Mobile App Growth
Turn app store searches into installs & paying users.
SearchPod runs your store listing, ads, ASO, AI search, and lifecycle email as one system that turns app store searches into installs — and installs into paying users.
- Ads aimed at users already searching for an app like yours
- A store listing built to turn browsers into installs
- Every install traced back to its source, so you know your real CAC
Prefer to talk? (519) 930-8818 — a strategist, not a sales script.
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Found your app
High-intent store or web search
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Installed the app
Downloaded and opened
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Converted to paid
Became a subscriber
One team. One growth system.
- Store Listing
- Paid Acquisition
- ASO & SEO
- AI Search
- Lifecycle Email
- Reviews
- of App Store downloads start with a search
- 65% of App Store downloads start with a search We build your store listing and ASO to win the searches your future users are already making.
- cheaper to retain a user than win a new install
- 5× cheaper to retain a user than win a new install Onboarding and lifecycle messaging turn new installs into retained, paying users.
- for your store listing, ads, ASO, AIO & lifecycle email
- 1 partner for your store listing, ads, ASO, AIO & lifecycle email No juggling five vendors who don't talk to each other.
Industry figures shown for context; results vary by category, platform, and monetization model.
Why Growth Stalls
Why great apps still run out of installs.
Shipping a great app doesn't fill the funnel. Here are the four leaks that stall app growth — and how we plug them.
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Your store listing gets browsed, not installed
Traffic reaches your app store page, but a generic icon, screenshots, and description don't earn the tap.
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Installs are cheap, but the wrong users show up
Cheap installs from the wrong channel churn before they open the app twice.
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Users install, then go quiet before they pay
Most new users never reach the paywall. Without onboarding and lifecycle messaging, new installs go cold before they see what your app is worth.
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Users search, and a competitor's app gets the tap
People search “best [category] app” in the store, on the web, and in AI chats before they pick one.
Your growth engine
More installs, activated users & subscribers, from five channels feeding one pipeline.
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Store Listing & CRO
Browsers to installs
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Paid Acquisition
Google App campaigns & Meta
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ASO & SEO
Wins category searches
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AI Search (GEO)
Named by the assistants
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Lifecycle Email
Installs to subscribers
More installs, activated users & paying subscribers
Paid Acquisition (UA)
Paid user acquisition for apps. Reach users the moment they're ready to install.
Google App campaigns and Meta aimed at people already searching for an app like yours, a store listing built to convert the click, and every install tracked to its real CAC.
- High-intent keywords and audiences that reach ready-to-install users
- A store listing and landing page engineered to turn clicks into installs
- Every install, activation, and subscription tracked back to its CAC
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Organic & App Store Visibility
Organic & app store visibility. Rank where users search and decide.
Users search inside the App Store and Google Play, and on the open web before they ever open a store.
- Top rankings for category & “best [type] app” searches
- A store listing — keywords, screenshots, video — tuned to convert search into installs
- Stronger App Store & Google Play ratings that lift trust and ranking together
High-Intent Visibility
The searches that decide which app gets the install.
When someone's ready to try a new app, they search — in the App Store, on Google, and in AI assistants.
Page one of Google, the App Store & Google Play
Keywords with install intent — the searches we build your store listing, ads, and content to win.
- best budgeting app
- best budgeting app 2026
- expense tracker app
- [category] app for iphone
- [category] app free download
- alternatives to [competitor app]
- best [category] apps for android
- [category] app reviews
- top rated budgeting app
- [competitor] vs [competitor]
- [category] app with free trial
- best app to track spending
Google Search · App Store Search · Google Play Search
Recommended by AI search
When someone asks ChatGPT or Gemini what app to download, we work to make your app the answer.
- “What's the best budgeting app for iPhone?”
- “Recommend a free app to track my spending.”
- “What are the best alternatives to [competitor app]?”
- “Which budgeting app has the best free trial?”
- “What's the best-rated budgeting app on Android?”
Google Gemini · ChatGPT · Claude (Anthropic) · Google AI Overviews · Perplexity
These are samples — the real list is built around your category, users, and competitors. Rankings and AI visibility take time and compound.
Lifecycle Email
Lifecycle email for apps. Turn free installs into paying subscribers.
The installs you've already won are your cheapest users. Onboarding, activation nudges, and upgrade emails get new users to their first “aha” moment — and keep your install-to-paid rate climbing.
- Onboarding flows that get new users to their first win fast
- Activation and trial-conversion nurtures on autopilot
- Upgrade and win-back campaigns that grow subscriber LTV
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Welcome — here's how to get started
Your account is ready. Here are the 3 steps to your first win.
Onboarding -
You're 1 tap from your first win
Finish setup and watch your dashboard come to life in minutes.
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Upgrade now and keep everything you've already set up.
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Proof, not promises
Track every install, activation, and dollar.
One dashboard shows how every channel turns into installs, activated users, and subscribers — so you always know your CAC and what to scale next.
Installs & Activation Turn installs into activated users
Every install is captured, tagged with its source, and tracked to its first key action the moment it happens. Nothing sits unmeasured, and no install or ad dollar slips through untracked.
Every install traced to its source
See which campaign, keyword, or channel produced each install — so budget moves to what actually brings users who stick around.
