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Insights from the Nami ML team on the app economy including on subscription-based apps, app growth and building better paywalls.

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50 Mobile App Growth Hacking Tactics You Can Try Today

Discover how you can increase mobile app subscriptions with 50 growth hacks – experiment across different stages of the user journey with paywall AB testing, best practices for user acquisition and using in-app features to drive subscription growth.

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Beyond the wall – how to craft app paywalls that convert users and drive revenue

Learn how to craft compelling paywalls that convert users and drive sustainable revenue for your app. Discover app growth strategies like A/B testing paywalls, personalization in apps, and more.

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November 2, 2023

4 Reasons Why a VP of Engineering Should Adopt a No-Code Solution

No-code solutions are revolutionizing the way businesses approach software development. For a VP of Engineering, adopting a no-code solution can bring numerous benefits, including faster development time, increased collaboration, cost savings, and increased flexibility.

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October 31, 2023

Streamlined Success: Best Practices for Subscription Commerce on Connected TV Apps

Explore the crucial strategies for optimizing subscription-based revenue on Connected TV apps. Learn 5 essential best practices to drive more conversions.

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Apple Fiscal Calendar 2023 & Developer Payout Schedule

Apple Fiscal Calendar 2023 starts on September 25, 2022 and ends on September 30, 2023. Learn how this is used for app developer payments.

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Maximizing Revenue and User Engagement: Insights from Paywall AB Testing for Mobile Apps

Discover the insights from paywall A/B testing for mobile apps to maximize your revenue and user engagement. Learn how to find the right pricing structures, subscription models, and paywall designs to improve your content monetization strategy.

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Why Using Native UI Elements for Paywall Screens in Mobile Apps is Essential

Discover the benefits of using native UI elements for paywall screens in mobile apps. From faster loading times to improved security, learn how leveraging these elements can maximize your revenue and user satisfaction.

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2023 Paywall Trends: 3 Designs to try in your Subscription App in 2023

Discover the trends in paywall design including free trial toggle, honest paywall, and more. Learn how to use these designs for maximum conversion.

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February 24, 2023

5 Paywall Placement Best Practices

Five tips for mobile app paywall placement best practices. Learn from top apps where to place a paywall in your app to optimize conversion.

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February 7, 2023

Apple In-App Payment Guidelines

Is your app required to use In-App Payments? Learn the rules around payment methods in your iOS app with our guidelines to Apple In-App Payments.

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January 25, 2023

How to setup Apple Offer Codes 2023

Step-by-step guide to configuring Apple Offer Codes in App Store Connect in 2023. Learn to quickly setup winback and new subscriber offers in iTunes.

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January 20, 2023

[SOLVED] PassbookServiceUI crashes (Payment Sheet Failed) when performing simulator StoreKit in-app purchase testing

In order to address StoreKit's unhandled error "Payment Sheet Failed" when performing simulator in-app purchase testing, follow this solution.

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January 13, 2023

Why You Should Use a No-Code Paywall Builder

Here are our top reasons why you should use a no-code paywall builder for your subscription app business instead of building custom paywalls in-house.

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January 3, 2023

5 Best Practices for Paywall Products

Five tips for mobile app paywall product best practices. Learn industry secrets about price display, number of products, and more.

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December 22, 2022

5 Best Practices for Paywall Design

Five tips on paywall design best practices from color to layout. Learn industry secrets on how to design a mobile app paywall that converts.

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September 13, 2022

[SOLVED] Testing DEFERRED Proration Mode

Here's how to test Google Play Billing's DEFERRED Proration Mode Google Play Billing.

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Subscription App Analytics Definitive Guide: 19 Metrics to Track

Track these 19 metrics to accelerate growth of your mobile app revenue, with this definitive guide to subscription app analytics.

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[SOLUTION] Google Play Billing Response Code 4 ITEM_UNAVAILABLE - Requested product is not available for purchase

Here's how to solve one of the most common errors implementing Google Play Billing: BillingResponseCode.ITEM_UNAVAILABLE (code 4).

