Choose the right first version by clarifying whether you must validate feasibility or win advocacy from day one. This quiz tests how MVPs and MLPs differ in goals, scope, success signals and when to use each.
Primary goal difference: MVP aims to validate ______, while MLP aims to create early ______.
code quality; scalability
viability; user love and advocacy
pricing; vendor lock‑in
brand; paid reach
Which scope choice aligns with an MLP?
Backend scalability investments before any users
Broad integrations regardless of usage
Maximal feature coverage with minimal UX work
Fewer features but polished flows around one signature value moment
When is an MVP the better first step?
When budget and timeline allow extensive polishing
When advocacy matters less than compliance
When core feasibility or market need is uncertain and speed to learning is critical
When the category is crowded and UX is the key differentiator
Which early metric pair fits an MLP objective?
Lines of code and test coverage
Activation and short‑term retention alongside qualitative delight signals
Server CPU usage and build minutes
Ad impressions and CPM
A common MVP pitfall in 2025 is shipping a version so bare that users ______.
drive organic advocacy too quickly
become locked into annual contracts
overwhelm support with praise
fail to experience value and churn before you can learn
Which statement is true about both MVPs and MLPs?
They prioritize brand over usage data
They avoid user feedback until after scaling
They require full feature parity before launch
They are learning vehicles that iterate rapidly based on real user feedback
Which risk does an MLP intentionally address more than an MVP?
Differentiation and emotional connection in a crowded category
Data center redundancy planning
Regulatory approvals for medical devices
Hardware manufacturing lead times
Which backlog choice signals an MVP bias rather than an MLP bias?
Refining onboarding and first‑run flows
Instrumenting activation and habit loops
Tight copy and micro‑interactions
Broader feature coverage with intentionally minimal UX polish
What stakeholder alignment reduces rework when choosing MLP over MVP?
Setting generic OKRs only at the company level
Locking budgets for two years to avoid changes
Agreeing on one ‘must‑love’ journey and the evidence to prove it
Committing to all customer requests pre‑launch
Which outcome most strongly indicates the MLP approach worked?
Users advocate for the product unprompted and return without incentives
The ad account hits frequency caps
Legal approves the privacy policy on first pass
The codebase compiles faster in CI
Starter
You know the basics of MVPs. Deepen your grasp of when lovable UX and advocacy matter more than sheer speed.
Solid
Good differentiation between MVP and MLP; refine your success metrics and investment trade‑offs.
Expert!
You can tailor MVP vs. MLP to context—risk, category dynamics and differentiation through experience.