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Free Trials or No? I got to $723 Without Them. Here’s How it Worked for My App

So I had setup 3 days free trial for my app when I was starting two months ago. But despite having some really good number of subscribers, 80% of users in free trial cancelled before conversion. So I decided to remove them entirely in November. So far, we have jumped from $520 MRR to $723 in 10 days. It was a risky move but it’s paying off. My lesson is that so many app users are actually curious of what you’re offering and they will pay without trying it. So you’re done w

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AI 分析

痛点:早期 SaaS 独立开发者不清楚该不该设置免费试用,试用用户 80% 在转化前流失,缺少可参考的定价与试用策略数据。

目标用户:MRR 在 0 到 5k 美元之间的早期 SaaS 或移动应用独立开发者

证据:80% of users in free trial cancelled before conversion. So I decided to remove them entirely in November. So far, we have jumped from $520 MRR to $723 in 10 days. ... The strategy is working currently with very low churn rate, around 1% only.

变现:提供订阅制工具:对试用或付费墙方案做 A/B 测试,并分析转化与流失;也可以做定价案例库、付费 newsletter 或社群。

MVP:两周内做一个轻量工具:接入 Stripe 或 RevenueCat 的 webhook,对比“有试用”和“无试用”两组用户的转化率、退款率与 churn,输出可直接照做的策略建议。

竞品:RevenueCat、Adapty、Superwall、PostHog、GrowthBook

摘要:发帖人最初为应用设置 3 天免费试用,但 80% 的试用用户在转化前取消;11 月完全取消试用后,MRR 在 10 天内从 520 美元涨到 723 美元,churn 仅约 1%。他的结论是:先集中解决留存问题,不要同时处理转化和留存。这只是单个案例,尚无其他人验证。