The Adjust and Sensor Tower report 'Mobile app trends 2025: Japan edition' highlights Japan's competitive app market driven by high-value users. Key findings: gaming app installs rose 3% YoY in H1 2025, with card and casino subgenres surging 27% and 138% respectively. Finance apps saw a 50% increase in installs and 22% lift in sessions.
Entertainment installs grew 14% YoY, with video streaming apps averaging 55.55 minutes per session. Comic apps achieved 1.55 sessions per user on day 0, surpassing global and US averages. ATT opt-in rates climbed to 21.4%, with gaming at 31%.
The report urges marketers to use granular attribution data for optimal campaign performance and budgeting.
For shopping app marketers, Q4 offers the highest competitive intensity, with installs surging 104% YoY and sessions up 42%. Key strategies include planning early for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, testing creatives before CPI spikes, and maintaining momentum into December. Deep linking is critical to convert high-intent traffic, and retention efforts should parallel acquisition to counter low Day 1 retention (12.8%). Diversifying channels (CTV, AR) and preparing post-holiday win-back campaigns further optimize ROI during this decisive quarter.
Adjust's bulk QR code generation enables marketers to create thousands of branded, deep-linked QR codes from a spreadsheet or API, eliminating developer dependency. Each code embeds attribution data for real-time performance tracking at campaign, store, or salesperson level. This empowers offline-to-app, CTV-to-app, and desktop-to-app use cases, turning QR campaigns into measurable growth drivers.
AI is transforming mobile growth stacks from reactive, fragmented systems into unified, predictive platforms. Marketers move from manual dashboard analysis to conversational AI that delivers instant insights and proactive optimization. Predictive AI flags risks early, enabling faster decisions and reducing wasted spend. The shift empowers marketers to focus on strategy rather than data assembly, with tools like Adjust Growth Copilot providing a single interface for querying, analyzing, and optimizing performance in real time.
Dynamic deep linking solves scalability issues in mobile campaigns by generating link parameters in real-time via APIs, enabling precise routing to in-app content without manual overhead. It improves attribution accuracy, supports referral programs, content sharing, product feeds, and web-to-app transitions. Branded short links boost CTR, while automated workflows reduce operational costs and errors. For ad ops decision-makers, this means faster campaign launches, cleaner data for ROI analysis, and consistent user journeys across channels.
User testing reveals the gap between designer intent and user experience, uncovering silent churn causes like unclear onboarding or passive ad chains. Analytics show what happens; user testing explains why. Small tests (5-8 participants) can identify friction points, and improving retention by 10% can significantly boost revenue without changing monetization. For ad ops, this means better user engagement reduces wasted ad spend and increases lifetime value.
Adjust and Google Ads launch a web-to-app handbook. Users view 4.2x more products in apps, with 3x higher conversion rates. The guide covers campaign setup, attribution, deep linking, and optimization strategies for mobile advertisers.
TikTok and Adjust have launched real-time iOS conversion reporting, delivering near-instant performance data to TikTok Ads Manager. This integration combines MMP and SAN signals to provide conversion metrics like CPA and conversion rates with minimal delay, enabling faster campaign optimization, goal-based bidding, and creative testing. Advertisers should note that this complements SKAN data, not replaces it. Activation requires configuring Adjust data sharing and setting up eligible iOS campaigns. The solution addresses iOS attribution delays, empowering UA managers to make timely, data-driven decisions.
The 2025 Mobile App Growth Report reveals APAC as the top region (score 45) and India as the top country (score 49). Gaming leads verticals with a score of 45.8. The Adjusted Growth Score now includes sessions and retention for comprehensive UA benchmarking.
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