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Offering App Store Alternative Payments in South Korea - 7 Takeaways

What app developers need to know to offer alternative payments for App Store apps in South Korea.

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Payments, Monetization & In-App Purchases at WWDC 2022

StoreKit 2 refinements, App Store Server API notification history, IAP testing improvements, benchmarks in app analytics, and Apple Pay improvements. Everything you need to know about IAP payments and monetization from WWDC 2022.

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Subscription Marketing: Success Strategies for World Class Results

Five critical strategies to master subscription marketing including adapting your CRM, lifecycle marketing, paywall optimization, viral loops, and metrics beyond churn.

In-App Purchases & Subscriptions at Google I/O 2022

Google Play Billing Library v5, subscription offers, LiveOps events, prepaid subscriptions & everything you need to know about IAPs and from Google I/O.

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Rewarded Video to Unlock Subscription App Opportunities

Learn how Rewarded Video can help subscription apps monetize non-subscribers, while nudging them one step closer to subscribing.

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Monetizing a SwiftUI App: IAP & Subscriptions

We shipped a new SwiftUI app, offering a lifetime IAP and two subscriptions plans powered by Nami. See how to do it.

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Change App Name & Metadata in App Store Connect

It's time to optimize your store page. The app name and subtitle are key ASO elements, yet changing them post-launch requires a few steps. Here's how to change app name and subtitle in App Store Connect.

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Nami® Flutter v1.0.0 SDK for In-App Purchases

Launch, optimize, and grow your in-app purchases and subscriptions with our v1.0.0 flutter SDK.

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Best Practices for Your Promotional In-App Purchase

Learn 5 best practices for setting up App Store Promotional In-App Purchases

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Paywall AB Testing for Optimizing In-App Revenue

Paywall AB testing is an essential strategy for any app publisher wanting to optimize revenue.

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Subscriptions Report Card, Android SDK 2.0 & Integrations

Nami released product updates to subscription reporting, a major new Android 2.0 SDK & rolled out a new section for managing third-party tools

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Intro to Apple Search Ads: Ad Types & Basic vs. Advanced Solutions

What are Apple Seach Ads and when do users see them? Learn the basics and decide if Apple Search Ads are right for your app.

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November 2, 2023

4 Reasons Why a VP of Engineering Should Adopt a No-Code Solution

No-code solutions are revolutionizing the way businesses approach software development. For a VP of Engineering, adopting a no-code solution can bring numerous benefits, including faster development time, increased collaboration, cost savings, and increased flexibility.

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Apple Fiscal Calendar 2023 & Developer Payout Schedule

Apple Fiscal Calendar 2023 starts on September 25, 2022 and ends on September 30, 2023. Learn how this is used for app developer payments.

2023 paywall trends

2023 Paywall Trends: 3 Designs to try in your Subscription App in 2023

Discover the trends in paywall design including free trial toggle, honest paywall, and more. Learn how to use these designs for maximum conversion.

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January 20, 2023

[SOLVED] PassbookServiceUI crashes (Payment Sheet Failed) when performing simulator StoreKit in-app purchase testing

In order to address StoreKit's unhandled error "Payment Sheet Failed" when performing simulator in-app purchase testing, follow this solution.

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January 13, 2023

Why You Should Use a No-Code Paywall Builder

Here are our top reasons why you should use a no-code paywall builder for your subscription app business instead of building custom paywalls in-house.

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Payments, Monetization & In-App Purchases at WWDC 2022

StoreKit 2 refinements, App Store Server API notification history, IAP testing improvements, benchmarks in app analytics, and Apple Pay improvements. Everything you need to know about IAP payments and monetization from WWDC 2022.

In-App Purchases & Subscriptions at Google I/O 2022

Google Play Billing Library v5, subscription offers, LiveOps events, prepaid subscriptions & everything you need to know about IAPs and from Google I/O.

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February 17, 2022

What is the iOS App Shared Secret used for?

Find out all the ways an iOS App Shared Secret is useful to app developers and how to generate one.

