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Apple Search Ads for a New App Launch (Week-by-Week)

Launch-week ASA priorities: brand defense, category tests, discovery mining, and when to scale.

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Launch week ASA priorities

  • Day 1: Brand campaign live—defend your name immediately
  • Week 1: Small category exact keywords with profit caps
  • Week 1–2: Discovery with tiny budget + Search Match isolated
  • Week 2+: Negatives from search terms; graduate winners
  • Do not scale competitor until category ROAS is understood

Cold-start bidding

Without data, use conservative LTV assumptions (see conversion benchmarks). Subvra defaults: ~2% conversion, 3-month retention, 50% margin until RevenueCat proves otherwise.

Bottom line

Launch ASA for defense and learning—not for hockey-stick scale. Indie guide

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