Consumer willingness to pay for mobile apps appears may be on the rise, but app monetization is still a challenge. Here are 3 unique strategies companies have used to earn money from free apps.

Mobile apps are progressively becoming the new “first experience” for many users. These 6 cutting-edge, mobile-first apps offer creative and impactful user experiences that simply can't be replicated on desktop.

We rounded up 5 of the best examples of mobile onboarding (that you probably haven't seen all over the internet yet!) for your inspiration.

Hear from a mobile product designer on how to build, publish, and experiment with on-brand mobile experiences that improve user adoption using Appcues Mobile.

"Smaller screens demand simpler onboarding. Here's how to streamline your mobile onboarding and improve your app abandonment rates. "

Learn the best mobile onboarding practices to drive user activation, reduce friction, and increase retention. Discover actionable SaaS insights and strategies.

Here are 5 ways mobile PMs and app owners can use tooltips for mobile—including effective upsell prompts, user onboarding, feature announcements, and more.

Users grant mobile apps permission to access their data based on trust. You can earn that trust with contextual, timely permission priming. Follow these guidelines to reduce app abandonment, increase opt-in rates, and deliver a better user experience.

Omnichannel is a winning UX and marketing strategy. Learn key features of a successful omnichannel experience, plus 5 examples from top software companies

From depositing checks to ordering lunch, we now rely on apps to get us through the day. We shine a spotlight on 5 of the industries that have been transformed by mobile apps—including healthcare, finance, and SaaS. Complete with 2020 trends and statistics and examples of app UX from each category.

There’s no doubt about it—the world is going mobile. Google is rolling out mobile-first indexing. eCommerce is turning into mCommerce, and brands with a mobile app report that 67% of sales happen in-app. In this article, learn practical ways to measure and increase your mobile users' happiness.

Use Appcues mobile surveys to gauge user sentiment, serve tailored experiences, and much more.

In this comprehensive guide, we review best practices for all the UI/UX patterns you need to create an exceptional mobile onboarding experience. Includes 16 best-in-class examples of user onboarding from real mobile apps.

Learn how to design mobile app onboarding that keeps users coming back. Covers flow types, UI patterns, permission priming, push, and key metrics.

We're revisit all our thrilling releases (tooltips, surveys, and more!) to celebrate this exciting one-year milestone.

The 2-week retention rate for mobile apps averaged less than 10% in 2018. We read dozens of reports and studied the top mobile apps to understand why mobile user retention rates are so low—and how you can improve your own metrics with user onboarding, permission priming, and better mobile UX.

User onboarding best practices for mobile apps, including examples of onboarding screens and research from Cluth's latest mobile survey.

Designing your user experience for a mobile app has its constraints. Here are the 5 you need to be aware of to create a UX design that works.

A mobile app's first screen should make new users feel welcome and demonstrate your app's value, not scare users off by forcing them to register for an account. Here, we explain how to use gradual engagement for mobile onboarding to increase retention, boost meaningful conversions, and improve UX.

Take a look at how 8 popular apps use modals to onboard users, make in-app announcements, generate user reviews, and more.

Struggling to get enough reviews in the App Store? Learn from these 4 creative approaches to mobile app rating requests.

Generating expansion revenue (expansion MRR) and retaining users are the keys to long-term success for mobile apps. Learn about the different types of upseling on mobile, how you can use upsell strategies to grow your premium user base, and how to retain users through retention campaigns.

Appcues’ 2024 Product Wrap—mobile localization, multi-channel messaging, and more. See how we’re shaping the future of user engagement.

Engage users across web, mobile, and email with timely, behavior-driven messages. Book a demo to see how Appcues powers real impact

Intercom is built for support. Appcues is built for engagement. See how the two compare on pricing, product tours, mobile, and AI features.

Cheaper isn't always smarter. Compare Appcues and Product Fruits on mobile, AI, integrations, and scope to pick the right onboarding platform for your team.

Here are 6 best examples of user onboarding checklists for mobile & web, along with the powerful user psychology principles that make each one effective.

Create connected experiences across web, mobile, email, and push notifications with Appcues. Use behavior-based logic, personalization, and insights to guide customers through every moment.

