App Journey Visualization

  • Published on Jun 20, 2025
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The App Journey Visualization feature in Pcloudy's App Performance Report provides a comprehensive view of your mobile application's user flow and performance metrics. This tool helps identify performance bottlenecks, optimize critical paths, and improve the overall user experience. 

 

To view the App Activity visualization tab simply navigate to “UI Insight” and select “App activity visualization” on the any of your App Performance Reports.

  • Total Screens:  

    • The total number of unique screens/activities captured during the testing session

  • Average Load Time:  

    • Mean loading time across all screens in the application

    • Benchmark: 150ms for optimal user experience

  • Slowest Screen:  

    • Identifies the screen with the highest load time

    • Critical for optimization prioritization

  • Total Journey Time:  

    • Complete time taken for the entire user journey

    • Includes all screen transitions and loading times

  • The journey visualization displays a sequential flow of user interactions with timestamps and performance indicators:

  • Click Sequence Breakdown:

    • SplashActivity (19:35:20.620) - 65ms - ✅ Fast

    • AuthenticationActivity (19:35:24.227) - 196ms - ⚠️ Normal

    • SplashActivity (19:35:26.803) - 64ms - ✅ Fast

    • WebViewActivity (19:35:30.136) - 220ms - 🔴 Slow

    • SplashActivity (19:35:34.033) - 64ms - ✅ Fast

    • SearchActivity (19:35:48.567) - 124ms - ✅ Fast

    • BrandsOverlayActivity (19:35:50.075) - 71ms - ✅ Fast

  • Performance Legend

    • 🟢 Fast (<150ms): Optimal performance, good user experience

    • 🟡 Normal (150-600ms): Acceptable but can be improved

    • 🔴 Slow (>600ms): Requires immediate optimization

  • WebViewActivity has the highest load time (220ms) and should be optimized first

  • This screen represents the performance bottleneck in your application

  • SplashActivity appears multiple times in the session

  • Consider if this repetition is intentional or indicates navigation issues

The following activities demonstrate excellent performance:

  • SearchActivity: 124ms

  • BrandsOverlayActivity: 71ms

  • SplashActivity: 64ms (consistent performance)

The app navigation involves multiple screens with users returning to MainActivity, indicating a complex but manageable user journey.

  1. Optimize WebViewActivity

    1. Implement lazy loading for web content

    2. Optimize web assets and reduce payload size

    3. Consider caching strategies for frequently accessed web content

  2. Review Navigation Flow

    1. Analyze why SplashActivity appears multiple times

    2. Consider streamlining the user journey to reduce redundant screens

  1. AuthenticationActivity Enhancement

    1. Current load time of 196ms is acceptable but can be improved

    2. Implement background authentication processes

    3. Optimize form validation and API calls

  2. Overall Journey Optimization

    1. Total journey time of 804ms could be reduced

    2. Focus on screen transition animations and data preloading

  • Use the timestamp data to correlate with crash logs or error reports

  • Focus optimization efforts on screens marked as "Slow"

  • Monitor performance trends across different app versions

  • Use this data to create targeted test cases for slow-performing screens

  • Validate performance improvements after optimization

  • Include performance testing in regression test suites

  • Prioritize feature development based on performance impact

  • Use performance data to justify optimization sprints

  • Track user experience improvements over time

  • Cause: Large sizes, unoptimized images, excessive API calls

  • Solution: Implement asset compression, image optimization, and API response caching

  • Cause: Navigation loops, improper activity lifecycle management

  • Solution: Review navigation logic and activity stack management

  • Cause: Network conditions, device resources, background processes

  • Solution: Implement performance monitoring across different devices and network conditions

  1. Regular Monitoring: Schedule periodic performance testing

  2. Baseline Establishment: Set performance benchmarks for each screen

  3. Continuous Optimization: Implement performance improvements iteratively

  4. User Impact Assessment: Correlate performance data with user satisfaction metrics