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@upbeat_dev Yes, I'll collect more this week and share back. Search match is off, and keyword match is exact. Low TTR... what is this usually a symptom of? Poor screenshots/logo/title? Mismatch to keyword search?

@placebotobe You need more data, but watch ttr closely, if it goes like this, you must fix it first. You turned off search match, right? What is your keywords' match type?

Someone share their ASA metrics, let's all talk about them together 🤓

@upbeat_dev @SebastianRoehl @focuskitapp Probably due to increased Holiday spending in December and New Year's Resolutions in January

@SebastianRoehl @focuskitapp Are you running ads? If not, I really wonder what the reason behind the drop from jan to april is.

Revenue update for my app @focuskitapp: May was great in comparison to April, hope we're growing again! Over $600 in revenue 🙌

First month marketing my app: - 59 installs - 1 paid user - $8 revenue Tons of learnings. Invaluable.

@upbeat_dev How do you track the full journey of a single keyword? Can you split the C2P based on the initial keyword search?

This time, let’s talk about a keyword that is losing money instead of making it. I started testing this keyword 3 days ago. The volume is really good, and I can get installs for $1.84. TTR and CR are also at levels I can still improve. But only with this keyword, users are not purchasing. I have 368 tap-through installs, yet the conversion to paying is around 3%. Quick lesson: So even if all the other metrics look good, in the end it always comes down to conversion to paying. And by nature, some keywords just end up having lower C2P. I haven’t completely given up on it yet, but I decided to focus more on my main keyword. I reduced the bid to one-fourth for now and will leave it like this for a while.

@seraleev I just did this and am seeing free traffic

A small website (landing page) can drive installs for your apps. No SEO expertise needed: - Ask AI to review your copy for SEO - Connect Google Search Console - Write articles about your product Then wait. Do it right and the site starts getting clicks. Clicks turn into installs and purchases.

@pcshipp Great advice. I did the same. How much limited access do you give users? I’m playing with 2 days until the paywall hits but may need to extend it out further

Hard paywall is killing your ASO reach Here’s why I built my first app, and during the first week I got 20–30 downloads per day because of the initial boost I set a hard paywall with a 3-day free trial In the second week, downloads started decreasing. I received several 1-star reviews, and only 2 users converted to paid Many developers think ASO is only about ranking keywords But ASO also depends on positive reviews, low app delete ratio, and high user retention When you set a hard paywall too early, most users don’t get a chance to experience the value of your app They uninstall the app, retention drops, and negative reviews increase All of this hurts your ASO rankings. So I made one change I gave users limited free access instead of locking everything behind a paywall After one week, downloads started growing again. First, I was getting 20–40 downloads per day Now I’m getting 80–120 downloads per day.I don’t have strong marketing skills, so ASO is my main growth channel If your app depends on ASO, a hard paywall will hurt your downloads If you're running paid ads, a hard paywall is the better choice. It helps improve your ROI.

@seraleev Great advice as always. What was your channel? I’m dipping my toes into ASO and Ads. I’m more analytical so my strengths lean to optimizing metrics than it does to creating social media viral posts.

A simple recipe for growth (after 5 years on mobile development): 1. Find your scale and what you’re done with Ship a lot. 10, 12 apps if that’s what it takes. Clarity comes from building, not planning. You only learn what works by shipping. 2. Pick one paid channel. Go deep. Start with what you can afford. Test slowly. Stay patient. Master one channel before you touch the next. 3. Reinvest. Every month. No exceptions. A big chunk of revenue goes back into growth. No toys. No shortcuts. Reinvestment outlasts motivation every time. No magic formula. No growth hacks. Just shipping, patience, and putting money back in month after month.

@seraleev What’s your definition of a hard paywall? It would be helpful to get your distinction of it as different builders have different definitions. For me, a hard paywall allows users to interact with the main app UX navigation but blocks every core feature.

