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App marketing metrics comparison

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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Daily active users (DAU) VS Uninstall rate

Description
Daily active users (DAU)
DAU measures the number of unique users who engage with your app within a 24-hour window.
Uninstall rate
Your uninstall rate is the percentage of users who remove your app from their device within a defined timeframe.
Target audience
Daily active users (DAU)
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Uninstall rate
App owners, marketers, and product managers
Benefits
Daily active users (DAU)

• Helps you assess the effectiveness of your campaigns
• Helps measure your app’s popularity (its “stickiness”) and user experience
• Indicates your app’s general health and growth potential

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
Daily active users (DAU)
Total number of unique users who meet your defined "active" criteria and interacted with your app in a set 24-hour period
Uninstall rate
Number of uninstalls in time period X
Number of installs in time period X
x 100
How to improve it?
Daily active users (DAU)

• Optimize your onboarding strategy so users understand the true value of your app
• Engage and re-engage users through multiple channels: push notifications, in-app notifications, emails, and SMS
• Use deep links for a seamless user experience

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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