Push notications can be annoying. Here we look at the 3 most important ingredients for a successful strategy that engages (not enrages) your mobile app users.

Chameleon is purpose-built for in-app guidance. Appcues covers that ground and extends into email, push, mobile, and cross-channel workflows. Here's where the gap actually shows up.

Userflow is the faster, cheaper option. Whether that's the right trade-off depends on three capabilities it doesn't have.

Braze is built for outbound messaging at scale. That's its strength and, for many teams, it's also why they look elsewhere. Here are 7 alternatives compared by where they actually differ.

Most apps lose 75% of users in 30 days. See 2026 app retention benchmarks by industry, learn 8 proven strategies to improve mobile app retention, and avoid the mistakes that accelerate churn.

Most Pendo alternatives fall into two camps: analytics tools and engagement tools. Which one you need depends on why Pendo isn't working. Here's how to tell the difference, and which 8 tools make the cut.

Acquiring and retaining users isn't always enough to drive revenue. Here's are tips to create an in app messaging strategy that converts users to revenue.

Master in-app onboarding with essential tips to enhance engagement, simplify signups, and ensure seamless user experiences for long-term success.

See how Appcues helps freight and logistics teams modernize onboarding and boost engagement. Book a 30-min conversation and get a free Solo Stove.

Here are 6 of the most important cognitive and behavioral psychology principles that UX designers should understand in order to design more effective user onboarding flows, mobile apps, and SaaS products—with examples from real products.

Both Appcues and UserGuiding help teams onboard users but they scale differently. Here's the comparison that helps you pick the one you won't have to switch from.

Learn when to use modal dialogs, design best practices, accessibility tips, and real-world examples to create modals that engage your users without frustrating them.

Userlist is built for email. Appcues is built for what happens inside your product and beyond. Compare capabilities, use cases, and pricing to find the right fit for your team.

Both Appcues and Userpilot help teams onboard users but they take different roads to get there. See which one fits your team's actual goals.

Our top 20 free UI kits will help you create fantastic web and app designs easily. Awesome UI vector kits for Photoshop, Sketch, Adobe XD, and Illustrator.

Tooltips are powerful when designed well and used strategically. Check out our tips on great tooltip design with a bunch of examples inside!

Learn how to boost push notification subscribers with actionable tips on timing, messaging, and value. Engage your audience and drive retention today!

Compare 10 product adoption platforms side by side - pricing, pros, cons, and standout features to help your team choose the right DAP software in 2026.

We break down the pros and cons of each type of onboarding UX, along with best practices for using popular UI patterns like modals and tooltips effectively.

Increase user engagement with Appcues. Sync in-app, email, and push messaging for seamless experiences, higher conversions, and smarter retention strategies

Discover how SaaS teams create seamless customer experiences that improve loyalty and lifetime value using omnichannel strategies.

This guide covers what user interface testing actually involves, techniques that work for different scenarios, and how to build a strategy that protects the moments your users care about most.

Appcues and Whatfix both show up in DAP searches but they were built for different users solving different problems. Here's how to know which problem you're actually trying to solve.

The Appcues customer success team was relying too heavily on calls, emails, and docs. By Appcues in our own product, we were able to own, create, target, and publish in-app messaging campaigns at scale—including renewal reminders, webinar announcements, mobile beta signup, and referral prompts.

See how Eduflow, 360Learning & Degreed onboard teachers & students fast. Learn 5 EdTech onboarding examples that boost adoption, reduce setup time & spark engagement.

How top chatting apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, and Line use onboarding to create strong network effects and build user engagement.

Which product or behavioral analytics tool should you choose? We took a close look at 13 of the most popular and promising options.

Since SAP's acquisition, WalkMe is focused on employee adoption. Compare 8 customer-facing digital adoption platforms by pricing, setup speed, and cross-channel reach for 2026.

Struggling with SaaS onboarding? See how self-service strategies can increase adoption, reduce churn, and improve retention with real-world examples.

See how Hilton, Hyatt & Four Seasons launched tech that boosted guest satisfaction & staff confidence. Learn 5 hospitality launch tactics that build trust & adoption.