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Alex Kudelka
Co-founder & CRO @ Glassfy
In-App Monetization Strategies: A beginners guide
Alex Kudelka
November 15, 2023
In-app revenue generation is a dynamic and vital aspect of mobile app success. With a multitude of strategies available, finding the right mix can significantly boost your app’s financial performance. This post explores proven techniques, from in-app purchases to leveraging the latest tech trends for maximizing in-app revenue.

The State of Health & Fitness Mobile Apps [2023]
Alex Kudelka
October 17, 2023
Health and fitness apps are one of the most popular and profitable categories of mobile apps. In 2022, the market generated $1.7 billion in revenue, and it is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. But why is this trend only now growing? Why is it so popular? And is it in fact a saturated market or only in its infancy?

Unleashing the Power of Paid: Boosting Your Freemium Conversion Rate
Alex Kudelka
October 10, 2023
In today’s competitive app market, simply having an app isn’t enough to guarantee success. With millions of apps vying for attention, how can you make sure yours stands out? The answer lies in unleashing the power of paid promotions to boost your app’s conversion rate.

Top 5 Ways to Drive User Acquisition to a Mobile App
Alex Kudelka
September 25, 2023
Acquiring new users is essential to the success of any mobile app. But with millions of apps available in the app stores, it can be challenging to stand out and attract users.

App Analytics: Glassfy Watcher Mode Makes It Easy To Gain Insight Into Your App Revenue Performance
Alex Kudelka
September 15, 2023
Congrats! You actually were able to generate revenue with an app, most teams actually do not get to this point. Now… the hard part, gaining enough insight to make it predictable.

9 Simple Strategies to Win Back Customers in Subscription Apps
Alex Kudelka
September 7, 2023
In the fast-paced world of mobile app development, one of the greatest challenges faced by app creators is customer retention. App abandonment rates can be disheartening, especially when it comes to subscription-based apps. The loss of paying subscribers not only impacts revenue but also signifies a potential issue with the app’s value proposition or user experience.

Stripe vs. Paddle: Making the Right Choice for Your Subscription App Business
Alex Kudelka
August 29, 2023
A critical part of your monetization strategy should include selling your service via the web, here we dive into the best way to evaluate what is right for you when deciding a provider.

Cracking App Paywalls To Maximize Conversions with Steve Young
Alex Kudelka
August 24, 2023
“‘Unlock’ is a magical keyword. If you do any ChatGPT crap and you say, hey, write me some marketing copy, they always have some ‘Unlock’. It does work. We have some data points where it says, ‘Unlock’ outperforms.”

Subscription Metrics: Unlocking Revenue Growth in a Subscription App
Alex Kudelka
July 12, 2023
In the fast-paced world of subscription-based services, understanding and effectively utilizing key metrics is paramount to achieving sustainable growth and profitability. This book explores five essential metrics that every subscription business needs to measure and optimize: Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR), Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), Lifetime Value (LTV), Churn Rate, and Trial Conversion Rate.

Top Promo Offer Ideas to Boost In App Subscriptions
Alex Kudelka
July 7, 2023
Promotional offers are a great way to boost subscription revenue as you not only scale your initial user base but also nurture your free install base.

Unlocking Revenue Insights Part 2: Using Cohort Retention Analysis to Understand and Improve App Revenue Growth
Alex Kudelka
May 25, 2023
Got the downloads? check. Got the subscription? check. Success! But wait, how long do they stick around? how do you anticipate churn? can you determine LTV of a specific source? Lets dive in.

Unlocking Revenue Insights Part 1: A Series of Analytical Enhancements from Glassfy
Alex Kudelka
May 23, 2023
In this short series over the coming weeks we will be rolling out a few enhancements to our analytics that will help to further your understanding of revenue performance and identify areas for growth improvements which will include things like ARPU, LTV, and Cohort Analysis.

Data.ai State of App Revenue 2023: Quick Highlights and Takeaways
Alex Kudelka
May 19, 2023
Data.ai released their 2023 State of App Revenue report and it is packed with insights into the world of App spending. Here is our take of what was in the report and a few things to takeaway and think about for your upcoming sprint.

How Gepetto embedded Glassfy’s SDK for better insight into in-app purchases
Alex Kudelka
April 21, 2023
See how Gepetto harnessed Glassfy to reduce maintenance of subscription management and bring valuable insights into their business on app performance so they can quantify what is working and not working.

How 24me got a new lens into app data with Glassfy to grow revenue
Alex Kudelka
March 27, 2023
24me used Glassfy to gain new insights into their user payment behaviour to power revenue growth decisions and marketing attribution all while saving 900% on developer time spent on building and maintaining their subscription tech stack.

CleverTap integration with Glassfy to power better customer engagment
Alex Kudelka
January 25, 2023
The Glassfy CleverTap integration enables you to power more meaningful customer interactions like triggering a discount notification when a user trial ends that didn’t convert.

Ionic/Capacitor app Pigments launches top ranking app with Glassfy
Alex Kudelka
January 17, 2023
Pigments wanted to scale into multiple app stores, they realized that’s a major feat to build and manage, let alone improve conversions. They saved countless weeks using Glassfy.

Flutter app Studeez launches this month with Glassfy multi-store monetization
Alex Kudelka
January 13, 2023
We love when newly released apps use Glassfy from the jump to power their app monetization. Not just because it makes technical sense, but because we get to learn about the newest ideas that entrepreneurs and business are launching

Apple to allow 3rd party App Stores ignited by EU Laws
Alex Kudelka
December 14, 2022
Sparked by new regulation by the EU, Apple is gearing up to allow alternative app stores on their devices including iPhone and iPads…

Benefits of the in-app subscription model
Alex Kudelka
February 2, 2022
Subscription is a business model that brings good advantages to both app publishers and users…