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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 paying user (ARPPU) VS Uninstall rate

Description
Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU)
ARPPU shows how much money, on average, a single paying user generates over a set period of time.
Uninstall rate
Your uninstall rate is the percentage of users who remove your app from their device within a defined timeframe.
Target audience
Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU)
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Uninstall rate
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Benefits
Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU)

• Isolates paying users in a freemium model, so you can focus on revenue
• Helps you understand characteristics of paying users so you can attract lookalikes
• Informs campaign decisions around the most effective creatives and channels

Uninstall rate

• Shows how effective you are (or not) at retaining users
• Provides insight into when and why users leave, so you can improve the overall experience
• Can highlight issues in the marketing funnel, eg poor targeting or an ill-defined proposition

How to calculate
Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU)
Total revenue in time period X
Number of paying users in time period X
Uninstall rate
Number of uninstalls in time period X
Number of installs in time period X
x 100
How to improve it?
Average revenue per paying user (ARPPU)

• Convince non-paying users to become paying ones
• Reward and incentivize your “whales” who spend the most
• Adjust your pricing models to encourage higher spend
• Experiment with different ad formats – test different placements, or try playable or rewarded ads

Uninstall rate

• Identify the point where users uninstall and improve that part of the journey
• Improve your onboarding to keep users engaged
• Test app functionality and optimize it based on feedback
• Review your channels and creatives to ensure the app is meeting expectations

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