A mobile app · App Masters client
Redesign plain screenshots and test them against the old ones
13.8% more downloads with the new screenshots
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What they did
The client's original screenshots were not well designed; App Masters created a new set and A/B tested it against the originals.
What happened
13.8% increase in downloads
“Here's another client that where we A/B tested their screenshots”
“we saw a 13.8% increase in downloads with the new and improved screenshots”
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