingonHeadspace

Granular Choices
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Health Tech
Health Tech

SearchingonAmazon

Easy Price Comparison
Bait & Switch
Searching
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

SearchingonYelp

Upfront Disclosure
Disguised Advertisement
Searching
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

BrowsingonZomato

Upfront Disclosure
Disguised Advertisement
Browsing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

PurchasingonH&M

Polite Pathways
Forced Action
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonOnefootball

Respecting User Attention
Disguised Advertisement
Browsing
News
News

SearchingonClearTrip

Upfront Costs or Terms
Drip Pricing
Searching
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

UploadingonYoutube Studio

Polite Pathways
Trick Question
Uploading
Social Media
Social Media

BrowsingonFandago

One-Time Opt-out
Nagging
Browsing
Entertainment
Entertainment

PurchasingonAmazon

Active Opt-in
Basket Sneaking
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

PurchasingonApple

Respecting User Attention
Basket Sneaking
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonPayPal Honey

Allow for Personalisation
False Urgency
Browsing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonAirbnb

Contextual Transparency
False Urgency
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

BrowsingonAirbnb

Upfront Costs or Terms
Privacy Deception
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

BrowsingonInstagram

Upfront Disclosure
Disguised Advertisement
Browsing
Social Media
Social Media

OnboardingonNike

Granular Choices
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

SubscribingonLinkedIn

Upfront Costs or Terms
Subscription Trap
Subscribing
Networking
Networking

BookingonPorter

Upfront Costs or Terms
Privacy Deception
Booking
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

PurchasingonBlinkit

Active Opt-in
Basket Sneaking
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

OnboardingonHinge

Equitable Choice Presentation
Interface Interference
Onboarding
Dating
Dating

PurchasingonMeesho

Contextual Transparency
Bait & Switch
Purchasing
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonTumblr

Upfront Disclosure
Disguised Advertisement
Browsing
Social Media
Social Media

SettingsonAirbnb

Easy Opt-out
Privacy Deception
Settings
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

PurchasingonUber Eats

Active Opt-in
Forced Action
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

BookingonClearTrip

Respecting User Attention
Basket Sneaking
Booking
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

BrowsingonKayak

Allow for Personalisation
False Urgency
Browsing
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

OnboardingonHow We Feel

Granular Choices
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Health Tech
Health Tech

OnboardingonF1

Granular Choices
Forced Action
Onboarding
Streaming Service
Streaming Service

SettingsonAdidas

Easy Opt-out
Privacy Deception
Settings
Ecommerce
Ecommerce

BrowsingonUrban Company

Easy Price Comparison
Bait & Switch
Browsing
Utility
Utility

SubscribingonZomato

Value-First Experience
Subscription Trap
Subscribing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

SearchingonBooking.com

Contextual Transparency
False Urgency
Searching
Travel Booking
Travel Booking

OnboardingonStarbucks

Contextual Transparency
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

BookingonPorter

Equitable Choice Presentation
Interface Interference
Booking
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

PurchasingonPlaystation

Value-First Experience
Subscription Trap
Purchasing
Gaming
Gaming

BookingonUber

Polite Pathways
Trick Question
Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking

BrowsingonSwiggy

Upfront Costs or Terms
Drip Pricing
Browsing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

PurchasingonZomato

Easy Price Comparison
Bait & Switch
Purchasing
Delivery & Logistics
Delivery & Logistics

BookingonUber

Upfront Costs or Terms
Privacy Deception
Booking
Cab Booking
Cab Booking

OnboardingonMeet up

Contextual Transparency
Privacy Deception
Onboarding
Networking
Networking
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