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February 14, 2022

SKError Code Unknown & Other StoreKit SKError Cases

Understanding how to resolve StoreKit's SKError Code unknown error case plus a quick overview of all SKError.Code enumeration cases.

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February 10, 2022

[FIX] We’ve detected this app uses an unsupported version of play billing

If you've received this Play Console message: "We've detected this app uses an unsupported version of play billing". Here's the fix.

January 1, 2022

Play Store Developer Payout Schedule 2022

When does Google Play payout to developers? Here's all the details on what to expect from the Play Store developer payout schedule.

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November 5, 2021

Maximize iOS Testing Coverage: Unit Test vs. UI Test

Learn the difference between an iOS Unit Test and UI Test and when to use each. Discover how to move a Unit Test into a UI Test plus some helpful tips to deal how unit tests and UI Tests are run.

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October 28, 2021

iOS or Android: Which Should You Develop First for Your Mobile Business

🍏 🤖 iOS or Android? 3 variables to consider when choosing whether to first develop your mobile app for iOS or Android platforms.

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October 25, 2021

Play Store Commission Slashed for Subscriptions Apps

Google slashes Play Store commission on app subscriptions after pressure builds from both app publishers and regulators. Will the Apple App Store follow?

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September 26, 2021

Apple Fiscal Calendar 2022 & Developer Payout Schedule

Apple Fiscal Calendar 2022 starts on September 26, 2021 and ends on September 24, 2022. Learn how this is used for app developer payments.

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September 24, 2021

What the Epic v. Apple Ruling Could Mean for Your App

Learn about changes to Apple’s anti-steering policy and what it means for your subscription app business.

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What’s New with In-App Purchases in iOS 15 - WWDC 21

iOS 15 introduces tons of new subscription and IAP capabilties including refunds, customer support, StoreKit 2, new server APIs and server notifications, and more.

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In-App Purchases at Google I/O 2021

Google Play Billing Library v4, comparative metrics, progressive web app support, and more. Everything you need to know about IAPs from Google I/O.

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Adding In-App Purchases to a SwiftUI App

Overview of architecting a SwiftUI application to add in-app purchases (IAPs) or subscriptions including best practices and reacting to purchases.

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The Definitive Guide to a Decoded App Store Receipt Validation Response

In this definitive guide, we go beyond the Apple documentation and look element-by-element at decoded App Store validation receipts.

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December 23, 2020

In-App Purchase Setup in Android Google Play Apps

Play Console app setup. Creating testers. Ensuring you do not get charged for test purchases. We'll walk you through all the basics of getting setup to sell.

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September 18, 2020

In-App Purchases and StoreKit in iOS 14 and Xcode 12

The Xcode simulators for iOS 14 work differently than iOS 13 and earlier. We step you through how to get IAP purchase testing working in the iOS 14 simulators.

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August 10, 2020

App Store Receipt Verification Tutorial: The Basics

Server side validation of Apple App Store receipts can be tricky. We show how to build a simple server to handle the basics to verify receipts.

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What’s New with In-App Purchases? WWDC20 Updates

Apple announced a lot of changes to subscriptions and IAP in iOS 14 at WWDC this year. Our summary has you covered on the most important changes.

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November 28, 2019

Allow your Fans to ‘Give Thanks’ by adding a Tip Jar to Your App

Tip jars are an easy way to start generating revenue from users that love your app. We step through the entire process of adding a tip jar to an iOS app.

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October 16, 2019

The App Store Rejected My App! Now What?

So your app was rejected. App Store rejections are common but are usually simple to resolve. This article covers typical rejection reasons, including those relating to apps utilizing StoreKit, in-app purchases and subscriptions.

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Designing a Mobile SDK

How to put the customer experience at the center of your mobile SDK.

Nami iOS Architect on Future of Mobile Subscriptions

Nami iOS Architect Kendall Gelner spoke with MacVoices about the future of mobile subscriptions and privacy during AltConf at Apple WWDC.

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Nami® Flutter v1.0.0 SDK for In-App Purchases

Launch, optimize, and grow your in-app purchases and subscriptions with our v1.0.0 flutter SDK.

