App Store Optimization – setting your iOS app up for success According to the New York Times, there were over 2 million apps in the Apple App Store as of Q4 2019. However, it’s reported that the average retention rate of an app is less than 5% within a month after download. This means that competition for users’ attention is fierce, to say the least.

The market for mobile apps is flourishing. There are 2.2 million applications available in the App Store and 2.8 million in the Google Play Store – the competition for users’ attention is fierce. It’s predicted that by 2022 mobile app downloads will reach 258 billion, which represents both a huge opportunity and a huge challenge for software companies. 

Some studies say that it is up to twenty-five times more expensive to get a new customer than to retain an existing one. Once your marketing efforts have paid off and you have an existing customer base, you should focus on offering them the best experience possible.