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

Discover how an indie developer uses ads to grow his apps. You will discover: - How we monetizes his apps with ads - What ad channels he uses to grow his apps - How he's able to get ridiculous cost per installs Lawrence Peace is the Founder & CEO at Dream High Studios. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

18 Jul 202232min

In part 2 of our live stream with Greg Wester, you will discover how brands like Shazam, NewsBreak, and Cash App used on-device integration to achieve breakout growth and outperform much bigger brands. Also, we audit a budgeting and resume builder app to share the best strategies for UI/UX and trial periods. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

11 Jul 202240min

Every year we see apps from relatively unknown smaller brands emerge out of nowhere and achieve amazing user growth. And while they may not achieve the sheer volume of installs as Amazon or Netflix, their growth might far exceed what was expected. How did these brands transcend the competition? What was their “playbook”? Across the more than 100 apps studied across 7 categories, 3 themes were prominent for these leading brands: Offline Partnerships: Promotions with sports teams, games, athletes, and music artists. Tapping into a partner’s fan power was key. Partnerships with organizations that do not have fans did not convert installs (e.g., corporate partners). Mobile Ecosystem Integrations: Product development that positioned apps on operating systems, blockchain, payments platforms, and on-device integration with carrier and/or handset manufacturer smartphones. Product-Led Growth – specifically features that make the experience more valuable to users on each return visit – were built in and increased the likelihood of grassroots growth. This came in the form of unique currency, experiences, entertainment, or information. Learn More: https://digitalturbine.apptopia.com/brag-index https://www.digitalturbine.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorywester/ Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

11 Jul 202226min

If you are just starting out with app store optimization, you will discover how to optimize your keywords in just 5 minutes. Use "APPMASTERS40" at checkout to save 40% off ASOMobile: https://asomobile.net/en/ Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

6 Jul 20226min

In part 2 of our live stream, Steve shares the “word of the street” related to buying keyword installs and App Store reviews. Do they make a difference and what’s the backlash? Also, we audit a voodoo like hyper-casual game around baseball and a jigsaw puzzle where you can win real money. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

4 Jul 202236min

I love being proved WRONG about some of my strategies. In this video, you will discover the monetization and engagement strategies that I got wrong! You will discover: 1) Onboarding personalization 2) LTV of different subscription plans 3) Apple Search Ads campaign structure (brand new) 4) You'll have watch 😉 5) All of the above 🤣 Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

4 Jul 202224min

Discover how to monetize your mobile games. You will discover: - How game genres make sense for each ad type - Best practices for your monetization stack - The opportunity for brands in mobile gaming apps Eado Hofstetter is the Director of Publishing Account Management at Fyber - a Digital Turbine company. Eado has been a business leader in the app monetization sphere for over 5 years. He leads a team focusing on monetization for Gaming app publishers. Fyber was acquired by Digital Turbine in 2021, alongside AdColony, and is part of Digital Turbine’s independent Mobile Growth Platform for advertisers, publishers, carriers and OEMS. ou can watch this video: https://youtu.be/FzdpDmNp6CI Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training SPONSORS SocialPeta is the world’s leading advertisement analysis platform, dedicated to offering top ad creatives and marketing strategies for both advertisers and publishers. Serving as an essential ad and marketing intelligence platform, SocialPeta covers advertising data from 80+ global ad networks across 70 countries and regions. Now they have more than 300 enterprise clients including Google, Tencent Games, NetEase Games, Garena, Gismart, Mobvista and etc. Learn more by visiting SocialPeta.com. Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

29 Jun 202220min

Are NFTs the future of mobile gaming? Social Peta provides us with insights on how mobile games are starting to use NFTs and crypto. You will also discover the most popular ad creatives that are winning in mobile gaming. SocialPeta covers 80+ global ad networks across 70 countries and regions, including Unity, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Tik Tok. They have accumulated 1B ad creatives, updating 1.2 M+ ad creatives on a daily basis. With SocialPeta, you can gain insight into your competitors' advertising data. Also, you will be informed of and inspired by advertising data of different dimensions from global networks, media and advertisers. Links: https://socialpeta.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/cguvenkaya/ You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/cQ3tmnvEGqM Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit SPONSORS SocialPeta is the world’s leading advertisement analysis platform, dedicated to offering top ad creatives and marketing strategies for both advertisers and publishers. Serving as an essential ad and marketing intelligence platform, SocialPeta covers advertising data from 80+ global ad networks across 70 countries and regions. Now they have more than 300 enterprise clients including Google, Tencent Games, NetEase Games, Garena, Gismart, Mobvista and etc. Learn more by visiting SocialPeta.com. Helpshift offers the easiest way to collect user feedback, report bugs, and more without users ever having to leave your app. You can even have a customizable Help Center and unlimited FAQs. Get Started for FREE: https://www.helpshift.com/appmasters/ Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************

22 Jun 202213min