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Allē by Allergan · Lead Designer
Aug to Dec 2022

The Allē Wallet.

Allē, the loyalty program behind BOTOX® and JUVÉDERM®, was hitting scalability issues that limited new features. I led the wallet redesign that removed those barriers.

Outcome

Cut support costs, increased reward use, and generated more high-quality provider leads, while creating a wallet structure that supported every feature shipped after.

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§ 01 / At a glance
Role
Lead designer
Timeline
Aug to Dec 2022
Team
1 designer · 1 PM · 5 engineers
Company
Allē by Allergan
Product
Loyalty wallet · iOS, Android, web
Status
Shipped · still scaling new features on the foundation
§ 02 / Outcome

What changed after launch.

−38%
Support tickets

The support team saw a sizable decrease in tickets related to wallet and rewards issues, directly tied to the usability fixes the redesign shipped.

+17%
Provider leads

The provider directory saw a 17% increase in users scheduling consultations and appointments, leads that the old wallet structure couldn't surface.

Improved scalability

We released multiple new features post-redesign, Payment Plans, an enhanced rewards program, and a full rebrand, without needing structural changes to the wallet.

§ 03 / The problem

A wallet that couldn't carry what was coming next.

Context

Allē is the loyalty program behind BOTOX® and JUVÉDERM®. Members earn points and rewards through their providers, then redeem them on future treatments.

Trigger

A Payment Plans experience was ahead on the roadmap, and early explorations showed the existing Wallet structure couldn't support it.

A Payment Plans experience was ahead on the roadmap, but early explorations showed the Wallet struggled to support it, and even more features were on the way. We could ship Payment Plans on top of the existing structure, but we'd be paying interest on that decision for years. The PM and I made the case to senior leadership: rebuild the foundation first, ship faster forever after.

What we found

  • i. Tree tests and card sorts showed patients expected payment plans to live in the Wallet, not as a separate flow.
  • ii. The current Wallet wasn't leveraging new conversion features in Allē, leading to missed leads for providers.
  • iii. Using the existing structure to ship Payment Plans would cause long-term usability and discoverability issues across the wallet.
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[ Image, old wallet flow / tree-test artifact / discovery diagram ]
§ 04 / Goals

Three goals, set with leadership.

The PM and I aligned with senior leadership to address this issue before building Payment Plans, focusing on three key goals.

01

Cut support costs

Resolve the usability issues that were leading to the highest number of support calls, the things members shouldn't need help to figure out.

02

Increase leads

Guide patients to the Directory to easily schedule consultations and appointments with participating providers, closing the loop the existing wallet was breaking.

03

Design for scale

Create a solid foundation for the Allē wallet to support Payment Plans, Rewards enhancements, and more exciting features ahead.

§ 05 / Divergent thinking

A workshop with the whole team.

We ran a workshop to discuss the problem and explore early solutions with the team, designer, PM, and engineering, before any pixels got pushed.

workshop
[ Image, workshop board, sticky-notes, Miro snapshot ]
Theme № 1

Many patients struggled to understand the value in their wallet and apply it at provider offices.

Theme № 2

Almost 50% of support calls could be solved with usability improvements to the Wallet.

Theme № 3

To connect leads with providers effectively, our solution had to flex for a range of patient journeys.

§ 06 / Exploration

What other rewards apps got right and wrong.

We evaluated the top rewards apps in market to assess tradeoffs, then tested potential wallet structures with Allē members.

A.
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B.
[ Comp 2 ]
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D.
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Key insights
  • i. All apps had detailed progress and historical information, allowing for easy self-service.
  • ii. Most apps failed to offer a clear summary of reward value, which we knew was crucial for Allē patients.
§ 07 / Structure testing

How intuitive was the proposed wallet?

We tested how intuitive the proposed wallet structure was for current and future patients, eight tasks, run with members across the spectrum of program tenure.

Test tasks
  1. Q1 How many points do you currently have and how much are they worth?
  2. Q2 You remember having used the app for previous appointments. Did you receive points for those appointments?
  3. Q3 Can points expire? If so, when do your current points expire?
  4. Q4 How many more points do you need until you become a Platinum member, and how long do you have to do so?
  5. Q5 How are these points different from the points you were looking at previously?
  6. Q6 What do you get as a Platinum member?
  7. Q7 What offers are available for use today?
  8. Q8 How do you redeem an offer at a participating provider?
Findings
  • i. We improved clarity around point totals, what they're worth, when they expire, and usage history.
  • ii. We simplified how patients can redeem points, offers, and gift cards in the app.
  • iii. We made membership tier progress and its placement more intuitive for patients.
§ 08 / The solution

One wallet, designed to adapt and scale.

A consolidated view of all reward value in the wallet, designed to adapt to user behavior and scale as the product did.

Solution № 01

Dedicated sections for Points, Offers, and Gift Cards, plus a full reward history.

We added detailed reward history so members can easily track their earnings, redemptions, and changes over time, building confidence in their rewards and making it simpler to stay engaged with the program.

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[ Image, wallet home with Points / Offers / Gift Cards sections ]
B.
[ Image, provider CTAs throughout the wallet ]
Solution № 02

Whether you're new or returning, you can find CTAs that connect you to Allē providers.

Provider lead generation became a structural part of the wallet rather than a separate flow. New patients see entry points to the Directory; returning patients see paths back to their existing providers.

The wallet wasn't a place to store rewards. It needed to be the place that used them.

Design notes, Sept 2022
Solution № 03

Loyalty progress and history are more intuitive across the app.

Transaction history and A-List progress were moved to the profile, where users were already more likely to look for them. The A-List page itself was updated with more information and easier-to-understand progress tracking.

C.
[ Image, A-List / loyalty progress in profile ]
D.
[ Image, booking flow from wallet ]
Solution № 04

Connect with your provider by booking consultations or appointments directly from your wallet.

The redemption moment and the booking moment used to live in different places. Bringing them together let members move from "I have rewards" to "I have an appointment" without leaving the wallet.

Solution № 05

Offers from Allē providers now show exactly where they can be used, and encourage contact.

Each provider offer surfaces the participating practice, the offer details, and a CTA to contact the provider to learn more, turning a passive notification into an active conversion path.

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[ Image, provider offer detail with CTA ]
§ 09 / Moving forward

What the new foundation made possible.

Several improvements and additions were made after releasing the new Wallet, including Payment Plans, a new Rewards Program, and a full rebrand. All without requiring any structural changes.

Payment Plans

The feature that triggered the redesign, shipped as planned, on the new foundation, for high-cost treatments.

Enhanced Rewards

A new rewards program with treatment redemptions, slotted into the existing Points / Offers / Gift Cards structure.

Improved gifting

Seasonal gifting campaigns layered onto the wallet, and a full rebrand on top of all of it, with no architectural rework needed.

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Allē Pay Over Time.

№ 03. The Payment Plans experience that the wallet redesign was built to support, designed at the seam between the consumer onramp, the application flow, and the in-clinic surface for providers.

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