Hyre is one of the most useful apps on my phone — it lets you rent a car for an hour or a weekend without dealing with legacy rental companies. I did this project to explore how you might improve on an already excellent app.

Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with Hyre.

The main menu is where you navigate the various features of the app and get an overview of your current, upcoming, and past rentals. My adjustments here are small but in my opinion make for a cleaner look: I moved the Hyre logo from the top to the bottom bar, tightened the spacing, and simplified the hierarchy.

The rentals overview is where I wanted to incorporate a recap function. In the original design you can filter by «all», «personal», and «business» rentals — by making those buttons smaller there is room for a fourth category as shown in the video mockup, and the list view is simplified.

The recap lets you choose a time interval and get all the relevant data from that period in an easy-to-digest format. The math I used in the prototype is not entirely accurate, but it illustrates the concept.