Kuantist

A simplified cryptocurrency experience for the everyday user

We partnered with Kuantist, a forward-thinking fintech company, to transform their digital presence through a comprehensive mobile and web redesign. By prioritizing simplicity and brand recognition, we helped Kuantist bridge the gap between complex blockchain technology and people encountering crypto for the first time.

60 Days
of Work
for mobile and web redesign
XXX Screens
Designed
across iOS, Android, and web
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Who is Kuantist?

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Kuantist is a cryptocurrency platform built to make buying, selling, and managing digital assets accessible to a much wider audience. Rather than focusing solely on experienced traders, Kuantist aims to remove the complexity that often surrounds crypto products and offer an experience that feels clear, trustworthy, and easy to use.

Operating in a fast-moving and highly competitive market, Kuantist positions itself as a platform for everyday users, people who want to interact with crypto confidently, without needing deep technical or financial knowledge. This vision shaped not only their product strategy, but also the expectations they had from a design partner.

Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Industry
Financial Services
Company Size
11-50 Employees

The challenge that brought us together

The cryptocurrency landscape is often defined by its high barrier to entry and overwhelming technical complexity. For Kuantist, the main pain point was the "intimidation factor" that prevents average users from engaging with blockchain technology. They needed a design partner to dismantle these barriers while creating a distinct market presence.

Kuantist’s vision was specific: they wanted "brand recognition through experience." The goal was to develop a UI so unique that a bystander could recognize the app as Kuantist simply by its color palette, illustrations, and layout, without ever needing to see a logo. This required moving beyond standard fintech templates to create a truly iconic visual identity that could compete with major industry players.

Working as a partner, not a vendor

From day one, we approached Kuantist as a product partner rather than a delivery vendor. Instead of working from a fixed set of requirements, we actively questioned flows, priorities, and assumptions to understand what the product truly needed to support real users and long-term growth. This meant turning every design discussion into a product conversation, where the focus was not only on how things would look, but on how they would work and why they should exist in the first place.

Thanks to our 15+ years of experience building over 200 digital products, we were able to identify gaps and opportunities early on. During the design phase, we introduced improvements to trading-related flows and supporting features that were not part of the initial scope, but became clear necessities once user behavior and real-life usage scenarios were discussed. These insights directly influenced how the product evolved with decisions driven by product logic rather than a brief.

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Our solution to the challenge

After aligning on scope and product direction, we began by focusing on Kuantist’s mobile application, approaching it as the core touchpoint for everyday crypto usage. To ground our decisions in real market context, we started with an in-depth benchmarking phase, analyzing leading cryptocurrency platforms to understand common user pain points across onboarding flows, transaction features, portfolio dashboards, and notification systems. This allowed us to identify where users typically feel friction, hesitation, or confusion, and where clarity has the biggest impact on trust and conversion.

Based on these insights, we mapped the entire user journey using detailed flow diagrams, covering everything from first-time onboarding to trading, asset tracking, and ongoing portfolio management. These flows were translated into user stories that helped align business logic, technical constraints, and user expectations before moving into interface design. Wireframing became critical in this process, enabling us to test hierarchy, decision paths, and information density early on, while keeping complex financial logic in the background and the experience intuitive on the surface.

The mobile experience for both iOS and Android was designed and iterated in Figma through a highly collaborative workflow. Trading interactions, system feedback, and state changes were carefully designed to support confident decision-making in a high-stakes fintech environment. Particular attention was given to micro-interactions, error states, and confirmation patterns, ensuring users always understood what was happening and what action to take next. Custom 2D and 3D illustrations were developed not as decorative elements, but as functional parts of the experience, reinforcing Kuantist’s unique brand identity while guiding users through key moments within the app.

Throughout the process, we maintained close and continuous communication with the Kuantist team. Designs, flows, and concepts were regularly presented and discussed through Google Meet sessions, supported by weekly demos and ongoing feedback loops. This constant back-and-forth allowed us to validate assumptions early, revisit decisions when needed, and refine the product incrementally, ensuring alignment at every stage rather than relying on late-stage approvals.

Once the mobile application reached a solid and scalable foundation, we extended the same design language and product thinking to Kuantist’s web presence. The landing page was designed to capture attention, communicate trust, and clearly explain the product’s value proposition, while directing users seamlessly toward the mobile app.

Built with Webflow, the landing page combines strong visual storytelling with clear information architecture, balancing brand expression with conversion-focused structure. By aligning mobile and web under a single design system, we delivered a cohesive experience that supports user acquisition, brand recognition, and long-term product growth.