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Subscriptions Report Card, Android SDK 2.0 & Integrations

Nami released product updates to subscription reporting, a major new Android 2.0 SDK & rolled out a new section for managing third-party tools

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November 29, 2021

Security Features: Org Level Security Policies & 2FA

New release with focus on security with the addition of 2FA and configurable organization-level security policies.

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October 5, 2021

Localized Paywalls & More Enterprise Features

Easily Sell In-App Subscriptions Globally with Localized Paywalls

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November 19, 2020

Introducing Styles for No-Code Paywalls

Design beautiful paywalls right in the browser. No code needed to manage your customer's in-app purchase journey. Launch a paywall and let Nami takes care of the rest.

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December 20, 2019

Smaller Size, Improved ML & Debugging

The latest Nami Apple SDK release is smaller in size plus includes improved ML data collection & debugging

December 2, 2019

Announcing Our New Documentation Portal

We're pleased to announce the launch of a new and improve product documentation portal complete with quick start guides, API references, and more.

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October 25, 2019

Dark Mode & Roadblock Paywalls

The latest release of Nami includes paywalls compatible with Dark Mode as well as roadblock paywalls for apps requiring a subscription.

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September 26, 2019

New Analytics Partners, iOS 13 & iPadOS 13 Support

The latest Nami release adds new analytics partner integrations from Adobe and Google plus support for iOS 13 & iPadOS 13.

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August 14, 2019

New Paywall Controls, Legal Links & Additional SDK Distribution Formats

The latest Nami release has shipped to help you deliver even better in-app subscription experience for your users on Apple iOS.

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50 Mobile App Growth Hacking Tactics You Can Try Today

Discover how you can increase mobile app subscriptions with 50 growth hacks – experiment across different stages of the user journey with paywall AB testing, best practices for user acquisition and using in-app features to drive subscription growth.

Man holding a smartphone displaying a variety of apps on the screen

Beyond the wall – how to craft app paywalls that convert users and drive revenue

Learn how to craft compelling paywalls that convert users and drive sustainable revenue for your app. Discover app growth strategies like A/B testing paywalls, personalization in apps, and more.

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October 31, 2023

Streamlined Success: Best Practices for Subscription Commerce on Connected TV Apps

Explore the crucial strategies for optimizing subscription-based revenue on Connected TV apps. Learn 5 essential best practices to drive more conversions.

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Maximizing Revenue and User Engagement: Insights from Paywall AB Testing for Mobile Apps

Discover the insights from paywall A/B testing for mobile apps to maximize your revenue and user engagement. Learn how to find the right pricing structures, subscription models, and paywall designs to improve your content monetization strategy.

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Why Using Native UI Elements for Paywall Screens in Mobile Apps is Essential

Discover the benefits of using native UI elements for paywall screens in mobile apps. From faster loading times to improved security, learn how leveraging these elements can maximize your revenue and user satisfaction.

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February 24, 2023

5 Paywall Placement Best Practices

Five tips for mobile app paywall placement best practices. Learn from top apps where to place a paywall in your app to optimize conversion.

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January 13, 2023

Why You Should Use a No-Code Paywall Builder

Here are our top reasons why you should use a no-code paywall builder for your subscription app business instead of building custom paywalls in-house.

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January 3, 2023

5 Best Practices for Paywall Products

Five tips for mobile app paywall product best practices. Learn industry secrets about price display, number of products, and more.

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December 22, 2022

5 Best Practices for Paywall Design

Five tips on paywall design best practices from color to layout. Learn industry secrets on how to design a mobile app paywall that converts.

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Subscription App Analytics Definitive Guide: 19 Metrics to Track

Track these 19 metrics to accelerate growth of your mobile app revenue, with this definitive guide to subscription app analytics.

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Offering App Store Alternative Payments in South Korea - 7 Takeaways

What app developers need to know to offer alternative payments for App Store apps in South Korea.

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Rewarded Video to Unlock Subscription App Opportunities

Learn how Rewarded Video can help subscription apps monetize non-subscribers, while nudging them one step closer to subscribing.

