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Monopoly GO! Transforms Daily Competitions Into a Seasonal Progression
Monopoly GO! Builds on Its Daily Competitions Monopoly GO!’s Tycoon Express offers a seasonal progression with seven levels that are tied to the app’s daily tournaments. Players now earn tokens based on their tournament ranking, and reaching...
Turn Near-Wins Into Bonus Upgrades
Turn Near-Wins Into Bonus Upgrades In Jackpot Friends’ Thunderous Riches, players land specific symbols during base and free spins to upgrade prizes for a wheel and trigger a respin bonus. In respins, the number of symbols players land determines...
Turning Passive Mechanics Into Major Retention Drivers
Appointment Features Drive Retention The Sims FreePlay’s latest expansion replaces a passive gardening mechanic with an appointment system where players grow crops to fulfill orders. In the expansion, crops grow faster, and players must return to...
Monetization Panel on End-of-Game Offers
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Designing Streamlined FTUEs To Maximize Early Retention
An effective FTUE hooks players fast, teaches through play, and blends early retention with monetization to maximize long-term engagement A successful first-time user experience (FTUE) gets players engaged within their first minute, balances...
Brawl Stars Changes Its Most Successful Expansion Again
Brawl Stars Changes Its Expansion Format Again Brawl Stars’ Battle for Katana Kingdom follows the structure of the app’s recent major expansions by offering event abilities, new skins, and several new modes. However, this expansion splits its...
Use Event Progressions To Unify Live Ops
Use Event Progressions To Unify Live Ops In Coin Master’s Egg Hunt, players engage with eight connected events to earn tokens that advance them on a quest map. While Egg Hunt runs for five days, most of the connected events only run for a day or...
Why Mini-Steppers Should Have More Progressions
Why Mini-Steppers Should Have Progressions In DoubleDown’s Smash the Piggy, players spin on a mini-stepper to upgrade and break open piggy banks above the reels. During spins, landing coin symbols adds currency to the bank and can upgrade its...
How Reddit Grew DAU by 39% and ARPU by 23% YoY
Since Q1 2024, Reddit has leaned into gamification—adding streaks, achievements, leaderboards, and collectible IAP-driven systems—which has significantly boosted engagement (DAU up 39%) and monetization (ARPU up 23% YoY) by reinforcing its core...