Retention Optimization

When the user wants to monitor competitor apps on an ongoing basis — tracking metadata changes, keyword shifts, screenshot updates, rating trends, or new features. Use when the user mentions "competitor monitoring", "track competitors", "competitor alert", "competitor changed their title", "watch a competitor app", "competitor weekly report", "competitive intelligence", or "what changed in competitor's listing". For a one-time deep competitive analysis, see competitor-analysis. For market-wide chart movements, see market-movers.

When the user wants to create or update their app marketing context document. Also use when the user mentions "app context", "marketing brief", "app positioning", or when starting any ASO or app marketing project. This is the foundation skill — all other skills check for this context first.

When the user wants to plan or optimize paid user acquisition campaigns. Also use when the user mentions "Apple Search Ads", "user acquisition", "paid ads", "UA", "ad campaign", "install campaign", "Facebook ads for apps", "TikTok ads", or "cost per install". For organic growth, see aso-audit. For launch-specific UA, see app-launch.

When the user wants to improve their app's star rating, increase ratings volume, optimize when and how they prompt users for a review, or recover from a bad rating period. Use when the user mentions "app rating", "star rating", "review prompt", "SKStoreReviewRequest", "In-App Review API", "ask for review", "low rating", "rating drop", "get more reviews", or "recover from 1-star". For responding to reviews, see review-management. For overall ASO health, see aso-audit.

When the user wants to design or optimize the funnel that takes web visitors into installing and onboarding the app — including smart app banners, web-to-app deep links, deferred deep links, web onboarding (Stripe-paid web flow before app install), QR codes, "open in app" CTAs, and the trade-off between paying on web vs in-app. Use when the user mentions "web to app", "smart app banner", "Stripe before app", "web paywall before install", "Branch web SDK", "web funnel for app", "AppsFlyer OneLink web", "Universal Links", "App Links", "QR code to app", "open in app", "deferred deep link from web", or "should I sell on web first then push to app". For pure in-app onboarding, see onboarding-optimization. For deep link infra, see attribution-setup.

When the user wants to get press coverage, media mentions, or editorial features for their app — including writing press releases, pitching journalists, getting on "best apps" lists, or building an app press kit. Use when the user mentions "press", "PR", "media coverage", "TechCrunch", "journalist", "press release", "app press kit", "get featured in media", "editorial coverage", "review from a blogger", or "app launch announcement". For Apple editorial featuring, see app-store-featured. For launch strategy, see app-launch.