MIKRAOT+ · MOBILE · EDUCATION
Mikraot+
Tl;dr
Mikraot+ turns scattered officer cadet prep into a Hebrew-first daily habit: one home hub, short quiz flows, visible progress, and an avatar system that makes the app feel personal before the first study session.
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8
Interviews with officer cadets and mefakdim
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24
Survey responses from prep groups
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Teen-first prep UX
Daily prep, progress, and personalization in one place
Solution
Here are some of the key flows
Login
Branded welcome with simple sign-in options so officer cadets reach the app in one step.
One clear daily goal
The home screen surfaces today’s prep path so officer cadets always know what to do next - without hunting through menus.
Practice questions
Focused quiz sheets with instant feedback - so every session builds confidence for officer training, not just more content to scroll.
Overview
A prep app that fits a pocket and a daily routine
Mikraot+ helps officer cadets prepare for officer training through structured daily practice, clear progress tracking, and motivating milestones - a Hebrew-first mobile experience built to feel encouraging, not overwhelming.
I interviewed officer cadets and mefakdim, mapped prep habits, and designed a Hebrew-first mobile experience - end-to-end product design, UI, avatar system, and illustration.
Problem
How officer cadets prep today
Before Mikraot+, prep lived in PDFs and WhatsApp groups - starting to prepare felt overwhelming, and staying consistent was even harder without a clear path forward.
Even motivated teens struggled to know what to practice next, how ready they actually were, and how to pick up where they left off across scattered materials.
Initial findings
Across interviews and group scans, the same gaps kept appearing:
From research
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I don't know if I'm ready for officer training - I just open PDFs when someone sends them in the group.
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I start Monday strong and drop off by Thursday. Nothing brings me back.
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Everyone shares different material. I never know what's actually on the test.
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If it felt more like a game and less like school, I'd use it every day.
HARD TO START
New officer cadets don't know what to focus on first or how much to take on each day.
HARD TO STAY CONSISTENT
Without streaks or progress signals, daily prep drops off after the first week.
SCATTERED SOURCES
Prep material lives across PDFs, chats, and sites - nothing feels like one trusted place.
Goals
Make starting feel obvious and low effort
User goal
Turn scattered prep into one trusted place
Product goal
Help teens know what to practice next
User goal
Build repeat use through streaks and progress
Product goal
Make the app feel personal before study starts
User goal
Scale visuals with a modular avatar system
Product goal
Design process
From scattered material to a guided daily path
Research pointed to three design moves. Each one shaped a core part of the product before screens were finalized.
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One clear next step
The home hub gives one clear next step, with daily progress visible immediately - so prep no longer starts from whichever PDF someone last shared.
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Progress that brings people back
Streaks, summaries, and quiz feedback make progress feel concrete and repeatable - instead of schoolwork that drops off after a missed day.
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Personal before prep
Onboarding starts with a personal avatar, so the product feels like theirs before prep begins - not anonymous content first.
Screens
Build an avatar before the first prep session
Officer cadets create a personal avatar as part of onboarding - name, look, and uniform - so the app feels like theirs before they start preparing for officer training. A progress bar keeps each step short and clear.
Competitive landscape
Apps Officer Cadets already turn to
Before Mikraot+, the prep space was mostly older trivia apps and newer free alternatives - each strong in content, weaker on daily habit and teen-first UX.
Visual design
Avatar system & custom illustration
Modular parts and illustration sets designed to scale - without redrawing every combination.
Avatar system
Base layers and assembled states
Hair styles · man and woman variants
Uniforms · army, air force, navy · soldier and keva
Illustration
UI spot illustrations
Character pose library
Outcome
Design principles that shaped the product
Mikraot+ turns research insights into a cohesive mobile experience - daily entry points, habit-building progress, and prep that feels motivating for teens. The avatar system and illustration library scale without redrawing every combination - so the product can grow while staying visually consistent.
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One clear daily goal
The home screen surfaces today’s prep path so officer cadets always know what to do next - without hunting through menus.
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Progress that builds habit
Streaks, completion markers, and session summaries give teens a reason to return tomorrow.
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Prep that feels motivating
Friendly visuals, Hebrew-first copy, and game-like progress tuned for teens preparing for officer training - not exam stress.
Reflection
My key takeaways
Structure lowers anxiety
When users arrive with scattered material and unclear readiness, the most useful design move is a simple next step.
Motivation needs evidence
Streaks and progress work because they turn invisible preparation into visible proof that effort is adding up.
Personalization starts early
The avatar is not decoration; it gives teens ownership before the product asks them to study.
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