5. Apps
PROCESS FOR APPS MONETIZATION
Goal
Research
App development
UI/UX
App structure & foundation
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6. Users
PROCESS FOR APPS MONETIZATION
SEO apps
Ads Blocking
User Acquisition
User Retention
PR/ Seeding
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7. Monetization
PROCESS FOR APPS MONETIZATION
63%
33%
20%
12%
9%
8%
7%
10%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Most popular ways to monetize mobile apps according
to global app developers
Advertising
In-app purchases(e.g virtual currency,
feature upgrade
Paid app
Affiliate or CPI programs
Subscriptions
E-commerce
Selling products that work with the app
I don’t make/ intend to make money
Source: Statista
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8. Optimization
PROCESS FOR APPS MONETIZATION
In-app Ads Optimization
Ad Network Optimization
Optimization tools
Ad Indexes Balancing
Ads
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13. 1. APPS MONETIZATION SCHEMES
Frequency of using app categories
Use daily
Social networking
Messaging, comms
Search
Media & Ents.
Music & Audio
Games
News & weather
Shopping & e-comm.
Travel and local
Books, comics, mags
Use regularly (but not daily)
94%
91%
87%
73%
72% 13%
14%
10%
4%
4%
17%
21%
21%
14%
10%
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15. User retention rate in app
3. USER RETENTION
Month +1 Month +2 Month +3
Average Retention Average Churn
0%
100%
36%
64%
25%
75%
20%
80%
Day 1
29.06%
25.53%
10.99%
Android Apple
10.21%
3.29% 3.17%
Day 7 Day 30
Android vs iOS Retention
Source: Localytics 2016
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16. 3. USER RETENTION
0 20 40 60 80 100
Three Month User Retention
Average by Industry
Media & Entertainment
eCommerce/Retail
Travel & Lifestyle
Business & Technology
Social Networking
Source: Localytics 2016
Month +1
Month +2
Month +3
37%
39%
38%
34%
30%
27%
27%
28%
23%
20%
22%
22%
23%
17%
16%
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