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Change App Name & Metadata in App Store Connect

It's time to optimize your store page. The app name and subtitle are key ASO elements, yet changing them post-launch requires a few steps. Here's how to change app name and subtitle in App Store Connect.

iOS App Promotional In-App Purchase

Best Practices for Your Promotional In-App Purchase

Learn 5 best practices for setting up App Store Promotional In-App Purchases

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Paywall AB Testing for Optimizing In-App Revenue

Paywall AB testing is an essential strategy for any app publisher wanting to optimize revenue.

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February 24, 2022

3 Reasons to Grow Reader Revenue with Mobile Apps

Reader revenue is crucial to building a sustainable content business. See why apps should be a key part of any reader revenue strategy.

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January 6, 2022

20 Mobile Paywall Examples for Better Conversion Rates

Explore subscription paywall examples from 20 top mobile apps. Learn about paywall design patterns that will help increase your paywall conversion rate.

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November 11, 2021

App Growth Hacking for the Holidays

Here are 10 breakthrough app growth hacking techniques to take your app to new heights during the holiday season.

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October 21, 2021

Your Subscription App Launch Checklist Should Contain These Essential Items

Add these essential items to your subscription app launch checklist to ship with the right foundation to operationalize, grow and optimize.

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August 18, 2021

Use Apple iOS Offer Codes to Acquire, Retain & Winback

Use Apple iOS Offer Codes to acquire new subscribers, retain existing subscribers or winback expired subscribers.

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What Every App Developer Should Know About Design

Learn the three fundamental design traits that make great apps great.

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5 Things High Performing Subscription Apps Have In Common

Not all subscriptions apps are equal. Learn the common traits that the highest performing ones have in common.

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What Every App Developer Should Know About App Store Optimization

App Store Optimization (ASO) is a key strategy app developers should embrace and master to help increase discoverability.

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When Marketing Subscriptions & IAPs, Speed is King

App publishers need to transition their subscription and in-app purchase paywalls to CMS-based solutions for more marketing agility to experience and grow.

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Why Privacy Needs to Power the Next Generation of Apps

As consumers have become increasingly connected by apps, more and more companies have exploited user trust by sharing and selling personal data with third parties. Over time, the need for privacy has become the most important feature in any app.

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Design Best Practices for Paywalls

For paywalls to be effective, design matters. Learn the key best practices to making sure your getting the most out of your purchase experience.

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February 25, 2020

Creating Smart Paywalls with Nami

Before Nami, paywall screens were often hardcoded into the app itself. This required a significant amount of developer time for testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance. Nami shifts the management of your app’s paywall to the cloud.

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November 15, 2019

Data Privacy Isn’t Just for Large Enterprises

Customers, regulators, and investors are wanting early-stage companies to better handle our data while larger companies do not seem to be feeling the pressure. We take a look at the issues from the perspective of both groups.

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Designing a Mobile SDK

How to put the customer experience at the center of your mobile SDK.

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February 7, 2023

Apple In-App Payment Guidelines

Is your app required to use In-App Payments? Learn the rules around payment methods in your iOS app with our guidelines to Apple In-App Payments.

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Subscription App Analytics Definitive Guide: 19 Metrics to Track

Track these 19 metrics to accelerate growth of your mobile app revenue, with this definitive guide to subscription app analytics.

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Subscription Marketing: Success Strategies for World Class Results

Five critical strategies to master subscription marketing including adapting your CRM, lifecycle marketing, paywall optimization, viral loops, and metrics beyond churn.

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Rewarded Video to Unlock Subscription App Opportunities

Learn how Rewarded Video can help subscription apps monetize non-subscribers, while nudging them one step closer to subscribing.

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Intro to Apple Search Ads: Ad Types & Basic vs. Advanced Solutions

What are Apple Seach Ads and when do users see them? Learn the basics and decide if Apple Search Ads are right for your app.

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February 23, 2022

Subscription Model & The Plusification of Everything

The subscription model has become a darling for B2C and B2B SaaS companies. What does the plusification of everything mean for other industries?

