Find where users struggle. Fix what matters first.
Tessa, Decode's usability testing agent, runs task-based tests with real people and ranks the fixes worth making first. Eye tracking and face emotion measurement can be added to the study, with consent.
New users drop off during onboarding. Find where and why.
Gaze goes to the “Resend code” link instead of the code field. 8 of 30 gave up here.
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One question, followed end to end.
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TessaUsability testingReal participants. With consent.Fix email verification first.
New users look for the code in the wrong place, and confusion peaks just before they give up.
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Watch Tessa work. Real people, real signals.
Finds where users struggle while completing tasks, and ranks the fixes worth making first.
Sample session: gaze path, hesitation and emotion, read while the task happens.
Three answers, each with its evidence.
What Tessa tells you, and the evidence behind each answer.
Where people get stuck
Task success, time on task and the exact step where people hesitate or give up.
Why they get stuck
Gaze paths and face emotion measurement show what people looked at, and how they felt, at each friction point.
What to fix first
Issues ranked by impact, each with a clip of the moment it happened.
The right method. A clearer next step.
- The method
- Usability testingTask-based usability test, unmoderated. Eye tracking and face emotion measurement can be added to the study, with consent.
- Who takes part
- Your own panel or participant pool, or the Audience Marketplace.
- What Tessa needs
- A prototype or live URL, plus the tasks you want users to attempt.
- Ranked usability issues
- Task success and time on task
- Gaze paths and hesitation at each friction point
- Clips of each moment
From your question to an answer you can act on.
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New users drop off during onboarding.
Tessa picked it up · Usability testingSee what you get back.
A sample output from Tessa. Every finding links to its evidence, and you can ask a follow-up.
TessaUsability testingFix email verification first.
New users look for the code in the wrong place, and confusion peaks just before they give up.
Start with the verification screen. Move the code field above the fold and make “Resend code” a quieter text link. That addresses the step where 27% gave up.
The code field is missed
Gaze goes to the “Resend code” link instead of the code field. 8 of 30 gave up here.
Clip 0:14The free plan is hidden in the plan picker
Most users scroll past it, and time on task doubles on this step.
Clip 0:09“Skip” reads as “Cancel”
Some users skip setup by mistake, then come back confused.
A specialist. With a team behind them.
Combine agents in one study by asking a lead agent.
IraInformation architecture
Tests whether people can find what they need, and proposes a structure that matches how they think.
Meet Ira
JoUser journeys
Maps the digital product experience end to end, to find pain points, unmet needs and where to invest next.
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ColeConcept validation
Compares early product and feature concepts to show what users understand, value and prefer.
Meet ColeFrequently asked questions
What teams ask about usability testing.
A prototype or live URL, plus the tasks you want users to attempt. Tessa drafts the study from there.
Bring a flow that's losing users. Let Tessa take it from here.
Ask Tessa and get a usability study back, with gaze, hesitation and a clip for every issue.