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Mobile App Marketing & UA

Profitable user acquisition across every channel mobile apps live on

Overview

What we deliver

Mobile app User Acquisition (UA) programs across Apple Search Ads, Google App Campaigns, Meta, TikTok, and DSPs, with attribution and LTV measurement built in.

App growth is its own discipline. Apple Search Ads, Google App Campaigns, Meta, TikTok, Snap, Reddit, Unity, and AppLovin each require their own playbook, with overlapping attribution challenges and very different unit economics. We build UA programs that respect that complexity. We choose channels by audience and economics, manage them with channel-specific best practice, and tie everything back to retention, LTV, and ROAS rather than installs in isolation. Whether you are scaling a consumer app, a subscription service, a mobile game, or a fintech, the principle is the same: every dollar should be answerable to the cohort it acquired.

Fit Check

Built for teams like yours

Who it's for

  • Consumer apps scaling user acquisition
  • Subscription apps focused on profitable LTV
  • Mobile games at launch or live ops stage
  • Fintech, healthtech, and edtech apps
  • Studios and publishers managing app portfolios

Pain points we solve

  • Installs that don't retain or monetize
  • Black-box channel performance with no incrementality measurement
  • Underused Apple Search Ads or Google App Campaigns
  • Creative fatigue across UA channels
  • Unclear LTV and ROAS by source
What's included

Capabilities

Everything we cover in this engagement.

  • Apple Search Ads, Google App Campaigns
  • Meta, TikTok, Snap, Reddit, X, Pinterest UA
  • DSP and ad network campaigns (Unity, AppLovin, ironSource)
  • Creative production for app UA formats
  • MMP setup and attribution (Adjust, AppsFlyer, Branch, Singular)
  • Retention and LTV cohort analysis
  • Incrementality testing and geo holdouts
  • SKAN and ATT-aware measurement
  • ASA keyword and Custom Product Page strategy
How we work

Our process

A clear, predictable path from kickoff to outcomes.

01

Audit

We assess attribution, creative, channels, and cohort performance.

02

Channel Strategy

We choose channels by audience, economics, and stage.

03

Launch & Measure

We launch with clean MMP setup and ATT-aware measurement.

04

Optimize Daily

We optimize bids, creatives, and audiences against cohort LTV.

05

Test Incrementality

We run geo and holdout tests to validate true contribution.

What you get

Deliverables & outcomes

What you get

  • UA strategy and channel plan
  • Attribution and MMP setup
  • Creative concepts and edits per channel
  • Channel launches and management
  • Weekly optimization log
  • Monthly cohort, LTV, and ROAS reports

Outcomes you can expect

  • Profitable user acquisition at scale
  • Better retention and LTV by source
  • Cleaner attribution despite SKAN and ATT
  • Higher creative win rate and lower fatigue
  • Confidence in incremental impact
Timeline

Setup in 4-6 weeks; cohort-level performance from month 2-3

Engagement

Monthly retainer, Performance hybrid, Launch UA project

Tools we use

Adjust, AppsFlyer, Branch, Singular, Apple Search Ads, Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, AppLovin, Unity, ironSource, Mixpanel, Amplitude

KPIs we track

CPI, CPA, ROAS (day 7, 30, 90), Retention curves, LTV by source, Incrementality lift

Client stories

What clients say

"

Holiday season was about to break us. We needed 22 agents in six weeks and our internal hiring pipeline could not move that fast. They staffed it, trained on our tone guide, and ran nesting alongside our senior reps. CSAT actually went up by three points during peak. First Q4 in four years my support lead took her vacation.

Tom H.
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My books were 90 days behind and I was avoiding my accountant. They cleaned up nine months of mis-categorized Shopify and Stripe entries, set up proper rules in QuickBooks, and now my close lands on day four of every month. First time in three years I opened a P&L without wincing. Cash forecasting actually makes sense now.

D.R.
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the questions we hear most.

How do you handle SKAN and ATT?
We design campaigns and measurement assuming partial signal. We use modeled conversions, postback configurations, geo and incrementality testing to keep decisioning credible.
Do you produce UA creatives?
We brief and adapt creative for each UA channel and partner with production teams for high-volume video and playable assets.
What MMP do you recommend?
Adjust, AppsFlyer, Branch, and Singular all work. The right one depends on your stack and partners. We can advise or migrate if useful.
How quickly will we know if a channel is working?
Install-level data comes fast; LTV-level data takes 30-90 days depending on monetization. We make decisions on early indicators with strong cohort follow-through.
Can you also do ASO and store presence?
Yes. ASO and UA are tightly linked. We typically run both as a coordinated program.

Ready to scale your app on real cohort economics?

Book a call to discuss UA, attribution, and growth goals.