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+35% ARPDAU within a month by tuning one parameter
– Listonic Success
That's how our multi-year expertise allowed us to implement the changes in a minute. The day after, the results were already visible
The Success
Listonic, a shopping list app with 1.5 million MAU (Monthly Active Users), that monetizes mostly with banner ads, boosted its ARPDAU by +35%.
After a thorough analysis by the monetization team in Appodeal, we found that Listonic only needed to calibrate a single parameter of their ad setup: the banner refresh rate
35%
ARPDAU
x2
Impressions
$0
UA Cost
Within a month, Listonic returned to the previous levels of ARPDAU, and ad revenue after the critical downturn. As a result, they also found a way to improve the metrics, which led to reinvestment in UA campaigns and further growth!
The Challenge
An unexpected glitch in the usual monetization strategy
Listonic has had a steady DAU (Daily Active Users) at the beginning of 2023.
DAU was still the same during the first weeks. At week 4, however, Listonic ARPDAU & Ad Revenues started falling quickly.
The situation did not stabilize on its own. On the contrary, Listonic observed a consistent decline in metrics.
Fill rates plummeted nearly 25% on their worst day. The “Daily number of Impressions per User” dropped considerably before Appodeal intervention.
The Solution
Ad Setup Optimization
To fix the situation, Listonic contacted Appodeal Support.
Our Monetization Experts dived deep into their data until they discovered the problem: one of the ad networks, which was sending most ad impressions to Listonic users, stopped working.
Once Appodeal intervened and fixed the waterfall optimization problem, Listonic’s performance metrics started rising to normal levels, and their ad revenues stabilized.
Going the Extra Mile
Tweaking the Ad Parameters
As the Appodeal team is eager to find ways for constant growth, we started analyzing Listonic’s monetization strategy again. This time, more thoroughly.
Our monetization team invested several hours checking performance metrics. Not stopping there, they also created dozens of personalized reports with the Appodeal dashboard and even looked into the setup of each “banner” ad unit in Listonic.
They didn’t stop until they found the key to a successful strategy: the refresh rate of banner ads.
When you integrate the Appodeal SDK, the refresh rate in banner ads is set to 15 seconds by default. In other words, the user sees a new banner ad every 15 seconds.
When you integrate the Appodeal SDK, the refresh rate in banner ads is set to 15 seconds by default. In other words, the user sees a new banner ad every 15 seconds.
The Results
As we see in the chart, the Refresh Rate was modified on the 4th of March, and caused an immediate impact on the ARPU & “Impressions per User.”
Comparing the before vs. after Appodeal, we can observe that the ARPU/ARPDAU has increased +35%, and the Impressions per user have risen x2.
That was caused only by tuning one parameter, the banner’s refresh rate, in the monetization strategy of Listonic.
What comes after the Results? Growth!
After such a considerable achievement or success, some mobile creators feel satisfied and return to following their initial marketing plans. Listonic did just the opposite.
Kamil Janiszewski, Chief Revenue Officer at Listonic, leveraged the situation and used the opportunity presented to him. After the +35% increase in ARPDAU, Kamil knew they had to do something with all that extra ad income.
Listonic reinvested the profits from this Success Story into new UA (User Acquisition) Campaigns.
By launching a burst campaign to acquire users, Listonic increased its DAU. That resulted in higher ad impressions, higher ARPDAU, and a considerable monthly profit uplift.
"It is great when the guys from Appodeal start a new chat and tell us: 'something is happening here. Let's fix or improve it'. An amazing partner that will care for your business almost as much as you do."
Kamil Janiszewski,
Chief Revenue Officer & Co-founder at Listonic
Listonic: Grocery List App
NewPubCo
Downloads
15M+
Reviews
300K+
Score
4.5
Listonic is a free Shopping List app, developed in 2010 by three Polish developers driven by desire to improve your grocery shopping quality by making it easier, faster, and wiser. Listonic users save time & money.
Available in over 50 countries, with over 1.5 million MAU (monthly active users), Listonic provides a wide range of food hacks, savvy shopping tips, suggestions for faster list creation, and quick and accurate voice input.
Available in over 50 countries, with over 1.5 million MAU (monthly active users), Listonic provides a wide range of food hacks, savvy shopping tips, suggestions for faster list creation, and quick and accurate voice input.
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