Product design question

What would be the next app that you delete from your phone? Explain why.

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What this question tests

Self-awareness and honest, specific product critique applied to your own daily behavior.

How to approach it

  1. Pick a genuine app you rarely use or find frustrating, not a safe generic answer.
  2. Explain specifically why it lost your engagement, whether poor onboarding, notification fatigue, or being replaced by a better alternative.
  3. Contrast it with what a competing app does better, showing comparative product judgment.
  4. Note if there is a scenario where you would keep or reinstall it, showing balanced thinking.
  5. Avoid picking an app that seems designed to flatter the interviewing company.
  6. Keep the reasoning grounded in real usage behavior, not hypothetical annoyance.

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