Case Study
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How We Increased App Downloads with ASO and ASA by 387%

+387.5%

iOS downloads

+75.8%

Google Installs (30 Days)

+166%

Google Installs (90 Days)

The Challenge

This client is a cybersecurity app, which means growth requires trust, clarity, and intent alignment. The product was solid - the problem was store momentum:

  • The app wasn’t consistently surfacing across enough high-intent searches
  • And when users reached the store listing, the page needed clearer conversion support

Because this is a sensitive category, we kept the engagement conservative in execution and reporting: we focused on sanitized methodology, measurable outcomes, and avoided exposing anything operationally sensitive.

The Goal

Increase downloads by improving visibility + store conversion, using a connected ASA + ASO system designed to compound over time.

Our Objectives

  1. Expand visibility for high-intent searches
  2. Increase store installs by improving listing clarity and screenshot sequencing
  3. Build a repeatable search-to-store loop so results improve month after month
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Our Solution

The Strataigize Search-to-Store Flywheel

We connected Apple Search Ads (ASA) and App Store Optimization (ASO) into one loop:

  1. Use ASA to surface demand signals and validate search intent
  2. Translate those signals into ASO keyword and listing improvements
  3. Iterate over time so results compound rather than plateau

This approach is especially well-suited to sensitive categories, where relevance and trust signals matter more than volume.

Tactics (What We Did)

1) Intent-First Keyword Research (Visibility that Converts)

We built keyword clusters organized around intent, not just search volume.

For a cybersecurity app, qualified intent outweighs broad reach, so we prioritized terms most likely to attract users actively looking for a solution.

2) ASO Updates + Screenshot Refresh (Google Play)

We updated store metadata to improve keyword coverage and relevance across both platforms, with updates rolled out in a controlled cadence to keep measurement clean.

We refreshed the screenshot sequencing to communicate the app's value more clearly at the moment of decision, reducing install friction for users already considering the app.

Timeline

  • Engagement started: August 2025
  • Initial Google Play ASO update: mid-August
  • Screenshot update: early November

Why it mattered
Store growth happens when the listing communicates value quickly. Screenshot sequencing and clarity reduce install friction at the moment of decision.

3) ASA Update (iOS) to Support Demand + Validate Intent

We ran a targeted ASA update to support download momentum and use paid signals to further refine which search terms and positioning the listing should emphasize.

Why it mattered
ASA isn’t only acquisition - it’s an intent signal engine that helps refine what the store listing should emphasize.

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Results

The Mobile Security App saw meaningful store growth improvements after the key updates - both in shorter windows and over longer periods where ASO impact compounds.

Out of respect for Cyberfence's position as a cybersecurity company, we're not publishing specific performance metrics from this engagement.

What we can share is that the engagement produced measurable improvements in both download volume and keyword visibility across both platforms, with results that compounded over time as the ASO and ASA systems worked together.

The pattern we observed was consistent with how this system typically performs: shorter-window gains from ASA, longer-window compounding from ASO, and meaningful keyword ranking growth across multiple tiers after several months of iteration.

Performance Highlights

  • iOS: Downloads increased in comparable 21-day windows +387.5%, ~4.9× following the ASA update
  • Google Play (30 days): Installs increased +75.8%, 1.76× after the ASO update window
  • Google Play (90 days): Installs increased +165.8%, 2.66× in the longer comparison window
  • Compounding effect: The following 90-day period reached 10.9× vs the earlier 90-day baseline
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“Most apps don’t have a demand problem, they have a connection problem. ASA and ASO are treated separately, so insights never compound. Once we connected search intent with store conversion, performance became predictable. That’s when growth really started to scale.”
Teegan Johnson, Founder, Strataigize
Mobile Security App

Conclusion

Cybersecurity apps face a distinct growth challenge, users are informed, cautious, and searching with specific intent. A system that connects search intent to store conversion is particularly effective in this context because it focuses on relevance over reach.

This case study proves that store growth becomes predictable when you connect intent + conversion into one system:

ASA captures demand signals. ASO services convert them. Iteration compounds results.

Outcomes Delivered

  • Higher downloads driven by improved visibility and store conversion
  • Clear compounding effect over longer windows (90-day improvements were the strongest)
  • Strong keyword visibility growth across multiple ranking tiers
  • A repeatable Search-to-Store process built for long-term scaling

If your app has real demand but inconsistent growth, the gap is usually in how searches are captured, how the store page converts, and how consistently you iterate.

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