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

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.

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

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647: Meet the Founder with 3 Weather Apps in the Top 100 with Suraj Hemnani

647: Meet the Founder with 3 Weather Apps in the Top 100 with Suraj Hemnani

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Do I Need a Social Media Presence for an App Launch?

Do I Need a Social Media Presence for an App Launch?

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646: How to Get More Downloads for a Music Streaming App with Issac Grunwald

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645: Influencer Marketing & User Acquisition with Chen Wang

645: Influencer Marketing & User Acquisition with Chen Wang

Coming up is a presentation from our App Masters Connect event in Santa Monica where Chen Wang, CTO at Boost Insider, will share how to choose the right influencers, why focusing on YouTube subscriber numbers is misleading and what type of content works best. Chen Wang is the CTO at Boost Insider.

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Pre Launch App Marketing: Why you should do it?

Pre Launch App Marketing: Why you should do it?

Coming up I'm going to share the importance of a soft-launch strategy and why it should be a part of your marketing plan. Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/mCtZ48C5OlI

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644: Mobile App Engagement and Retention with Scott Ritchie

644: Mobile App Engagement and Retention with Scott Ritchie

Coming up is a presentation from our App Masters Connect event in Santa Monica where Scott Ritchie, Head of Business Development at Pyze, will share why your addressable market is a lot smaller than you think, the customer value growth checklist and what moves the needle for your app business. Scott Ritchie is the Head of Business Development at Pyze.

26 Apr 201815min

643: Selling An App for 5x Revenue with Trevor McKendrick

643: Selling An App for 5x Revenue with Trevor McKendrick

Today's guest sold his app for 5X his yearly revenues. He shares how he came up with the idea and how getting on the Startup Podcast led to his eventual acquisition. Also you will discover why he should have hired an M&A lawyer during the negotiations, how he did research on his acquiring company and finally what he felt like after the sale. Trevor McKendrick is Entrepreneur and Writer at HowItActuallyWorks.com.

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I want to talk to you about fear, overcoming it, accepting it and smashing through it! Watch Video on YouTube and Subscribe to our Channel: https://youtu.be/LY9nRIvGodI

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