11 new tactics from 1 episode this week. Here are the 6 with the most detail to copy.

Abound · B2C · money transfer app for expats

Send ad platforms a custom signup event only for users likely to fit

Guest calls it a big game-changer; no numbers

How: Abound couldn't target by age, ZIP or interests on Meta, so it ran each new sign-up's name through a name-origin API and sent a synthetic event only when the user was 70%+ likely South Asian, its expat target. No numbers shared.

“we ran the the first and last name through an API that kind of tells you what region of the world this person is likely from. And anyone who had a probability of 70% or more from South Asia, we would then send that back as a synthetic event uh to the ad network”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 9:40

A subscription app · B2C · guest's former employer

Report trial starts to ad platforms only after 12 hours, once early cancellers leave

ROAS went up a step; 25-30% of trials cancel in the first 12 hours

How: The guest's former employer found 25-30% of 7-day trials cancelled within 12 hours, so it sent Meta an adjusted trial-started event after about 12 hours, only for users still subscribed. Done around 2023; now common practice.

“just like sending an adjusted trial started event was like a step function up in our in our ROAS”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 17:10

SurpassMD · B2C · GLP-1 weight loss telehealth

Have AI check every ad against platform, industry and delivery rules before upload

Guest says it catches issues before ad disapprovals; no numbers

How: SurpassMD, a GLP-1 telehealth company, runs three AI skills over all ad copy: platform policy, category rules (never call compounded drugs FDA-approved), and claims its pharmacies can actually meet. A person reviews each flag. No numbers.

“the way I have uh constructed these layers is that they are skills that will review all my messaging. They will flag it, and then I, as a human being, or whoever is managing the marketing, can review it”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 24:35

A subscription app · B2C · host's own app

Put the free trial on the weekly plan instead of the yearly plan

Revenue tripled; the 7-day yearly trial had starts but no conversions

How: The host's app had a 7-day trial on its yearly plan: people started trials but none converted. Moving a 3-day trial onto the $6.99 weekly plan tripled revenue. One app, host's own report.

“this is the app that I did have the 7-day trial on the yearly. We got people activating the trial, but nobody converted. And then I moved the trial to the weekly, a 3-day trial to the weekly, and that's when the revenues 3x'd”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 58:38

A subscription app · B2C · host's own app

Raise weekly price to $9.99 so a $50 yearly plan looks like a deal

Beat $6.99/week; more people buying the yearly plan

How: The host's app is A/B testing $6.99/week against $9.99/week (3-day trial) shown beside a $50/year plan with no trial, through RevenueCat Experiments. The $9.99 version is ahead and more people buy yearly; the test is still running.

“we're actually seeing better results with the $9.99 per week with a 3-day 3-day trial. And we're getting more people signing up for the yearly now”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 58:38

SurpassMD · B2C · GLP-1 weight loss telehealth

Have an AI agent fill out competitors' sign-up funnels and yours, then suggest fixes

Guest says agent opinions give the obvious fixes; real data gives bigger jumps

How: SurpassMD has Codex agents go through five competitors' medical intake funnels and its own, then list the top five ways to cut friction. The guest says this finds only obvious fixes; feeding the agent real analytics is the next step.

“Go to these five competitors. Go fill out their you know, your their medical intake form and funnel. Go fill out my form. Tell me where do you think I am doing a better job versus other folks, and get get tell me your top five recommendations”

App Masters, 2026-10-03 · Read it in context · Listen from 30:54

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Episodes this week

• App Masters: AI and Growth in Regulated Markets (2026-10-03)