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:

https://growthwaves.substack.com/

https://daphnetideman.com/

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

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715: How to Leverage Behavioral Science to Improve App Subscriptions with Jeni Miles

715: How to Leverage Behavioral Science to Improve App Subscriptions with Jeni Miles

Today's guest is the Business Development Manager at Google Play, a digital distribution service that serves as the official app store for the Android operating system. You will hear the top things you need to increase app subscriptions, pricing plans and the common pitfalls that he sees with the app developers. Jeni Miles is the Business Development Manager at Google Play.

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The Right Time to Reach Out to a Venture Capitalist (VC)

The Right Time to Reach Out to a Venture Capitalist (VC)

Coming up I've got my friend Mariah Lichtenstern who runs her own venture capital firm to tell you what you should do before you reach out to a VC and when is it the right time to actually do so. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: The Right Time to Reach Out to a Venture Capitalist (VC)

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What’s New for App Masters in 2019

What’s New for App Masters in 2019

I created this quick little video to let you know of the changes that are gonna be happening in 2019! Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/MOxu7_RlUYY

11 Jan 20192min

714: The App The Combines Messaging & Gaming with Kirsten Nelson

714: The App The Combines Messaging & Gaming with Kirsten Nelson

Today's guest is the founder and CEO at BLUR, the app that rewards you for messaging and playing games. You will hear the inspirational story of how he's been on his own since the age of 16, why you should NOT take "no" for an answer and the trends he saw in the app space that made him pursue this idea. Kirsten Nelson is Co-Founder / CEO at BLUR.

8 Jan 201933min

713: Carter Thomas, Founder, Blue Cloud Solutions (Throwback)

713: Carter Thomas, Founder, Blue Cloud Solutions (Throwback)

Coming up is the throwback episode with the King of reskinning and App flipping Carter Thomas. I wanted replay this episode because I know lot of you in the audience really credit carded for getting into the app space. So I thought it would be time to go down for memoryline of goldenage of reskinning apps Carter Thomas is the founder of Blue Cloud Solutions.

3 Jan 201938min

712: Paul Haddad, Co-Founder, Tweetbot (Throwback)

712: Paul Haddad, Co-Founder, Tweetbot (Throwback)

Coming up is throwback episode with the creator one of the most popular and loved Twitter apps of all time. They are still crushing it in the Appstores and i still use today. His name is Paul Haddad and he is is the programmer behind Tapbots creator.

1 Jan 201940min

711: Crossy Road Creator, Matthew Hall (Throwback)

711: Crossy Road Creator, Matthew Hall (Throwback)

Coming up we got another throwback episode with the Crossy Road creator Matthew Hall. In this episode, we talk about how he created the game and listen to the part of the show where he talks about why you should study the horrible games along with the most successful ones. Enjoy this throwback episode and Merry Christmas to you all! Matthew Hall is the Founder/Director at KlickTock & Hipster Whale – the creator of Crossy Road.

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710: Advanced ASO Strategies for Google Play

Coming up is a coaching call where you will discover advanced app store optimization (ASO) strategies for Google Play. You will hear how to respond to negative reviews, how to optimize your Google Play listing and a failed backlinking strategy that the developer tried. Varol Okan is the founder at Parallel Axiom.

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