A weather app · B2C · host's own app
When someone closes the payment sheet, offer 7 free days that don't renew
Not much success so far; no numbers
No effectpaywall
What they did
When a user taps the paywall CTA and then cancels the App Store payment sheet, a modal pops up offering a reverse free trial: 7 days of premium completely free that does not auto-renew.
What happened
Host says he hasn't seen a ton of success with it.
“when people click the CTA and then cancel the payment, I actually pop a little modal now that gives them a non-recurring free trial, a reverse free trial.”
“So, I offer a reverse free trial to customers where they get 7 days completely free that doesn't renew. And I haven't seen a ton of success with that”
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