RevenueCat vs Stripe: choosing your app's payment setup
Compare subscription access, web checkout, integration work, and cost assumptions. Learn when RevenueCat and Stripe belong in the same app stack.
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App acquisition
Buying an app with seller financing: a practical path to ownership
Learn how seller financing, purchase options and sweat equity can support an app acquisition, with profit-sharing examples and repayment checks.
App marketing
How to advertise on ChatGPT: plan your first app or SaaS test
Learn how ChatGPT ads work, check advertiser access, choose billing, write useful creative, and measure a first campaign for your app or SaaS.
AI operations
Be your own forward deployed engineer: AI workflows for app owners
Use forward deployed engineer methods to improve your own SaaS or mobile app: map a workflow, choose where agents fit, test it, and measure the full cost.
App growth
ASO keyword research: audit relevance before chasing volume
Audit App Store keyword research exports, reconcile conflicting rankings, reject irrelevant terms, and document the evidence in a downloadable worksheet.
App growth
Product page optimization: choose screenshot concepts before you A/B test
Choose App Store screenshot concepts with an audience survey, then use Apple product page optimization to test download conversion and interpret the result.
Business acquisition
AI rollups: how to buy a business and improve it with AI
Learn how AI rollups work, what buying a business with 20% down really costs, and how the buy-and-improve approach applies to mobile app portfolios.
App growth
How to market an app after building or buying it
A step-by-step mobile app marketing strategy: research customers, build your offer, create ads, launch a test, and measure acquisition costs and retention.
App growth
How we make AI UGC-style reaction videos for mobile apps
See how we make AI UGC ads for mobile apps: turn a portrait into a short reaction, pair it with a text hook, and lead into an app demo.
App acquisition
App acquisition due diligence: what to check before buying an app
Verify app revenue, profit, retention, market demand, code ownership, and transfer risks before buying. Includes worked valuation examples and a calculator.
App monetization
Apple Retention Messaging: how to request API access and prepare your cancellation flow
Learn what Apple Retention Messaging does, how to request real-time API access, and when to use App Store Connect, your own backend, or RevenueCat.
App acquisition
Buying an app vs building one: tradeoffs and where to look
Compare buying an existing app with building from scratch, find app marketplaces, and use a practical checklist to screen acquisition deals.
App growth
Country tiers in digital advertising: choosing your app's markets
Explore Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 country tables with ISO codes, compare customer acquisition costs, and choose which markets to test for your app.
App monetization
RevenueCat vs Superwall: Pricing, Paywalls & Which to Use
Compare RevenueCat and Superwall on pricing, paywall editors, subscriptions, and Expo support. See when to choose one platform or use both.
App monetization
RevenueCat subscriptions in Expo: setup and test plan
Connect products, offerings, and entitlements in an Expo app, then check purchase, restore, and expiry behavior with a concrete subscription test plan.
App monetization
App subscription launch checklist: interactive tool
Build a tailored iOS and Android subscription release checklist, track evidence and progress, export the results, and generate an AI code-review prompt.
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