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Discounts didn't decide the holiday season for subscription apps. Timing did. Here's what 4.7M first payments show about the January peak.


Discounts didn't decide the holiday season for subscription apps. Timing did. Here's what 4.7M first payments show about the January peak.

How the Adapty case interview works: what happens in the session, what we look for, where most candidates fail, and how to prepare for it. Written by our CEO.

Apple is testing App Store ads without the blue background in iOS 27.2 beta โ the same design it dropped in January. Here's what to track before it ships.

A segment-by-segment black Friday playbook for subscription apps. For new, freemium, churned, and current users, with offers and paywall examples

Meta can now optimize campaigns around predicted lifetime value. Here is how pLTV works, why it matters for subscription apps, and how Adapty Attribution automatically predicts and sends future subscriber value to Meta.

Your iPhone app will run on iPhone Duo unchanged, but it won't fill either display until you rebuild. Two layout branches cover the device, and most of the fix works on Xcode 27 today.

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What Apple's Retention Messaging API puts on the Confirm Cancellation screen: message types, per-locale defaults, review rules, and the server Apple calls.

Learn what it takes to scale Meta Ads for subscription apps, from stronger unit economics and faster creative testing to better optimization signals and more accurate attribution.

Describe the paywall you want and your AI agent builds it in Adapty Flow & paywall builder. That simple.

Claude Code vibe codes your paywall, but then you try to change the price. This is why fast to build isn't fast to ship.

Discover the best Apple Search Ads practices for 2026. This step-by-step guide covers placements, targeting, bidding, creatives, and optimization tips to boost your app's growth.

Short answer: September, not November or December, is the most expensive month to run a seasonal Apple Ads campaign, in keyword-level Search Results dataโฆ

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Apple is testing App Store ads without the blue background in iOS 27.2 beta โ the same design it dropped in January. Here's what to track before it ships.

A segment-by-segment black Friday playbook for subscription apps. For new, freemium, churned, and current users, with offers and paywall examples

Meta can now optimize campaigns around predicted lifetime value. Here is how pLTV works, why it matters for subscription apps, and how Adapty Attribution automatically predicts and sends future subscriber value to Meta.

Your iPhone app will run on iPhone Duo unchanged, but it won't fill either display until you rebuild. Two layout branches cover the device, and most of the fix works on Xcode 27 today.


Describe the paywall you want and your AI agent builds it in Adapty Flow & paywall builder. That simple.

Claude Code vibe codes your paywall, but then you try to change the price. This is why fast to build isn't fast to ship.

Your open rate sits at 3% and your ESP dashboard shows nothing wrong. Four checks decide whether an email ever reaches an inbox, before anyone reads a word.

Discounts didn't decide the holiday season for subscription apps. Timing did. Here's what 4.7M first payments show about the January peak.

Apple shipped a new Apple Ads Platform API: Search Popularity, Keyword Suggestions, Change History and ads on Apple Maps. What changed, what breaks, and when the old API dies.

Apple Ads adds multiple ad slots in App Store search from March 3, 2026. What changes for organic traffic, CPT, and ROAS โ and how to measure it.

A tap in the US costs 14ร more than in Algeria. But cheap taps don't make a market worth entering. The 2026 data on which countries actually pay back.

How the Adapty case interview works: what happens in the session, what we look for, where most candidates fail, and how to prepare for it. Written by our CEO.

What Apple's Retention Messaging API puts on the Confirm Cancellation screen: message types, per-locale defaults, review rules, and the server Apple calls.

Adapty has partnered with Neicon, a global performance marketing agency and TikTok Creative Partner, to bring subscription management, paywall A/B testing, and local consulting to app developers in Korea and Japan.

Paywall Builder covers one screen. The Flow & Paywall Builder covers the whole path from first open to first payment. Here is what changes and how to move.