phenomenon(@chadgenomics):Unfortunately this guy probably had a really poor funnel. If it’s your first time building with no venture capital you should only be running hard paywalls until you’re big enough to scale. (Utility apps only)

2026.05.01 18:46

Unfortunately this guy probably had a really poor funnel. If it’s your first time building with no venture capital you should only be running hard paywalls until you’re big enough to scale. (Utility apps only)

pc@pcshipp

2026.05.01 14:12

Please don’t make this mistake in your app Recently, I added a hard paywall because users weren’t buying premium Before that, my app was getting around 30–50 downloads per day, and I used to get 1–2 good ratings daily After adding the hard paywall, everything went worse People started giving 1-star ratings, and around 80% of users began deleting the app All my downloads depend on ASO. I don’t have strong marketing skills When users delete your app quickly, your retention drops instantly. And when retention drops, the App Store / Play Store algorithm reduces your ASO reach Slowly, your app visibility keeps decreasing Hard paywalls work only when you’re running ad campaigns