Hard to argue with the data. Hard paywall wins on every metric (RevenueCat State of Subscription Apps 2026): - 5x better Day 35 conversion: 10.7% vs 2.1% - 8x higher revenue per install at Day 60: $3.09 vs $0.38 - Year 1 retention: 27% vs 28%, basically identical

@upbeat_dev Great practical advice! Patience is something AI can’t replace

This chart shows the part nobody posts: years of barely moving. Don’t quit too early, but also don’t stay stuck doing nothing different. Keep your job, build something on the side if you can. Multiple income streams don’t just make money, they make you sleep better.

@dotjosh This has been true since the beginning of human commerce.

🧐 This has been true for 100 years.

@AlessandroLavis Visuals

@alexcooldev How do you scale to 40 accounts? Different phones? Do you manually create each post?

From my experience, I’m currently managing over 40 accounts targeting markets like the US, EU, and Canada, and I’ve found that slideshows consistently get higher engagement than videos. This can be explained by the fact that slideshows are easier to write strong hooks for, and users tend to save them more often so the algorithm pushes them harder. With videos, you have to compete with local creators, which is actually very difficult if you don’t understand the local culture or aren’t a native.

@drbarnard How complex is your UI?

What's the best AI tool for iOS UI design and screenshots? Google Stitch is impressive, but doesn’t have great taste and seems to steer everything toward an Android design aesthetic.

Last night, I submitted my iOS app to Apple's App Store Connect. Less than 24 hours later, its been approved. Time to join the B2C app party.

@ryolu_ there’s a difference between “design” and “designers”

as agents make it easy to add features, design matters more, not less. the role is no longer just pushing pixels – it’s deciding what should exist, how it fits together, how humans stay in control, and how intelligence feels clear, trustworthy, and useful. taste, craft, and judgment have always been the bottleneck. the game is not who ships fastest, but who makes the right thing for humans.

@atelicinvest Postings are rising because every non-technical worker will be automated by these SWEs

I have a theory And it's not a good one

@vilinskyy Preach! We are moving into the age of design. We and the world will be better for it.

Out of all disciplines, I do think designers benefit the most out of AI. Mostly because design was touching almost all parts of the company, but it was never appreciated. Before company starts, it touches idea, logo, deck, early talks, metaphors, concepts, prototypes, tech limits. Mid-process designers handled full flows, marketing creatives, exposed to all decks and information of all levels. Designers were secretly a fly on a wall that listened to all discussions. No one treated them seriously, “pixel movers”, but guess who is unlocked by code generation, inherited taste through thousands of hours of practice and have best knowledge base of working/failing ideas and creatives. The only reason we don’t see way more designer founders, is because craft is very humiliating process, that suppress your confidence. Being in trenches, trying so many options makes you doubt everything, including yourself. Because there are thousands of more options in design (way more than in code, due to code’s binary/measurability nature), it leaves designers doubting everything. You can tell it by talking to talented designers: they are either too humble that you want to “push them” or they are over bragging with ego in overreaction. Once the mental barrier is conquered through shipping and tighter feedback, designers are one of the most potent type of future “talent”.

@lizengco When working with new clients, the upfront discovery of “what works for them” is a meaningful table setter. The client is the ultimate stakeholder and getting to know their preferences while also exploring the problem statement together can go a long way in co-creating.

Why hire a designer if you don't even trust their decade years of experience lol ? Worked on a project, explored 2 weeks of ideas. Client hated everything. She picked something herself later, against everything I know as a designer: legibility, balance, readability, unity... When I shared my concern and uncomfortable feeling, the client says, "that's good! This final design is meant to challenge traditional design and designers who follow rigid process..." Ouch! I am trying my best... Dear fellow designer, what would you do lol?

@NahNahplayer @Patrickwieland @MichaelPatak Ok bum

Ok let’s make something plain and simple…. @MichaelPatak got caught by 1000s of traders who bought XFAs and ran up massive balances trading Silver and Gold. So instead of going bankrupt with their rules they created new rules…. Don’t forget that Dakota was trading Silver and promoting it on Topsteptv…. They blame traders who risky trading but it’s funny if all the traders lost money and never made money there would be ZERO rule changes