It Needs a Modern UI Refresh

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The Indian stock market is growing rapidly, and trading platforms are evolving every day to meet the needs of new-age investors. Among them, Dhan has made a name for itself with fast execution, powerful features, and useful integrations. But when it comes to user interface (UI) and design, there is still room for improvement.

What Works Well in Dhan App

Smooth order execution – Orders are executed quickly without delays.

Great features for traders – Advanced charts, option strategies, and integrations like TradingView.

Clean functionality – Most essential tools are available in a single app.

Where the UI Feels Outdated

While functionality is strong, the visual experience of the app feels dated compared to competitors like Zerodha Kite, Groww, or Upstox. Here are a few points where Dhan could improve:

Dashboard layout – Feels cluttered; a more minimal approach can improve readability.

Typography & icons – Fonts and icons are not as modern or consistent as they could be.

Navigation flow – Too many steps to reach key features; quick-access tabs would help.

Charts & order window – Needs a more polished, professional design with better spacing.

Dark mode – Could be smoother with true AMOLED black and reduced strain on eyes.

A fresh and modern UI will not just look good it will also Improve user engagement and comfort for long trading sessions.

Attract young investors used to sleek fintech apps.

Reduce learning curve for beginners.

Create a more premium brand image for Dhan.

My Suggestions for a Modern Dhan App UI

  1. Minimalist dashboard with customizable widgets.

  2. Cleaner fonts, consistent iconography, and modern color palette.

  3. Swipe/gesture-based quick actions for traders.

  4. Smarter watchlist and order-book design.

  5. More interactive and high-performance charting interface.

Dhan has built a feature-rich and reliable trading platform, but a modern UI/UX refresh can take it to the next level. As trading apps compete not just on speed but also on user experience, Dhan has the potential to stand out if it invests in a clean, modern, and intuitive design.

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Well the UI is good but what they lack is sync with the mobile. Some features are on Mobile and those are not on the web for eg:- Sold stocks, Mutual Funds etc. They really need to work on a Tablet app because the app on a tablet is crap. I really wish they would release intelligent features like technical indicator-based Stock sips or Alerts on Rays/Trendlines, an intelligent basket feature with auto ATM. Instead they are busy launching a feature and then removing it for eg:- watchlist groups. I feel the product management doesn’t think about what needs to be released and when it should be released.

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Doglapan ++. Almost all things that Z said they will never do they have done to remain in competition.

This week I also got a nudge from Z fund house to start SIP. So much for not enticing to put in a trade all these years :rofl:

Dhan is better than Z except for few critical things which is still ensuring that active FnO traders haven’t really ditched Z fully for Dhan.

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blue theme from the web is also a good option @PravinJ

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Thanks for the detailed note @gadhiyajatin Jatin, and others for your comments.

Yes - Dhan platforms have been the same for a while, but we are pushing smaller and neater updates. It is not enough and we have to do more, and honestly it is in the pipeline.

We will be kicking off these projects internally in coming days and you will see changes on this by end of the year or early next year. Is it bit too faar, not to disappoint you but because we will be shipping many many new out of the box capabilities for traders for the rest of the year - which is September to December. Many absolute first in the industry, and in many cases we are giving up on our positions where we have been proven wrong.

Hold on, we are very excited for whats coming next for Traders and Investors in India :slight_smile:

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:heart:

+1
I feel it’s utterly overwhelming. AngelOne in that case neat.

Even I get confused manier times.

Upstox is good but imo, 0dha gives the most outdated feel.

+1
Even I came across few instances where I wasn’t able locate the options.
In app,

watchlist > indices > analysis > companies
On web,
watchlist > indices > in depth

I would also like to suggest something similar to -

  1. FYERS Intelligent Assistant
  2. AngelOne Trading Signals
  3. Sectorial Heatmap on ScanX
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  1. I prefer Z’s minimalist UI, but Dhan is okay too.
  2. Dhan’s response times are the fastest, no question - but there are pitfalls because of this in certain cases.
  3. Personally for me Z just works, without an issue, and since 2023 I havent faced any glitch. Dhan still seems to have some teething issue, couple of days back there was a problem (on Web only) in the 1st minute.
  4. Doglapan at Z :grinning:, this I agree; but offlate they seem to have learnt their lesson, they are getting more agile. For instance they now have a Whatsapp backup platform service, for if/when main platform outages happen.

