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:

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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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What's a Good Trial Conversion Rate? (The App Marketing Sales Funnel)

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The Marketing Mix for Startup Apps

The Marketing Mix for Startup Apps

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Discover how today's founder unlocked organic and referral marketing for his plant care app. Aabesh founded Flora after killing his mom's precious jasmine plant - he had enough, and decided to build a plant app for newbies to take the guesswork out of plant care - and thus Flora was born! Flora launched in July 2021 with 300 beta testers, and has quickly grown to over 50k users as of Feb 2022. We've helped save over 100,000 plants, and are looking forward to launching our Android app! Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** 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. Looking for a platform for ASO too to optimize and track your app from one single dashboard? With over 15 ASO tools, 9 market research tools, and 5 tools to manage ratings and reviews, ASOMobile is the most comprehensive and affordable ASO solution. 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 ***************

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6 Reasons Why You Should Sell Your App

6 Reasons Why You Should Sell Your App

Have you been growing your app business and now feeling burnout? You will discover 6 reasons why app developers sell their app business. Interested in selling your app? Check out BlueThrone You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/VUXVl1nRE60 Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** 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. Looking for a platform for ASO too to optimize and track your app from one single dashboard? With over 15 ASO tools, 9 market research tools, and 5 tools to manage ratings and reviews, ASOMobile is the most comprehensive and affordable ASO solution. 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 ***************

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Personal vs Company Name as Your Developer Account

Personal vs Company Name as Your Developer Account

In part 2 of our live stream with Adrian Ramirez, you will discover the impact of changing your developer account from a personal to a company name. Plus, you will discover an ASO trick to leverage another brand in other localizations. Lastly, we audit a money tracker and learn English app. Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** 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. Looking for a platform for ASO too to optimize and track your app from one single dashboard? With over 15 ASO tools, 9 market research tools, and 5 tools to manage ratings and reviews, ASOMobile is the most comprehensive and affordable ASO solution. 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 ***************

12 Apr 202236min

How to Rebrand Your App Business

How to Rebrand Your App Business

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11 Apr 202229min

Why Your Keyword Rankings Declined

Why Your Keyword Rankings Declined

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