Navigation Label Clarity & Findability Assessment
Validates category labels and information architecture by measuring label clarity, task-based findability, perceived overlap, and usage priorities. Designed for UX and product teams evaluating taxonomy structures.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
Which device do you most often use for managing account settings or payments?
- iPhone
- Android phone
- Windows PC
- Mac
- Tablet
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Below are eight category labels being considered for an account settings navigation menu. Please review them before answering the next few questions. • Account & Profile • Billing & Payments • Orders & Subscriptions • Security & Privacy • Notifications & Alerts • Devices & Integrations • Help & Support • Feedback & Community
For the next four questions, imagine you are using an app with these category labels. Please select where you would go to complete each task.
Rank the following categories from most to least frequently used by you (drag to reorder).
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
Are there any important topics that seem to be missing from these categories, or placed under the wrong label? Please briefly explain.
What is your age?
- 18–24
- 25–34
- 35–44
- 45–54
- 55–64
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Thank you for your time! Your feedback has been recorded and will help us improve navigation for all users.
In the last 3 months, how often have you managed account settings or payments online?
- Daily or almost daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Less than monthly
- Not in the last 3 months
Looking at the category labels shown above, which ones are unclear or confusing to you? Select all that apply.
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- None — all labels are clear to me
Where would you go to update a payment card on file?
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- I'd use search
- I'm not sure
Overall, how confident are you that you could find what you need using these category labels?
If you could rename any of these category labels, which one would you change and what would you call it instead?
Which best describes your gender?
- Woman
- Man
- Non-binary
- Another identity
- Prefer not to say
In the past 6 months, how familiar have you been with managing account settings on apps or websites?
Overall, how clear are these category labels at first glance?
Where would you change email or push notification preferences?
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- I'd use search
- I'm not sure
We'd like to understand your thinking a bit more. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your reactions to the category labels and where you expected to find things.
Where do you live?
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Other region
- Prefer not to say
Which labels seem to overlap in meaning? Select all that feel redundant.
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- None of these feel overlapping
Where would you cancel a subscription or turn off auto-renewal?
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- I'd use search
- I'm not sure
Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about these category labels and navigation structure.
What is the highest level of education you have completed?
- Some high school or less
- High school or equivalent
- Some college / Associate degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Graduate or professional degree
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Where would you enable two-factor authentication (2FA)?
- Account & Profile
- Billing & Payments
- Orders & Subscriptions
- Security & Privacy
- Notifications & Alerts
- Devices & Integrations
- Help & Support
- Feedback & Community
- I'd use search
- I'm not sure
What is your current employment status?
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Self-employed
- Student
- Not employed
- Retired
- Other
- Prefer not to say
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
Why this template
What this template is built to do — we found no directly comparable template from other survey tools to review.
What sets it apart
- Directly tests findability with task-based questions like locating where to update a payment card, change notification settings, cancel a subscription, or enable 2FA — not just abstract label ratings.
- Measures label clarity, perceived overlap between categories, and usage priority via ranking, so IA teams get clarity, redundancy, and frequency signals in one template.
- Includes an adaptive AI follow-up interview to probe why specific labels felt confusing or ambiguous, going beyond static multiple-choice responses.
- Pairs quantitative scales and rankings with open-text prompts on missing categories and label renaming suggestions, plus demographic dropdowns for segmenting findability issues by user group.
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Navigation Label Clarity & Findability Assessment” template?
The template includes 25 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Welcome! We're studying how people understand navigation labels used in account settings areas. This survey takes about…” · “Which device do you most often use for managing account settings or payments?” · “Below are eight category labels being considered for an account settings navigation menu. Please review them before answ…”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 25 questions in about 11 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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