Dhan is not my main broker (have my wife’s account), but back trading in it again now - it is the only broker where I ever had some FY loss in derivatives, some due to my mistakes, some due to margin issues (early on) after I assumed my algo would just run as expected (margin update delays killed on JS operating days). I have dedicated Dhan to testing a newish OB strategy now :slightly_smiling_face:

Theres a lot to like in Dhan though, especially now…

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Now a days clients are distributed across multiple instances. So many customers escape the glitch. But some catch the glitch. All brokers are glitch prone. It is what they do after the glitch that matters.. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Really. I havent faced this, I only rarely monitor the Web app, and mainly track API responses. Wonder if its because of different servers.

Ah, I didnt carry over OS positions on Tuesday. But seriously I havent faced any glitch for a long long time.. I and @Castelinojason both argue with @t7support on and off about such - so guess it could be different servers too

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yes…I have caught z glitches many times while I was there. It still happens and will keep happening. Y argue with me when the truth is there to be read… :rofl:

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‘Truth’ is more pertinent when experienced :slight_smile: I normally only look at the Z web app from time to time (maybe once in 15-30 min), and mainly track API responses and order/margin issues (which are pinged every 5-10 secs).

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What/Who is a power user according to you?

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Agreed.
Although I am not sure @t7support uses much more than basic features (and the webhook) :stuck_out_tongue: Oh he does use Option Chain max OI too. And its part of ancient folklore that he hates stocks and mutual funds :upside_down_face:

Uff looks like we have veered away from the topic
@moderators might have to cleanup :slight_smile:

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Actively using

  1. Watchlist - just to add commodity mini and major contracts that am trading

  2. Webhooks and basket orders - for most of the algo trading

  3. APIs - for small part of the algo

  4. Option chain - for intraday option selling

  5. Traders Diary for tracking PnL

Many other features I tried and stopped until Dhan plugs the holes in them.

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Bug fixes should be top priority. No use of features that look good in banners but don’t work well in reality.

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This may be true for a closed circle, but my experience says otherwise. Unlisting and sitting on old libraries for more than two months points something else.

:slightly_smiling_face:

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Well when the change comes, we will see. Currently it’s a good platform but for some reason it cannot become the only platform that traders/investors would use and it’s a long way from that. Dhan feels like cutting edge but alot of brokers are catching up pretty fast. It will take little time from being the industry first to now everyone around is better.

I am looking for another cool platform primarily for FnO; any suggestions?

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To be honest, I don’t like Angelone and Dhan has a good Option trader but something about it feels off. Fyers and Sahi trading are enticing. Got hold of Groww’s 915 terminal and it looks really cool as well.

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Apologies @thisisbanerjee, I don’t want to be harsh but mine was a genuine issue (pending from 2 months) and yours was feature-request. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

You did good by creating poll; but I conveyed this multiple times earlier as well, the feedback collection mechanism must get followed by team Dhan periodically in well organised manner as part of customer engagement.

Let me know if you shortlist any. I would personally prefer Upstox if I have big ticket size (which I don’t have as of now) and looking for a reliability, decent tech along with good features.
My experience -
AngelOne is also a good option but Upstox is more feature-rich.

Honestly speaking, I never thought Groww will grow to this extent. I was shocked to know, it’s at number 1. Silent marching may be!

Customer retention is gonna be a tough task now for everyone.

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@nitishbangera

Try Fyers. They don’t usually get the credit or hype they deserve.

Btw one needs to trade with a broker for sometime before we can say it is good or bad. Just looking at the platform from outside doesn’t quite reveal the bad and the ugly.

No broker is perfect. It is mostly about accepting a broker and corresponding tradeoffs we are comfortable with. For me Dhan is that broker.

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