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Landing pages
5 guides
App Store Marketing URL: What to Use and How to Publish Your App Page
Choose a public app marketing URL, distinguish required Support and Privacy destinations, and publish a useful mobile-friendly page with AppLaunchFlow.
8 Best Mobile App Landing Page Builders (2026)
Compare 8 app landing page builders and generators for store-asset reuse, listing imports, visual design, SEO, analytics, hosting, and support pages.
How to Create a Mobile App Landing Page (2026)
Build a mobile app landing page from store assets with a 10-section template, official badges, mobile SEO, performance, and a launch checklist.
12 Mobile App Landing Page Examples & Patterns (2026)
Compare 12 practical app landing page patterns for released apps, waitlists, campaigns, product demos, social proof, and support destinations.
App Store Support URL & Privacy Policy Requirements (2026)
Prepare compliant App Store Support, Privacy Policy, Marketing, and user-choice URLs, plus current Google Play privacy-page requirements.
Mobile ads
2 guides
Mobile App Ad Sizes & Creative Specs (2026)
Current Google, TikTok, and cross-channel app ad sizes, ratios, safe-zone guidance, localization workflow, and preflight checklist.
20 App Install Ad Creative Examples That Show the Product
Adapt 20 app-install ad hooks into real product demonstrations, platform-native variants, controlled creative tests, and quality metrics.
Screenshots
18 guides
Custom Product Page Screenshots: Build a Story for One Audience
Plan CPP screenshot sequences around real app features. Study Apple's examples, write specific captions and match the header and search creative to the page.
iPhone Duo Screenshot Sizes: Inner, Outer & App Store Requirements
Check iPhone Duo inner and outer screenshot dimensions, prepare accurate app captures, and validate display-specific App Store exports in AppLaunchFlow.
Fastlane + Screenshot API: A Complete Release Integration
Add AppLaunchFlow to a Fastfile with a render lane, validated output paths, iOS and Android upload commands, and recovery for each release stage.
App Store Screenshot API: Render Localized Release Assets
Build a validated App Store and Google Play screenshot package with the AppLaunchFlow API: project keys, render requests, localization, retries, and downloads.
Automate App Store Screenshots with GitHub Actions
Build a GitHub Actions workflow for localized screenshot exports, stable retry keys, validated downloads, and reviewable Fastlane artifacts.
App Store Connect Screenshot API: Generate, Upload, Verify
Understand Apple’s screenshot upload API, distinguish it from image generation, and hand reviewed AppLaunchFlow packages to Fastlane.
App Store Screenshots with MCP: Codex, Claude & Cursor
Connect AppLaunchFlow's hosted MCP to Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor, then create, inspect, edit, localize, and export app screenshots.
Fastlane Screenshots: Capture, Localize, Design & Upload
Build a repeatable Fastlane screenshot pipeline with snapshot, UI tests, localization, visual design, validation, and deliver uploads.
App Store Screenshot Best Practices for ASO in 2026
Conversion-focused App Store screenshot best practices for story order, readable copy, visual hierarchy, localization, testing, and measurement.
Best AI Screenshot Generators with Copy and Layout Editing in 2026
Compare AI screenshot generators for captions, editable layouts, localization, and App Store plus Google Play exports.
Best ASO Tools for Screenshots, Copy, and Keyword Tracking in 2026
Compare ASO tools for screenshots, copy, localization, creative execution, and App Store plus Google Play keyword tracking.
App Store Screenshot Sizes & Specifications (2026 Guide)
Current App Store screenshot sizes for iPhone and iPad, plus accepted JPG/PNG formats, 1–10 image limits, orientation rules, and a pre-upload checklist.
The 7 Best App Store Screenshot Generators in 2026 (Compared)
Compare App Store screenshot generators for AI copy, layout editing, App Store exports, and Google Play screenshots.
How to A/B Test App Store Screenshots in 2026
Set up Apple App Store screenshot A/B testing: check PPO eligibility, prepare treatments, configure App Store Connect, and read results without false winners.
Google Play Screenshot Requirements 2026: Sizes, Rules & Checklist
A practical 2026 guide to Google Play screenshot requirements for phones, tablets, Chromebooks, Wear OS, Android TV, Automotive, and Android XR.
iOS vs Google Play Screenshot Guidelines 2026: Sizes, Rules & Checklist
App Store vs Google Play screenshot guidelines for 2026: iPhone sizes, Android requirements, device frames, text rules, and localization tips.
Create App Store Screenshots Without a Designer: 2026 No-Code Workflow
Create professional App Store and Play Store screenshots without a designer: a no-code workflow with AI, templates, captions, and export-ready sizes.
App Store Screenshot Guide: Design Screenshots That Convert in 2026
How to design App Store screenshots that turn search visitors into installs: layout, captions, device frames, Play Store notes, and ASO examples.
ASO and keywords
29 guides
Custom Product Page Keywords: Match Search to the Right Page
Assign approved keywords to App Store custom product pages. Match screenshots, headers and search creatives to intent, check localizations and troubleshoot routing.
App Store Promotional Text Examples: Write a Useful 170-Character Draft
Use category-specific promotional text examples, separate this field from keywords and descriptions, and check every localized 170-character draft before publishing.
Product Page Optimization vs Custom Product Pages: PPO or CPP?
Choose App Store PPO or custom product pages by intent. Compare randomized tests, audience-specific destinations, creative workflows, and measurement limits.
App Store Competitor Keyword Analysis: Find ASO Keyword Gaps
Compare competitor rankings, metadata, and search positioning to find relevant App Store keyword gaps without copying brands or chasing volume.
