Do onboarding quiz apps show a progress indicator on question screens?

The finding

Among 67 quiz apps with detectable question screens, 39 (58%) show a progress indicator.^source[1] That leaves 42% without one — so it's a strong majority, not a universal standard.

Named examples using a progress indicator: couple-joy shows a 3/20 step counter; codeacademy-go pairs its experience-level cards with a progress indicator; betterme's habit questionnaire includes one alongside back navigation; guitartuna uses a horizontal progress bar on its setup screen.^{source[2]source[3]source[4]source[5]}

How to apply it

Use a progress indicator whenever the quiz is long enough that a user might wonder how much is left — practically, anything past two or three questions. A 'step N of M' counter sets an explicit expectation; a bar gives a softer sense of momentum.

Be honest about M. If you show '3 of 20,' the user commits to 20 — couple-joy's deep quiz can carry that because the payoff is clear.^source[2] If your quiz might grow, a bar avoids boxing you into a fixed count.

Caveats

The 58% is computed over 67 quiz apps where question screens are detectable via a specific regex variant, not all 119 quiz apps.^source[1] Progress indicators are only counted when the vision text describes them, so this is a lower bound — the true share showing one is likely higher.

Real in-market screens

Screens from real, in-market apps, tracked by Lazyweb Research.

The numbers

Methodology

Universe: 67 quiz apps with detectable question screens in the Lazyweb vision corpus. Method: regex over vision_description for progress bar / 'step N of M' phrasing, deduped by company, July 2026. Caveat: lower bound; indicators count only when the vision text describes them.

Sources

Source: Lazyweb Research — proprietary analysis of real, in-market app screens. Cite as Lazyweb Research, 2026-07-07.

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