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App marketing is all about the data - but how do you know what to measure? Quickly compare metrics to be sure you're tracking what matters, giving you confidence in your campaign decisions.

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Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU) VS Cost per install (CPI)

Description
Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)
ARPDAU shows how much money, on average, a single active user generates in a day. (You define what counts as an active user.)
Cost per install (CPI)
The CPI is a predetermined price that the advertiser agrees to pay the publisher every time a user installs their app as a direct result of an ad served by the publisher.
Target audience
Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Cost per install (CPI)
Advertisers and publishers
Benefits
Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)

• Shows the impact of your monetization efforts in real time
• Shows how revenue responds to changes, such as a new campaign or a price drop
• Focuses on active users already demonstrating engagement, rather than those with less potential value

Cost per install (CPI)

• Low risk for advertisers relative to other pricing models
• Good for creating a buzz around your app
• Good indicator of the effectiveness of your campaign

How to calculate
Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)
Total daily revenue
Total active daily users
Cost per install (CPI)
Total campaign spend
Number of app installs
How to improve it?
Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)

• Boost ad engagement through offerwalls or rewarded ads
• Delight and entice specific user segments with carefully targeted offers and rewards to drive in-app purchases

Cost per install (CPI)

• Make revenue the primary KPI
• Keep a close watch on fraud
• Understand incentivized traffic behaviour
• Analyze user behaviour in the app

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Average revenue per daily active user (ARPDAU)
Cost per install (CPI)
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