The App Growth Strategy Behind LightX’s 50M+ Installs

The App Growth Strategy Behind LightX’s 50M+ Installs

In this episode, we’re joined by Sharad Shankar, Founder of AndOr Communications Pvt Ltd, the team behind the viral AI photo editing app LightX, which has surpassed 50M installs on Android and 8M+ on iOS.

Originally launched as a paid app, LightX transitioned to a subscription model in 2019 and has since evolved into a powerful, AI-driven platform for image generation and editing.

An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Sharad’s career spans roles in mobile engineering and building high-impact, user-focused products. In this conversation, Sharad shares his full growth playbook — from ASO, paid ads, and SEO to Web2App conversion strategies and cracking the Google Play featured placement.

He also reveals how he led a team of 60+ to turn LightX into a breakout success. This episode is a must-watch for anyone building or scaling a mobile app in 2025 and beyond.

You will discover:

✅ How LightX went from a paid app to top-grossing AI subscription

✅ Mobile growth playbook: ASO, ads, SEO, Web2App & more

✅ The secret to getting featured on Google Play

✅ Building user-first products with a strong USP

✅ Managing & scaling a 60+ member team

Learn More:

Explore LightX:

Web Product: https://www.lightxeditor.com/

iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lightx-photo-editor-retouch/id1400740705

Android App Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightx&hl=en_IN

Connect with Sharad:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharad-shankar-796b773/

https://andor.in/

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How to Increase Mobile App Retention with Paid Ads

How to Increase Mobile App Retention with Paid Ads

Are you looking for the inside mobile user acquisition secrets from the most successful mobile companies? Are you interested in discovering the strategies that the top UA (user acquisition) experts are using and testing to produce massive results? Here are their best tips from the App Masters podcast interviews with UA practitioners from the top mobile companies including Calm, Peak, Blinkist, Viber, Ketchapp and more.

28 Loka 20194min

754: How to Calculate ROAS & Manage Cashflow with Steve Hovagimyan

754: How to Calculate ROAS & Manage Cashflow with Steve Hovagimyan

Today's guest is a seasoned CFO with experience in both private and public companies. You will discover how to calculate ROAS and what a CFO wants to see, how to finance an effective UA campaign and finally what metrics you should hit before hiring a CFO. Steve Hovagimyan is the former CFO at Penn Interactive and Jump Ramp Games and now advising Armory Square Ventures.

22 Loka 201928min

App Store Optimization Marketing Tips From ASO Experts

App Store Optimization Marketing Tips From ASO Experts

My top tip for ASO publishers today is to roll with the punches on keyword ranks in the App Store.

22 Loka 20196min

753: Insights from a Mobile Gaming CFO with Peter Hansen-Chambers

753: Insights from a Mobile Gaming CFO with Peter Hansen-Chambers

If you're growing rapidly in the mobile gaming space and wondering if you should hire a CFO, then we have a great episode for you. Today's guest is the CFO at Hutch and he shares when is it the right time to hire a CFO, how CFOs and UA teams should interact and lastly trends that he's seeing in the mobile gaming space. Peter Hansen-Chambers is the CFO at Hutch

15 Loka 201926min

752: The One-Pager to Validate App Ideas with Leo J Barnett

752: The One-Pager to Validate App Ideas with Leo J Barnett

Today's guest is an entrepreneur, actor (you may have seen him on The Crown) and designer. He shares his simple process for building a one-pager to validate his app ideas. Also, you will discover how he landed an Apple Feature, what he did to maximize that feature and lastly how to slide into an influencer's DM. Leo J Barnett is an entrepreneur and app designer. Check out his website https://www.leojbarnett.co.

8 Loka 201937min

751: The Data to Focus on to Increase Downloads with Lior Barak

751: The Data to Focus on to Increase Downloads with Lior Barak

Today's guest is a data consultant with over 12 years of experience in creating actionable data. You're about to discover what you should look at to increase conversions, why you should only have 3 daily KPIs and finally why you shouldn't look at daily downloads. Lior Barak is a data consultant and you can learn more about him at Tale About Data.

1 Loka 201932min

750: Google Play ASO for Casual Games with Ronak Suvagiya

750: Google Play ASO for Casual Games with Ronak Suvagiya

Coming up is a coaching call with a developer of casual games. You will discover how to properly reskin games for ASO, how to optimize your bundle name and other ASO tricks that you should start testing. Ronak Suvagiya is an indie app developer and creator of Color Race.

24 Syys 201918min

How Often Should I Update Keywords for ASO?

How Often Should I Update Keywords for ASO?

Thomas Kriebernegg, CEO & Co-Founder at App Radar, shares his number 1 ASO tip by answering how often should we do ASO.

19 Syys 20191min

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