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February 9, 2022

Sell App & Other Ways to Make Money Online in 2022

It's never been easier to create and sell a mobile app. Plus, some other ways people are making things and generating revenue in 2022.

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October 26, 2021

App Economy Earnings Season: What to Watch

It’s earnings season on Wall Street and for companies in the App Economy. It's a tale of two monetization strategies plus pressure for further change.

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October 25, 2021

Play Store Commission Slashed for Subscriptions Apps

Google slashes Play Store commission on app subscriptions after pressure builds from both app publishers and regulators. Will the Apple App Store follow?

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September 24, 2021

What the Epic v. Apple Ruling Could Mean for Your App

Learn about changes to Apple’s anti-steering policy and what it means for your subscription app business.

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7 Numbers to Know About the Global Subscription Economy

Subscriptions are booming, but where are we headed? Let's look at a few key numbers that show the future of the rapidly growing subscription economy.

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Subscriptions are Driving Apps to Surpass Games in Consumer Spend by 2024

App economy research firm SensorTower is forecasting a massive change. According to a new report, App Store apps will generate more revenue than games in direct consumer spend by 2024 driven by in-app subscriptions.

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Modeling App Subscription Revenue and App Store Benefits

Does Apple offer enough benefits for their 30% cut? Let's look at a simple subscription revenue model and find out.

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Supporting Indie App Developers in the Year of COVID-19

It looks like 2020 is shaping up to be quite different than most of us thought. With public health experts predicting that social distancing protocols could be in effect for a year or more, we at Nami have felt the need to do something to help people affected by this disaster.

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Your App Business is Exploding or Imploding: And the Opportunity is…

If you are an app developer or company with mobile apps and are experiencing unprecedented traffic, plummeting engagement, or uncertain revenue what do you do?

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Why Privacy Needs to Power the Next Generation of Apps

As consumers have become increasingly connected by apps, more and more companies have exploited user trust by sharing and selling personal data with third parties. Over time, the need for privacy has become the most important feature in any app.

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February 20, 2020

The Second Wave of Streaming Services is Upon Us

69% of consumers currently pay for some type of subscription-based video streaming service. This is creating a halo effect as consumers are comfortable adopting other types of subscription-based apps.

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February 14, 2020

Shifting Changes in The App Economy: Three Trends for 2020

With the global mobile application market size to reach $407.31 billion by 2026, it is no surprise at how the enormity of this technology touches all facets of our lives. There is no better time than today to be an app publisher, whether it is in mobile, desktop or streaming services.

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October 30, 2019

Sell Your App, Not Your Users

Learn how to embrace subscriptions as the way to find and monetize your app's best users.

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August 20, 2019

Where Do App Downloads Come From?

A hyper growth mindset has infiltrated every aspect of the App Economy. Growth metrics have created perverse incentives for app publishers to the detriment of end user experience. In Part 2, we dissect how app publishers are growing their user base.

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Balancing Growth & User Experience in the App Economy

More than a decade since the launch of the App Store, the app economy is mature and thriving in many ways. However, it is still challenging to strike a balance between the app publisher’s business objectives and the end user experience.

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The Evolution of Native Apps Continue

Nami investor Michael Della Penna, a senior executive with 25 years of experience in MarTech, AdTech and Marketing Services, discusses the evolution of native mobile apps.

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Mobile Growth: Why and How to Develop Subscription-Based App

Nami CEO Dan Burcaw joined the Mobile Growth & Pancakes podcast to talk subscriptions.

January 19, 2022

The App Growth Show, Episode 9

Nami co-founder & CEO joined The App Growth Show to discuss turbocharging app subscription revenue.

Helping Companies Launch Mobile App Subscription Businesses

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins Subscriptions: Scaled Podcast with Nick Fredrick to discuss what it takes to launch a mobile subscription business, how Nami can help, and more.

From Writing Code for Nuclear Submarines to Founding App Focused Startups

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw stopped by Coffee & Coding, the App Developer Podcast, to discuss the App Industry and founding multiple app-related startups.

