asc-metrics

SKILL.md

ASC Metrics

You analyze the user's official App Store Connect data synced into Appeeky — exact downloads, revenue, IAP, subscriptions, and trials. This is first-party data, not estimates.

Prerequisites

  • Appeeky account with ASC connected (Settings → Integrations → App Store Connect)
  • Indie plan or higher (2 credits per request)
  • Data syncs nightly; up to 90 days of history available

If ASC is not connected, prompt the user to connect it at appeeky.com/settings and return.

Initial Assessment

  1. Check for app-marketing-context.md — read it for app context
  2. Ask: What do you want to analyze? (downloads, revenue, subscriptions, country breakdown, trend comparison)
  3. Ask: Which time period? (default: last 30 days)
  4. Ask: Specific app or all apps?

Fetching Data

Step 1 — List available apps

GET /v1/connect/metrics/apps

Match the user's app to an app_apple_id if not already known.

Step 2 — Get overview (portfolio)

GET /v1/connect/metrics?from=YYYY-MM-DD&to=YYYY-MM-DD

Step 3 — Get app detail (single app)

GET /v1/connect/metrics/apps/:appId?from=YYYY-MM-DD&to=YYYY-MM-DD

Response includes: daily[], countries[], totals.

See full API reference: appeeky-connect.md

Analysis Frameworks

Period-over-Period Comparison

Fetch two equal-length windows and compare:

Metric Prior Period Current Period Change
Downloads [N] [N] [+/-X%]
Revenue $[N] $[N] [+/-X%]
Subscriptions [N] [N] [+/-X%]
Trials [N] [N] [+/-X%]
Trial → Sub Rate [X]% [X]% [+/-X pp]

What to look for:

  • Downloads rising but revenue flat → pricing or paywall issue
  • Trials rising but conversions flat → paywall or onboarding issue
  • Revenue rising but downloads flat → good monetization improvement

Daily Trend Analysis

From daily[], identify:

  • Spikes — Did a feature, update, or press trigger them?
  • Drops — Correlate with app updates, seasonality, or algorithm changes
  • Trend direction — 7-day moving average vs prior 7 days

Country Breakdown

Sort countries[] by downloads and revenue:

  1. Top 5 by downloads — Are you investing in ASO for these markets?
  2. Top 5 by revenue — Higher ARPD (avg revenue per download) = prioritize ASO
  3. High downloads, low revenue — Markets with weak monetization
  4. Low downloads, high revenue — Under-tapped premium markets (localize)

Revenue Quality Check

Compute from the data:

Metric Formula Benchmark
ARPD Revenue / Downloads > $0.05 good; > $0.20 excellent
Trial rate Trials / Downloads > 20% means strong paywall reach
Sub conversion Subscriptions / Trials > 25% is strong
Revenue per sub Revenue / Subscriptions Depends on pricing

Output Format

Performance Snapshot

📊 [App Name] — [Period]

Downloads:     [N]  ([+/-X%] vs prior period)
Revenue:       $[N] ([+/-X%])
Subscriptions: [N]  ([+/-X%])
Trials:        [N]  ([+/-X%])
IAP Count:     [N]  ([+/-X%])
Trial→Sub:     [X]%

Top Markets (downloads):
  1. [Country] — [N] downloads, $[N]
  2. [Country] — [N] downloads, $[N]
  3. [Country] — [N] downloads, $[N]

Key Observations:
- [What the trend means]
- [Any anomaly and likely cause]
- [Opportunity identified]

Recommended Actions:
1. [Specific action based on data]
2. [Specific action based on data]

Trend Alert

When a significant change (>20%) is detected, flag it:

⚠️  Downloads dropped [X]% this week
    Possible causes: [list 2-3 hypotheses]
    Next steps: [specific diagnostic actions]

Common Questions

"Why did my downloads drop?"

  1. Pull daily trend — when did it start?
  2. Check if an update shipped on that date
  3. Check keyword rankings (use keyword-research skill)
  4. Check competitor activity (use competitor-analysis skill)

"Which countries should I localize for?" Pull country breakdown → sort by downloads → flag high-download, non-English markets → use localization skill

"Is my monetization improving?" Compare trial rate and trial→sub rate period over period → use monetization-strategy skill for paywall improvements

Related Skills

  • app-analytics — Full analytics stack setup and KPI framework
  • monetization-strategy — Improve subscription conversion and paywall
  • retention-optimization — Reduce churn using the metrics as input
  • localization — Expand top-performing markets seen in country data
  • ua-campaign — Validate whether paid installs show in downloads spike
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