
Build Better Paywalls with AI
From App Marketing by App Masters by Steve Young
March 28, 2026 · 57 min
About this episode
In this episode, Trent Hommeyer joins Steve Young to discuss building high-converting paywalls using AI and unconventional strategies.
This week, we’re joined by Trent Hommeyer, Founding Growth Product Manager at Helium, a powerful platform helping app founders build, test, and optimize high-converting paywalls faster than ever. In this episode, we’ll build paywalls live using crazy, unconventional ideas, break down the best-performing vs worst-performing paywalls, and reveal proven strategies to test and iterate faster inside your app. If you're serious about improving conversions and revenue, this is a must-watch deep dive into real paywall experiments that actually work. You will discover: ✅ How to build high-converting paywalls using AI (live demo) ✅ The craziest paywalls that surprisingly work ✅ Real-time paywall ideas from the audience (and building them live) ✅ Creative monetization experiments most apps aren’t using Learn More: Get more out of your paywall with: https://tryhelium.com/ You can also watch this video here: https://youtube.com/live/Mhp8Cw93JR8 ********************************************* SPONSORS Got tons of freemium users who won’t upgrade? Encore turns free users into paying customers and reduces churn by adding smart, curated affiliate offers at key user moments. Everyone wins with…
People in this episode
Host: Steve Young
Guest: Trent Hommeyer
Topics covered
- paywalls
- AI
- app monetization
- conversion optimization
- live demo
- user engagement
Keywords
- paywalls
- AI
- conversion
- monetization
- app marketing
- live demo
- user engagement
Sponsors
Encore, SocialPeta
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Helium
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