Guides
Answers to the questions founders actually ask.
Straight, practical answers on subscription-app growth — unit economics, launch order, ASO vs. paid, and the tools underneath it all. No fluff, no generic checklists.
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Growth
How do you grow a subscription app?
Map ARPU, free-to-paid conversion, and LTV before you touch a channel — that sets the ceiling for what you can pay per install. Everything else follows from that number.
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Launch
How do you launch a subscription app?
Get attribution and unit economics in place before you spend a cent — most launches fail because nobody can tell which channel is actually working, not because of a bad channel choice.
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Conversion
I have downloads but no one's converting to paid — what do I fix first?
Check attribution before you touch the paywall. If you can't see which install source produces payers, the fix that looks obvious often isn't the actual problem.
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ASO
Do I need an ASO consultant, or can I do it myself as a solo founder?
Basic ASO — metadata, screenshots, keyword hygiene — most solo founders can do themselves. It's a genuine keyword gap against category leaders where outside help starts to earn its cost.
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Team
Agency, freelancer, or fractional CMO — what's actually different for a mobile app?
An agency sells execution hands, a freelancer sells one skill, a fractional CMO sells judgment. For a mobile app specifically, the harder question is who can move between marketing and product decisions.
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Tooling
RevenueCat vs. Adapty — which should I use?
Start with RevenueCat unless you have a specific reason not to. Move to Adapty when paywall A/B testing speed, not subscription infrastructure, is your actual bottleneck.
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