{"id":980,"date":"2018-03-12T21:44:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2018-03-12T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T21:44:18","slug":"leveraging-apples-whats-new-text-aso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/leveraging-apples-whats-new-text-aso\/","title":{"rendered":"Leveraging Apple&#8217;s What&#8217;s New text for ASO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always looking for new ways to improve conversion rates. So what&#8217;s a new tactic with an old page variable? The product page&#8217;s &#8220;What&#8217;s New&#8221; text! Today, let&#8217;s talk about why it matters, how to take advantage of it and what you should and shouldn&#8217;t include in your What&#8217;s New text to best improve your conversion rates!<\/p>\n<h2>Why does the What&#8217;s New text matter?<\/h2>\n<p>On the App Store product page, the What&#8217;s New text appears at the top, just under the app&#8217;s icon and title block. This valuable page real estate\u00a0provides a great opportunity to inform users why they should install (or re-engage with) your app before they even scroll through your screenshots!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-981 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9C18F482A157-1-473x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Leveraging Apple's What's New text for ASO | Candy Crush Example | App Store Optimization Blog\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9C18F482A157-1-473x1024.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9C18F482A157-1-139x300.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9C18F482A157-1-768x1663.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_9C18F482A157-1.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to take advantage of the What&#8217;s New Text<\/h2>\n<p>Use this important section to really highlight a unique valuable\u00a0feature of your app to prospective users. You want to use this opportunity to grab users attention, build trust and generate installs! Some examples are the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grab attention<\/strong>: illustrate your app&#8217;s main features. Check out this example from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/enlight-videoleap\/id1255135442?mt=8\">Enlight Videoleap<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-983 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0CA63564AE46-1-473x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Leveraging Apple's What's New text for ASO | Enlight Example | App Store Optimization Blog\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0CA63564AE46-1-473x1024.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0CA63564AE46-1-139x300.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0CA63564AE46-1-768x1663.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0CA63564AE46-1.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Build trust:<\/strong> tell potential users why they should trust you by stating your company updates your app regularly to best serve its loyal community. Like the above example from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/candy-crush-saga\/id553834731?mt=8\">Candy Crush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Generate installs<\/strong>: use your text as a simple call to action to invite users to download and install! Check out this example from the app <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/cash-show-win-real-cash\/id1335097700?mt=8\">Cash Show<\/a> in which it gives users tips to get more out of its app:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-986 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0680-2-473x1024.png\" alt=\"Leveraging Apple's What's New text for ASO | Cash Show Example | App Store Optimization Blog\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0680-2-473x1024.png 473w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0680-2-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0680-2-768x1663.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0680-2.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promote an offer:<\/strong> the What&#8217;s New text is a great opportunity to promote a new deal or coupon for users to obtain in your app. Check out this example from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/wish-shopping-made-fun\/id530621395?mt=8\">Wish<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-984 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_052C6B6CBE36-1-473x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Leveraging Apple's What's New text for ASO | Wish App Example | App Store Optimization Blog\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_052C6B6CBE36-1-473x1024.jpeg 473w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_052C6B6CBE36-1-139x300.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_052C6B6CBE36-1-768x1663.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_052C6B6CBE36-1.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What to avoid including in the opening lines of your What&#8217;s New text:<\/h2>\n<p>Because this text section is at the top of the page, you want to avoid using the standard update statements like &#8220;bug fixes&#8221;. Why? Because new users don&#8217;t want to think they&#8217;re\u00a0about to download a buggy app (even if it was\u00a0<em>previously<\/em> buggy and is no longer).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Protip: You\u00a0<strong>can<\/strong> update this text without submitting an additional build\/update, so if you fall under the &#8220;what not to do&#8221; category, go change it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Interested in conversion rate optimization? Get your app&#8217;s product page optimized by our team of ASO pros. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasoproject.com\/contact?src=bl\">Get started with a free discovery call today<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re always looking for new ways to improve conversion rates. So what&#8217;s a new tactic with an old page variable? The product page&#8217;s &#8220;What&#8217;s New&#8221; text! 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