Monetize Your Android App the Right Way

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Android sees less than 1% conversion on initial payment versus ~2.6% on iOS, but trial conversion and lifetime spend are parity ($21.62 Google, $23.38 iOS); RevenueCat is used to run server-side paywalls, entitlements and web billing so you can deploy experiments without app updates. Key metrics cited: trials <4 days ~25% conversion, 17–32 days ~42.5%; billing error rates ~30% on Play vs ~15% on App Store; annual plans retain ~20–40% while weekly plans drop to 1–2% after a year, and web funnels with redemption links bypass install friction.

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1. 0:00Android monetization challenges
2. 3:51Why Android harder than iOS
3. 9:49Choosing purchase model
4. 16:27RevenueCat for subscriptions
5. 21:42Paywall implementation
6. 25:13Web billing funnels
7. 27:42Key takeaways
8. 29:51Q&A

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