About this episode

Steve Young discusses strategies for increasing revenue in subscription apps without adding new features.

You'll learn how app founders are increasing trial activations, improving subscription conversions, boosting ARPU, and maximizing revenue without adding new features. Steve breaks down real case studies, including: ✅ A simple onboarding change that increased revenue by 21% ✅ The 3 screens before the paywall that boosted trial activations by 56% ✅ Why hard paywalls continue to outperform for many subscription apps ✅ Reverse trial strategies that generated 10x higher conversions ✅ How one app increased ARPU by 30% with a tiny onboarding tweak ✅ Paywall pricing experiments that improved overall sales Whether you're building a consumer subscription app, scaling a SaaS product, or optimizing your mobile growth funnel, these proven monetization insights can help you increase revenue immediately. 👇 Which paywall strategy has worked best for your app? Leave a comment below. 📈 Need help growing your app? https://appmasters.com You can also watch this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2soA7LyyQ64 ********************************************* SPONSORS The app growth playbook is changing fast. AppsFlyer’s State of eCommerce App Marketing Report 2026 breaks down the latest trends…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Young

Topics covered

• subscription apps
• monetization strategies
• trial activations
• paywall strategies
• ARPU improvement

Keywords

• subscription apps
• trial activations
• paywall
• ARPU
• monetization

Sponsors

AppsFlyer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Appcharge

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