PAD team Insights

Mobile app marketing insights

Practical guides from PAD team on user acquisition, paid channels, creative testing, attribution, and scaling mobile apps.

User acquisition

Mobile app user acquisition: a practical guide

How to prepare measurement, choose channels, and launch mobile app user acquisition without chasing cheap installs.

Unit economics

Mobile app marketing budget: how to calculate and allocate it

How to connect an app marketing budget to CPA, LTV, and data volume, then split spending between testing, scaling, and creative production.

Paid channels

Mobile app marketing channels: a comparison without a universal winner

A comparison of Apple Ads, Google App campaigns, Meta Ads, and TikTok Ads by user intent, creative needs, data, and product fit.

Creative strategy

Creative testing for mobile app ads: a system instead of a lottery

How to form hypotheses, compare mobile app ad creative, and make decisions across the funnel instead of relying on CTR alone.

Funnels

Web-to-app funnels for subscription apps: when the model pays off

How a web-to-app funnel works, when it helps a subscription app, and which metrics to validate before scaling.

Measurement

iOS ad attribution after ATT: what you can actually measure

How to measure iOS advertising with ATT, AdAttributionKit, ad platform reporting, and reliable in-product events.

Health apps

Health app marketing: trust, evidence, and advertising limits

How to market a health app without unsafe promises, using evidence, responsible data practices, policy checks, and credible creative.

AI apps

How to market an AI app when “AI-powered” is no longer enough

How to position an AI app around a clear job, demonstrate the outcome in ads, and retain users after the initial novelty fades.

Management

How to choose a mobile app marketing agency

Questions to ask an app marketing agency and how to evaluate its case studies, fees, reporting, ownership, and first-month plan.

Scaling

How to scale a subscription app into new countries

How to choose a market, localize the offer, and validate subscription economics before scaling an app internationally.