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A subscription app · B2C · App Masters team app

Show two paywalls in onboarding: no trial first, a 3-day trial later

Start rate 3% -> 7.7%, sales ~$1K -> ~$3K/month; not a clean test

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What they did

Onboarding order: choose language -> paywall 1 -> onboarding screens -> three trial-explainer screens ('try for free', 'we'll send you a reminder', 'here's how your free trial works') -> paywall 2. Paywall 1: soft paywall, close X delayed 3 seconds, weekly (slightly cheaper) + yearly plans, no trial. Paywall 2: 3-day free trial on the weekly plan, yearly at the same price as paywall 1, social proof at the bottom. Previously there was only one paywall, which carried the trial.

What happened

Start rate ~3% (May) -> 4.4% (June) -> 7.7% (July); trial->paid rate roughly unchanged; monthly sales ~$1K -> ~$3K; downloads lower in July than April/May. Both paywalls' plans generate revenue.
Stage
live app, ~$1K/month sales
2:26
“spoiler alert it is having two paywalls not one but two paywalls on your onboarding experience”
Steve P. Young
3:10
“Choose your language. first paywall go on to the onboarding then those three screen reminders those paywalls screens”
Steve P. Young
6:17
“both plans on the first paywall on the second paywall are generating money”
Steve P. Young

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