Top 5 App Monetization Trends You Can’t Ignore for 2026

Top 5 App Monetization Trends You Can’t Ignore for 2026

Struggling to grow your app’s revenue in 2025?

In this episode, we break down the Top 5 App Monetization Trends you can’t afford to ignore this year, backed by real data and growth insights.

We’re joined by Daphne Tideman, Growth Consultant, author, and former Head of Growth at Heights, where she helped 10x their subscriber base in just 18 months. Daphne reveals what'll really drive app growth in 2026, from premium pricing and smarter packaging to hybrid monetization models and beyond.

If you’re stuck or searching for new ways to monetize your app, this is a must-watch episode that shows exactly what’s working right now.

You will discover:

✅ The 5 biggest monetization trends shaping the app industry in 2026

✅ Why premium pricing is the new normal (and users are okay with it)

✅ How smart pricing & packaging boost conversions and ARPU

✅ Why app-to-web checkout is becoming a growth weapon

Learn More:

Connect with Daphne:

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https://daphnetideman.com/

You can also watch this video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/0WESZA_fj_A

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756: Using Affiliates to Increase User Base with Nate Hunter

756: Using Affiliates to Increase User Base with Nate Hunter

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755: How to Optimize Your Programmatic Advertising with Cuneyt Unar

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How to Increase Mobile App Retention with Paid Ads

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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.

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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.

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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.

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