A few months ago, Apple launched their premiere gaming service, Apple Arcade. Apple carefully curates games to launch on the Apple Arcade platform, which costs $5.99/month. They tout their gaming service as containing “Games the redefine games.” Sounds pretty great, right? Any developer can pitch their game to Apple Arcade, but should you? Let’s look […]

Running Search Ads on the App Store is a big component to any successful UA and ASO strategy on the App Store. In addition to acquiring new users and gaining keyword-level insights, the Apple Search Ads “Creative Ad Sets” are a unique way to run split tests on the App Store. We’ve talked in the […]

The day has finally arrived, iOS13 is now publicly available! If you’re like any of us at The ASO Project, then you’ve already had the new iOS live on your phone for a few hours (or you’ve had the beta for a few months). Regardless, it’s exciting times in the app world. Anybody else feel […]

During the WWDC, Apple announced a new feature called “Sign in with Apple”. The feature works similar to “Sign in with Google” or “Sign in with Facebook”, except for one twist. Apple is the hegemon of user privacy. No one is surprised that their sign-in feature harps on user privacy. When a user decides to […]

Today is the day that developers and users alike have been waiting for for the past year. The Apple keynote event of the year started at 10 am today. Apple announced that it will be releasing iOS13 on September 19, with the latest iPhones, iPads and Watches heading out soon after. In case you missed […]

The long wait for the highly anticipated iOS 13 update is nearly coming to an end. Back in  June at WWDC19, Apple announced a few big changes that were coming down the pipeline with their annual September software change-up. Apple always appreciates when developers adopt the newest technologies and features in iOS and regularly creates […]

If you keep an eye out for all news ASO, then you might have seen a little article published by the Wall Street Journal about Apple. In it, the authors go after the tech giant, accusing Apple of rigging the App Store to promote its own apps and thwarting competitors.  The basic premise of the […]

Apple Search Ads have become a staple in most user acquisition campaigns for App Store Developers. While many marketers and developers have discovered effective structures for their account, there’s an often overlooked (and optional) setting that needs to be looked at: CPA Goals   What is a target CPA The CPA Goal parameter is applied at […]

In case you missed it, Apple had their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) yesterday. During the keynote, Apple introduced iOS 13, watchOS 6, iPadOS, macOS Catalina and some other exciting products & news. The overwhelming focus of WWDC this year was user privacy and better software performance for devices. Following the typical Apple calendar, iOS […]

If you’ve been a reader for a while you know that the key to a successful acquisition strategy is continually optimizing your product page. If you’re new to our blog, welcome! Get ready for some exciting insights and tips and tricks on how to make the most out of your App Store Optimization strategy. One […]