Factorial StudioUser Acquisition
Google · Meta · TikTok

Installs Are Easy.The Right Users Are Not.

Anyone can buy downloads. We build UA campaigns around users who actually engage and convert — combining paid campaigns, organic growth, and performance analysis so budget goes where it returns.

  • Reduced CPI through audience refinement, not just bigger budgets
  • Cross-platform: Google, Meta, TikTok and more
  • Funnel tracking, A/B testing and LTV modelling
  • Ongoing monitoring with agile campaign adjustments

UA and ASO work best together — paid installs lift your store ranking, which lowers the cost of the next install. We run both.

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ServiceUser acquisition
ChannelsGoogle, Meta, TikTok
Optimised byAudience, not bigger budget
ModelledFunnel, A/B, LTV
cpia/b testedltv
The right users — anyone can buy downloads → few buy engagement
Teams we've worked with — France · UK · USA · Germany · UAE · Saudi Arabia · Iraq · Pakistan
TapNation
Feral Interactive
Torliga Champions
Mega Cat Studios
MEICON
YoungWilliams
Turtle Juice
Eastern Leather Company
Genesis
Past UA Projects

What We've Actually Delivered

Three results from real campaigns. The full library of UA case studies covers the challenge, the strategy, the channels used, and the numbers.

−45%Cost-per-install for a lifestyle app, through audience refinement
25,000+Quality installs in 30 days for a new productivity app
+60%Day-7 retention via smarter targeting and onboarding tweaks

Note the third one. Retention isn't a UA metric on paper — but it decides whether UA is worth running at all. A cheaper install that churns on day two costs you more than an expensive one that stays.

What We Offer

The Full UA Stack

From first campaign setup through to scaled, multi-channel acquisition.

How We Work

Budget Follows Evidence,
Not Optimism

01

Measure Before Spending

Attribution and event tracking first. If you can't tell which channel produced a paying user, you can't optimize — you can only hope.

02

Find the Audience, Then Scale It

Small structured tests across channels and audiences to find what converts, before pouring budget into anything.

03

Model the LTV

A $2 CPI is excellent or ruinous depending entirely on what that user is worth. We model LTV so bids are set against real value.

04

Adjust Continuously

Creatives fatigue, audiences saturate, competitors bid up. Weekly adjustment with reporting on what changed and why.

FAQ

Straight Answers

Is my app ready for paid UA?

Only if retention holds. Paid UA amplifies whatever your product already does — if users leave on day one, UA just makes you lose money faster. We'll tell you if that's the case.

What CPI should I expect?

It varies enormously by genre, geo and platform. Anyone quoting a CPI before seeing your app is guessing. We give a range after looking at your category and competitors.

Do we keep ownership of the ad accounts?

Yes. Accounts stay in your name with your billing, so you keep all campaign history and learning data.

How is this different from your Marketing service?

Marketing is the broader Google Ads and Meta offering including web and brand. UA is specifically mobile app and game install growth with LTV modelling.

Do you handle iOS post-ATT tracking limits?

Yes — SKAdNetwork-aware campaign structure and modelled measurement, since deterministic per-user attribution isn't available on iOS any more.

Related Services

Scale Smart, Not Just Loud

Send us your app and your growth target. We'll come back with a channel plan and where we'd start.

We'll say so if your retention needs fixing before you spend on UA.