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Interviews with the experts behind the biggest apps in the App Store. Hosts David Barnard and Jacob Eiting dive deep to unlock insights, strategies, and stories that you can use to carve out...

On the podcast: why retention is the only real moat, how dropping paid conversion from 20% to 9% increased revenue, and why he sees the rise...

On the podcast: how AI can turn your onboarding from a chore into magic, hyper-personalized experiences that drive both retention and revenu...

On the podcast: the product-driven growth loop behind the #1 VPN app in the world, why they intentionally leave money on the table, and how...

On the podcast: hitting $1M ARR in four months with no paid ads, why trial extensions beat discounts for saving cancellations, and why you s...

On the podcast: how ElevenLabs turns every new feature launch into a growth engine, how they're deploying over a hundred million dollars in...

On the podcast: why app economy disruption won't happen as fast as everyone seems to think, how AI is just as useful for defending against c...

On the podcast: product-driven retention as the foundation for lifecycle marketing, working backwards from results to nail activation, and w...

On the podcast: what the explosion in new apps means for the market, how the top 10% of apps grew 306% while the median barely beat inflatio...

On the podcast: breaking free from the paid acquisition treadmill, how to repurpose offline events into millions of online impressions, and...

On the podcast: why web onboarding should sell the problem instead of the solution, how discounted paid trials are beating free trials, and...

On the podcast: how Tinder's ML-powered paywalls drove millions in new revenue, the art of selling features à la carte without killing subsc...

On the podcast: testing prices from $5 all the way to $120 per year, why rising CACs forced a pricing rethink, and how raising the price all...

On the podcast: how Duolingo prioritizes clarity over persuasion on their paywalls, why they offer users multiple free trials instead of jus...

On the podcast: the experiments behind Mojo's 60% lift in ARPU, why a winning paywall in Japan completely failed in the US, and why not rely...

On the podcast: about the cost of not tracking your experiments and decisions, how refunds and chargebacks quietly erase your paywall wins,...

On the podcast: the tailwinds driving a boom in non-game app revenue, how vibe coding and AI workflows are fueling growth in categories that...

On the podcast, I talk with Michael and Mark about the boom in hardware-enabled subscriptions, why nothing worked until they stopped optimiz...

On the podcast we talk with Tanmay and Jack about how earned media can drive paid performance, building features that make for good tweets,...

On the podcast, I talk with Cem about the premium trap many apps fall into, why free trials work even for freemium products, and how ‘try fo...

On the podcast, I talk with Jeff about Tinder's $50 million paywall win. Why now is such a great time to build apps, and how hard paywalls c...

On the podcast, I talk with Alper about the competitive advantage of ignoring (some) best practices, the risk of drawing false conclusions w...

On the podcast, I talk with Greg about knowing when to pivot, why most consumer apps shouldn't raise VC, and why making free trials optional...

On the podcast we talk with Ravi about subscriptions as a force multiplier for consumables, why narratives matter more than metrics in goal-...

On the podcast, we talk with Eric about the opportunities and challenges of AI for consumer apps, what you can learn from Strava acquiring R...

On the podcast, I talk with Michael about the blessing and curse of having a brand, why post-purchase is the perfect upsell moment, and why...

On the podcast I talk with Josh about red flags that tank app valuations, why subscription-only apps are leaving money on the table, and how...

On the podcast we talk with Mathias about running Subway Surfers' marketing machine on salaries, not ad spend, leaving money on the table to...

On the podcast we talk with Ora about LinkedIn’s value-driven growth philosophy, how they personalize experiences and plan offerings based o...

On the podcast I talk with Eric about how measurement dysfunction paralyzes growth, why diversifying channels for the sake of diversificatio...

On the podcast I talk with Thomas about using signal engineering to optimize ad spend, how AI is changing creative testing, and why most peo...

On the podcast I talk with Lucy and Nicole about how customer-driven iteration led Zumba from VHS tapes in 2001 to launching an app in 2024,...

On the podcast I talk with John about the fascinating 40-year history of Apple’s developer relations, how almost going bankrupt in the 1990s...

On the podcast we talk with Eric about his journey from a failed first app to success with his second, the advantage of building for problem...

On the podcast, I talk with Charlie about why Liquid Glass represents a big opportunity for new and existing apps, Apple’s new on-device AI...

On the podcast we talk with Charlie about why React Native has become the default for VC-funded apps, how AI is accelerating development cyc...

On the podcast I talk with Tim about the importance of trust in web2app funnels, replacing free trials with money-back guarantees, and how t...

On the podcast we talk with Chris about how to do freemium the right way, drafting a customer “Bill of Rights” to guide product decisions, a...

On the podcast, I talk with Daphne about why skipping user interviews is costing you growth, how to bring your product’s ‘aha moment’ forwar...

On the podcast, I talk with Dan about estimating the ROI of product changes before building them, calculating your subscription app's growth...

On the podcast, I talk with Ajay about the fresh opportunities AI is creating for app developers, how they built a cost-effective TikTok gro...

On the podcast we discuss how AI is changing both what apps do and how they’re built, the relationship between price and retention, and why...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: top strategies fo...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: The state of majo...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: maximizing succes...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: diversifying reve...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: why some apps see...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: why optimizing fo...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: the power of canc...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: how onX Maps tail...

This episode is shorter than usual and will be featured in RevenueCat’s State of Subscription Apps report. On the podcast: Keeping users eng...