Introducing our new ROAS, LTV and cash flow forecaster for subscription apps
Our new subscription app calculator computes expected ROAS and LTV to help studios make decisions about when to invest in paid user acquisition. It also forecasts cash flow of the app given different budget scenarios and models the use of credit facilities to support faster reinvestment into ROI positive ad spend.
This new calculator helps app developers understand whether their UA machine is profitable and scalable. While it’s well understood that lifetime value (LTV) is a very important app metric, it can sometimes be difficult to calculate, especially for subscription apps with multiple price points, plan lengths, and churn rates.
The tool offers developers a visualization of LTV and cash flow scenarios based on a series of simple inputs. By inputting their app's subscription plans and CPPU (cost per paying user) or CPI (cost per install), the app developer sees a model of their LTV curve, and a set of customized financial projections. These enable a greater understanding of the potential revenues of their app based on a rigorous approach to only investing in paid UA channels when they are ROI positive.
Developers can easily visualize whether they are currently, or could be, making money from their app - a goal that demands an alignment between user acquisition goals and actual spend to achieve profitability. "If the subscription app’s numbers add up, then the calculator will help illustrate the financial outcomes that are possible by spending money on profitable UA channels." notes Martin Macmillan, CEO and founder of Pollen VC.
"Our goal is to help studios and developers understand what their metrics really mean, and importantly how to act on them to benefit their business when the conditions are right. When users can be acquired profitably, Pollen VC can provide additional capital to fuel the app's growth in a capital efficient way. By adding liquidity into the app ecosystem and helping successful apps grow more quickly, everyone benefits - platforms, ad networks, attribution providers and, most importantly, the developer.", concludes Macmillan.
Visit https://pollen.vc/calculators/subscription-roas-ltv-and-cash-flow/ to check out our new subscription app calculator and make your metrics and financing decisions meaningful.
Pollen VC provides flexible credit lines to drive mobile growth. Our financing model was created for mobile apps and game publishers. We help businesses unlock their unpaid revenues and eliminate payout delays of up to 60+ days by connecting to their app store and ad network platforms.
We offer credit lines that are secured by your app store revenues, so you can access your cash when you need it most . As your business grows your credit line grows with it. Check out how it works!