Activation tracking built in
See how many installs reach their first key action and where they drop off, so onboarding keeps getting better.
CAC & LTV See your real CAC and payback
Every paying subscriber is connected back to the campaign that produced it. You see true blended CAC, payback period, and LTV by channel — and invest where the unit economics actually work.
True cost per subscriber
Ad spend, installs, and conversions tied together — so you always know what a paying user costs, and which way that number is moving.
Channel-level LTV
Google and Meta, plus organic, tracked separately, so you can see which channel brings the users who stay and pay.
Retention & Conversion Lift your install-to-paid rate
Most app revenue is won or lost between install and paywall. We instrument retention, spot where users drop off, and show which onboarding steps and messages move the install-to-paid rate.
Retention tracking
See how many users come back on day 1, 7, and 30, and which onboarding flows create active, sticky users.
Install-to-paid conversion
Every install is followed to its paid outcome, so you know which campaigns and nurtures produce subscribers who stick — not just downloads.
Reviews & Ratings Turn happy users into proof
App Store and Google Play ratings tip both conversion and ranking. We prompt happy users at the right moment and put that proof where it wins the install.
App Store & Google Play review engine
Happy users get a well-timed prompt to rate you on the App Store or Google Play — a steady stream of fresh proof that wins the install.
Every new rating in one view
New ratings across the App Store and Google Play land in one view, so you can reply fast and protect your average.
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Straight answers
Marketing for mobile apps, without the mystery
Our pricing is public and simple. Google Ads management is 10% of your ad budget with a $600-a-month minimum, and your full budget goes to media — no markup from us. ASO and SEO content run $50 a page, starting at 10 pages a month. If you need a new app landing page or site, custom websites are eight one-time packages from $1,500 to $20,000+ (see /websites for details). Setup is $0, everything is month-to-month with no contract, and a 30-day guarantee means if you're not happy, you don't pay. Tell us about your app and we'll send exact pricing in a free proposal within one business day.
If installs are expensive but users don't stick, activation stalls before the paywall, or growth still depends on one lucky feature or press hit, yes — closing one of those leaks usually covers the fee. We handle the store listing, paid and organic acquisition, and onboarding messaging so your team can stay on the product. If installs are already growing and converting on their own, keep that engine running.
It owns every channel that produces installs, activated users, and revenue. SearchPod builds your store listing and landing page, runs Google App campaigns and Meta ads aimed at ready-to-install users, wins the category and AI-search queries people use to find an app like yours, and automates onboarding and upgrade email — one team, one funnel.
Look for proof they know apps: do they optimize for installs and activation or just clicks, can they trace an install to CAC and LTV, and do they understand free/freemium versus subscription funnels? Then check ownership — your store listing, ad accounts, and data should stay in your name. Ask any candidate how they'd lift your install-to-paid rate; a vague answer tells you everything.
Paid campaigns usually produce the first installs within a few weeks. Rankings for category and “best [type] app” searches take a few months to build, then keep compounding. Lifecycle email starts lifting your install-to-paid rate from week one — so revenue grows while organic catches up.
We run the whole funnel — store listing, paid acquisition, ASO/SEO, AI search, and lifecycle email — so nothing falls between vendors, and we're judged on installs, activation, and paying users, not raw download counts. Pricing is public, contracts are month-to-month, and your store listing, ad accounts, analytics, and user data stay yours from day one.
Yes. We run store listing optimization, ads, and lifecycle messaging for both the App Store and Google Play, tuned to how each platform actually ranks and converts — Apple's discovery leans editorial and curated, Google Play's leans keyword-and-algorithm driven. If you're only live on one platform today, we build the plan around that and add the other when you're ready.
On activated, paying users — never raw download counts. We optimize the store listing and campaigns for installs that convert, then connect every install back to the campaign that produced it, so you can see your true CAC, your install-to-paid rate, and the LTV behind each channel.
Yes. For free and freemium apps we optimize the store listing and ad-supported funnel for volume and engagement. For subscription apps we drive installs toward the trial and optimize the path to the paywall. Most apps run a hybrid, and we build the system around how your app actually makes money.
Yes. Everything lives in accounts your company owns — App Store Connect, Google Play Console, ad accounts, analytics, and user data. We're month-to-month, and if you ever leave, it all simply stays where it is.
Yes. We work inside the attribution stack you already use — AppsFlyer, Adjust, or another mobile measurement partner — so every install and event is tracked correctly and attribution stays clean from click to activation to paid.
Most app landing pages and sites go live in about 2–4 weeks. The pace mostly depends on how fast we get your app's story, screenshots, and feedback — you'll have a clear timeline before we start.
Free Proposal
Let's grow your installs.
Tell us about your app and what's stalling growth — we'll map the store listing, the campaigns, and the messaging, with real pricing attached.
- A scoped plan built from our public pricing
- Free audit of where your funnel loses installs
- You'll hear from a real specialist within one business day
Month-to-month. You own your website, your ad accounts, and your data — always. Or call (519) 930-8818.
Request your free proposal.
Tell us about your app and where growth stalls. You'll get a scoped plan with real pricing, plus a free audit of your store listing and funnel. No obligation, no pressure.