Nami ML on The DreamMason Podcast

Nami co-founder & CEO joined The DreamMason Podcast, hosted by Alex Terranova. Dan and Alex discussed various aspects of the entrepreneurial journey. They also discussed how Nami ML is helping high-performance brands think differently about subscriptions.

Cutting-Edge Strategies for Monetizing Your Mobile App With Subscriptions

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins Mobile Presence with host Peggy Anne Salz to discuss cutting-edge strategies for monetizing mobile apps with subscriptions plus actionable insights on propensity modeling, combating churn, and how marketers can best apply machine learning to get the most out of their data.

The Future of Subscription Businesses

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins Startup Happy Hour with Diana Chen to discuss the future of subscription businesses and how subscriptions can be a great way to ensure long term value alignment between brands and consumers.

How to Make Subscriptions Work

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joined the Customers Who Click podcast to discuss the challenges brands are having trouble with converting, engaging, and retaining paying subscribers.

Nami ML App Growth with Dan Burcaw

Nami co-founder & CEO joined The Business Grow Show with Ahin Cassiotis to discuss startups and how app developers can start and grow mobile subscription businesses.

Subscription Tech and Doing What Matters

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins the DiscoPosse podcast to discuss the startup journey, Nami ML and subscription tech plus doing what matters in business and life.

Helping App Developers Start Mobile Subscription Businesses

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw stopped by The Tech Talks Daily podcast with Neil C. Hughes. Dan shared a story about writing code for nuclear submarines at age 17 and his current work on Nami to help brands launch, scale, and optimize mobile app subscription businesses.

Dan Burcaw Joins Riderflex on Nami ML & Opportunities

Nami co-founder & CEO joins Riderflex to discuss opportunities in business and life and Nami ML, the smartest service to launch, scale, and optimize mobile app subscriptions.

The Unconventional Path with Nami ML CEO Dan Burcaw

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joined The Unconventional Path, with Bela and Mike, to discuss Nami ML and the challenges involved in starting technology businesses that are at the forefront of technology.

Subscription Builder Dan Burcaw

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins School for Startups Radio to talk serial entrepreneurship and Nami ML's work to help app developers start and grow mobile subscription businesses.

February 23, 2021

How to Make Subscriptions Work for Your App

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins the Constant Variables podcast to talk about how focusing on the core user experience is essential to combating churn and subscription fatigue.

January 29, 2021

Using AI to Stop Customer Churn

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins the Data Driven podcast to talk about using AI to Stop Customer Churn, entrepreneurship, and deploying code aboard nuclear submarines.

January 15, 2021

How to Optimize Your Subscription Apps

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins Steve Young on App Marketing by App Masters Live where he discussed optimizing mobile subscriptions apps. Dan and Steve conduct real-time audits of three subscription apps.

January 14, 2021

Monetizing Digital Products with Subscriptions

Nami co-founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins the Automate & Grow podcast to talk about how Nami is helping app developers start and grow mobile subscription businesses including the use of on-device machine learning.

December 30, 2020

Unique Churn Challenges for Mobile Subscription Businesses and How to Tackle Them

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins CHURN.FM, with host Andrew Michael, to discuss the unique churn challenges mobile subscription businesses face and how to tackle them. From involuntary churn to the different risks and concerns that companies like Spotify and Netflix might face by charging their customers outside the mobile app ecosystem.

August 18, 2020

Code Story with Dan Burcaw, Nami ML

Nami co-founder & CEO joined Code Story to talk about his tech journey and the origin story behind Nami ML.

Nami iOS Architect on Future of Mobile Subscriptions

Nami iOS Architect Kendall Gelner spoke with MacVoices about the future of mobile subscriptions and privacy during AltConf at Apple WWDC.

Nami iOS Architect joins TMO Daily on WWDC 2019 news, user privacy & more

The Mac Observer’s Kelly Guimont interviewed Nami iOS Architect Kendall Gelner about Apple WWDC 2019 news, Nami, and user privacy.

