App Marketing by App Masters4 Marras 2025

Black Hat App Growth Strategies You Don’t Know (But Your Competitors Might Be Using)

Ever wondered how some apps skyrocket up the charts while you’re still stuck optimizing screenshots? 🤔

In this talk from RevenueCat’s App Growth Annual 2025, Steve P. Young reveals the most controversial app growth hacks, ASO tricks, and questionable strategies dominating the App Store today.

You’ll learn:

✅ Real-world growth hacks that boosted one app from a few hundred to $90,000 ARR

✅ What “keyword installs” really are — and why big companies secretly use them

✅ Why some “grey-hat” tricks still work (but come with a warning )

✅ What Apple’s quietly cracking down on in 2025

✅ How to grow smarter without getting banned

This talk is part of the App Growth Annual 2025 by RevenueCat — a must-watch series for app founders, marketers, and product managers who want to scale smarter and grow faster.

👉 Watch the full RAGA 2025 playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsFOrkX_y0B6o8zs8PUOWQbUi_nTQn_uD

You can also watch this video here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnqjBY3tUo8

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