Notion
A compact page hierarchy uses small icons, generous row spacing, and cover imagery to distinguish personal documents.
Notion Labs, Incorporated · iOS · Listing version 1.7.333. Publisher-provided App Store previews, reviewed 2026-09-09. Promotional framing is retained; screen order does not represent a tested flow.
Why this pattern works
Study home page shortcuts, workspace page hierarchy, travel database. Compare the hierarchy and controls shown in these publisher previews, then test the corresponding behavior in your own app.
Design notes
- Surface
- Home page shortcuts · Workspace page hierarchy · Travel database
- Navigation
- Home shortcuts lead into nested pages and a document workspace.
- Layout
- A compact page hierarchy uses small icons, generous row spacing, and cover imagery to distinguish personal documents.
- Density
- Compare the space reserved for the primary task with secondary metadata. The previews retain promotional framing; evaluate target sizes in your implemented screen.
- Color
- Mostly white and black with small content-driven color accents.
- Type
- Use clear heading, body, and metadata levels. Keep interface text scalable and verify readability with the device text-size settings.
- Pattern
- Notes & documents
- States
- Static publisher previews only. Loading, empty, error, offline, permission, and keyboard behavior have not been tested. Specify and verify those states in your own implementation.
- Don't
- Do not copy the app identity, proprietary artwork, or promotional claims. Screenshot order is not a verified flow, and the listing version does not date every image.
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