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November 23, 2021

Make Mobile Subscribers Happy with A11Y and L10N Capabilities

Announcing a new Subscriber Experience Cloud release focusing on the Accessibility & Localization needs of Enterprise Mobile App Publishers.

November 3, 2020

Join Nami Virtually at MobileOptimized 2020

Nami iOS Architect Kendall Gelner will be providing a virtual deep dive on what’s new with Xcode 12, iOS 14 and StoreKit Testing at Mobile Optimized 2020.

October 26, 2020

Join Nami Virtually at iOSDevCamp DC

Join Nami iOS Architect Kendall Gelner as he talks about the practical use of the new features added to Xcode 12 and iOS 14 that provide a very different StoreKit purchase testing flow than used to be possible.

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September 1, 2020

One Billion: Nami ML Achieves Major Milestone

Nami ML announced a major milestone with the collection of more than a billion ML training data points for its on-device revenue optimization algorithms.

Join Nami Virtually at 360iDev 2020

Join the Nami team at one of the premier indie iOS developer conferences. Learn about how the Nami platform can help you get the most out of Apple App Store subscriptions.

Nami at WWDC20

Nami will be virtually attending WWDC20. Check out our events, including a vintage swag content, StoreKit labs, and more.

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Why We Decided to Create Nami

We're on a mission to “give back” to the app maker community. Despite there being millions of unique titles on the App Store, fewer than 3000 apps were making more than a million dollars a year. That means that the vast majority of indie developers are struggling to break through.

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Nami Developer Plan is Now Free

Nami's Developer plan is now free. Offers the key foundational features you need to get started with in-app subscriptions.

December 19, 2019

Join Nami Co-Founders at CES 2020

Nami co-founders Dan Burcaw & Joe Pezzillo will be at CES 2020 talking about how to build a smarter subscription business in the App Economy.

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November 7, 2019

Nami ML Adds Enterprise Analytics to Mobile Revenue Automation Suite

Nami ML, a new startup transforming the use of on-device machine learning for in-app purchases (IAP) and subscriptions in mobile apps, has introduced support for enterprise analytics in their Mobile Revenue Automation platform.

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October 1, 2019

Nami Exhibiting Mobile Revenue Platform at TechCrunch

Nami ML, a startup transforming the use of in-app purchases (IAP) and subscriptions in mobile apps, announced that it will be exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019 in Startup Alley as part of the cohort of companies in the AI/ML category.

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September 27, 2019

Nami ML welcomes iOS 13 and iPadOS with latest SDK for Mobile Revenue Automation

To celebrate the release of Apple’s latest iOS and iPad OS release, Nami ML has updated their Mobile Revenue Automation platform with support for Apple’s newest operating systems.

August 13, 2019

Moving Fast Meetup: Machine Learning + AI

Nami Co-Founder & CEO Dan Burcaw joins a panel discussion about bringing AI + Machine Learning to life in products from MVP to production.

Join Nami at 360iDev 2019

Join the Nami team at one of the premier indie iOS developer conferences. Learn about how the Nami platform can help you get the most out of Apple App Store subscriptions.

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Our Mission: BCE

BCE: It’s our mission. Learn what it means from Nami Co-Founder Joe Pezzillo.

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Unveiling The Future Of Mobile App Monetization

The mobile app industry is struggling to build a healthy paid customer base. Nami gives app publishers the tools to optimize subscriptions.

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The Evolution of Native Apps Continue

Nami investor Michael Della Penna, a senior executive with 25 years of experience in MarTech, AdTech and Marketing Services, discusses the evolution of native mobile apps.

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Unveiling the Future of Mobile App Subscriptions

Nami ML revealed the future of mobile app subscription monetization to a packed audience of developers, investors, and industry heavyweights.

Something New at WWDC19

Dan Burcaw & Joe Pezzillo will be at WWDC19 to reveal what they've been working on to help app developers succeed in the app economy.

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Introducing Our Chief Technology Officer

We're thrilled to welcome Alejandro Cantarero, Ph.D. as our new CTO. Alejandro an experienced technology leader who joins us from Los Angeles Times where he was Vice President, Data.