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Ask HN: How to retain users for a one-time use app?
Hello everyone,
I recently launched a side project I've been working on, while it gets between 500-1000 users per week who actually do use it, it struggles with retention which makes sense since there's only one feature which gives a result back and you have no more use for the app. I get anywhere between 2-7% of users come back the next day and it quickly drops on days 2+.
I'm trying to figure out how to proceed building it. I've asked users for feedback on what they would like to see, but I didn't get any strong response. So I was wondering if anyone has examples of these kinds of apps which were able to grow and retain users and what they did to achieve the growth ?
Thanks.
- interactivecode 7y agobuild services/features around your core feature like https://www.speedtest.net/ https://www.speedtest.net/ you could also use the same technology skills here and move the same features to another domain
- faceshapeapp 7y agoThat's actually a great example, thank you!
- Nextgrid 7y agoCharge more for it so you can be profitable despite users only needing your app once?
- faceshapeapp 7y agoI'm not charging anything. I'd rather keep building it so that it's more useful to related activities, but not sure how to go about it.
- Blakestr 7y agoWhat does the app do? Your name would imply that it measures some aspect of their face, I'm assuming for something either cosmetic or just diagnostic, telling them what "face archetype" they have...
- faceshapeapp 7y agoYes, it tells them which face shape they have.