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ClickPlay.io Review: Inside Our Brand-New Design Built for Impact

A behind-the-scenes look at our redesigned site—a digital space made less about clicks and more about change.

By Liam RossPublished 7 months ago 2 min read

A Cleaner, Calmer Home for Real-World Action

This week we relaunched ClickPlay.io—and wow, does it feel different. We set out to build more than a new look; we wanted an online home that reflects what we really care about: your attention becoming action. The result is a quieter, clearer, more purpose-driven site built around moments that matter.

What’s Fresh and Working

1. Minimalist Design Puts Causes First

Gone are the flashy carousels and endless scrolling. Instead, each impact initiative gets room to breathe. Clean layouts, big type, and bold visuals draw your eye—and your intention—to the real moments: clean water, solar independence, digital detox, and more.

2. Intuitive Navigation That Doesn’t Consume You

Instead of nested menus and link overload, the navigation is simplified to three core pillars:

  • Get Involved—game, film, or experience to earn coins
  • Support a Cause—where you deploy coins
  • Impact Stories—proof of what your clicks did

This is streamlined clarity: you come, you act, and you leave with purpose, not distraction.

3. Earn-Then-Donate Flow, Visually Reinforced

We reworked the on-screen flow from “watch/play → earn coins → allocate to initiatives.”

Now you visibly see coins earn in real time—followed by a simple modal to choose the cause.

It’s intuitive, gratifying, and emotionally satisfying.

Meaningful, Customer-Centric Tweaks

Emotional Highlights on Initiative Pages: Each cause page now features a candid moment: a quote, a statistic, or a brief story. It puts the people behind the impact front and center—reminding everyone that clicks turn into real lives being improved.

A Growing “Impact Dashboard”: The new homepage features updated, visible stats: number of coins earned, lives touched, initiates funded. All numbers animate in when you land, showing that your attention here doesn’t just add up—it makes.

Enhanced Accessibility & Mobile Experience: The design scrubbed unnecessary clutter to make mobile tap-friendly. Buttons are bigger, text is legible, contrasts pass WCAG AA standards—the site works as well on a phone on a bus as it does on a desktop at home.

Where We’re Still Leveling Up

While this update is a serious UX step forward, nothing’s perfect.

Explainer for new visitors: First-time users sometimes need a nudge to understand how coins connect to causes. We’re planning a short animated explainer video for this.

Mentorship + gratitude loops: We’ve laid the groundwork, but we want to build more visual signs of connection—like testimonials from mentors or companions.

These feel like fast follow-ups, not “pain points.” The foundation is solid—and now we get to layer meaningful detail on top.

Why This Matters for You (Our ClickPlay Community)

  • Focus, not clutter—you no longer have to sift through distracting elements to take action
  • Clarity, not confusion—every visual, every headline, every button now matches real outcomes
  • Trust, not hype—we removed ambiguous language and replaced it with action-based copy and honest imagery
  • Ownership, not passivity—you see your coins. You choose where they go. No strings, no hidden priorities.

Final Take: An Evolved Foundation for Better Impact

This redesign isn’t just skin-deep. We restructured every user journey—from awareness to action—with purpose. We tested backgrounds, refined flows, improved accessibility, and polished narratives.

Now, ClickPlay.io finally looks like what it is: a space for intentional clicks, real-world change, and human-scale connection.

And even though this is still version one-point-urban-update, the best part is: we built it, you tested it, impact happens together. We’re proud—and breathing easier, because this site finally feels like our mission in shape.

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About the Creator

Liam Ross

Founding member of ClickPlay — a purpose-driven digital collective turning everyday engagement into real-world impact. We believe clicks should fuel change by powering community action and cause-based initiatives.

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