Google Play Keyword Research: A Practical 2026 Guide
Research Google Play keywords using Play Console search terms, rank tracking, competitor evidence, localization, and custom store listings.
App Store Metadata Character Limits 2026: Complete Reference
The current App Store Connect character limits for app names, subtitles, keywords, promotional text, descriptions, review notes, and URLs.
ASO Report Template 2026: Metrics, Structure and Example
A practical ASO reporting template with acquisition, conversion, visibility, quality, experiment, and action-plan sections.
Best AI Screenshot Generators with Copy and Layout Editing in 2026
Compare AI screenshot generators for captions, editable layouts, localization, and App Store plus Google Play exports.
The 8 Best App Store Ranking Trackers in 2026
Compare AppLaunchFlow Keyword Monitor, AppTweak, Sensor Tower, MobileAction, App Radar, AppFollow, data.ai, and Appfigures.
Best ASO Tools for Screenshots, Copy, and Keyword Tracking in 2026
Compare ASO tools for screenshots, copy, localization, creative execution, and App Store plus Google Play keyword tracking.
ASO Trends 2026: App Store Ranking Changes, AI Search & Creative Testing
2026 ASO trends to watch: AI-assisted search, screenshot indexing, localization, rank tracking, creative testing, and App Store vs Google Play.
Top Grossing Apps July 2026: Current App Store Rankings
A static July 6, 2026 App Store top grossing ranking snapshot with US app leaders, category notes, and links to live chart checks.
Top Grossing Games July 2026: Current App Store Game Rankings
A static July 6, 2026 App Store top grossing games snapshot for US game rankings, monetization research, and live chart follow-up.
Top Grossing iOS Apps July 2026
July 2026 top grossing iOS apps with a static Apple RSS ranking snapshot, category scans, screenshot analysis, and live ranking checks.
Top Grossing US Apps July 2026: App Store Chart Research
July 2026 US top grossing apps with a static App Store ranking snapshot, category notes, and live chart links.
Top Grossing UK Apps July 2026: App Store Ranking Snapshot
July 2026 UK top grossing apps with a static Apple RSS ranking snapshot, market research takeaways, and live ranking workflow.
App Store Screenshot Sizes & Specifications (2026 Guide)
Current App Store screenshot sizes for iPhone and iPad, plus accepted JPG/PNG formats, 1–10 image limits, orientation rules, and a pre-upload checklist.
App Rank Tracking Guide: App Store & Google Play (2026)
Track App Store and Google Play keyword rankings by country, annotate releases, compare competitors, and turn daily rank movement into ASO decisions.
Top Grossing Apps by Country: App Store Chart Research Guide 2026
Use top grossing app charts by country to study monetization, positioning, screenshots, pricing signals, and category-specific ASO patterns.
App Store Keyword Field Guide 2026: Limits, Commas & Examples
Prepare Apple's keyword field with comma rules, useful examples, character and UTF-8 byte checks, and final locale validation in App Store Connect.
ASO Audit Checklist: 40 App Store & Google Play Checks (2026)
Run a 40-point ASO audit across App Store and Google Play metadata, keywords, creative, localization, ratings, experiments, and conversion data.
How to A/B Test App Store Screenshots in 2026
Set up Apple App Store screenshot A/B testing: check PPO eligibility, prepare treatments, configure App Store Connect, and read results without false winners.
App Store Keyword Research: iOS App Keywords & ASO Guide 2026
ASO keyword research guide: iOS and iPhone app keywords, Apple's keyword field, Google Play keywords, competitor mining, and daily rank tracking.
Top Grossing Apps: ASO Lessons From App Store Charts in 2026
Use top grossing apps and App Store chart movement to spot monetization patterns, screenshot angles, keyword opportunities, and launch positioning ideas.
iOS vs Google Play Screenshot Guidelines 2026: Sizes, Rules & Checklist
App Store vs Google Play screenshot guidelines for 2026: iPhone sizes, Android requirements, device frames, text rules, and localization tips.
Create App Store Screenshots Without a Designer: 2026 No-Code Workflow
Create professional App Store and Play Store screenshots without a designer: a no-code workflow with AI, templates, captions, and export-ready sizes.
App Store Optimization (ASO) Guide 2026: Complete Workflow
A complete 2026 ASO guide for App Store and Google Play: keyword research, metadata, screenshots, localization, A/B testing, rankings, and conversion.
App Store Screenshot Guide: Design Screenshots That Convert in 2026
How to design App Store screenshots that turn search visitors into installs: layout, captions, device frames, Play Store notes, and ASO examples.
App Store Optimization Best Practices for iOS Apps 2026
App Store Optimization best practices for iOS apps in 2026: keyword research, screenshots, icons, A/B testing, and conversion rate optimization.
Promo video
5 guides
App Promo Video Script & Storyboard Template
Use a six-scene app promo video script and storyboard for App Store previews, Google Play videos, and vertical social cuts.
Google Play Promo Video Requirements (2026)
Configure a compliant YouTube preview video for Google Play, including autoplay, product footage, feature graphics, captions, and localization.
Mobile App Promo Videos: 15 Examples + 30-Second Script
Study 15 mobile app promo video examples, copy a 30-second storyboard, and turn five app screenshots into store, social, and teaser cuts.
Best App Preview Video Tools in 2026
Compare AppLaunchFlow, Rotato, Previewed, Canva, and Figma for app promotional video workflows, with direct sources and store-preview checks.
App Preview Video Requirements 2026: Sizes, Rules & Examples
A practical guide to App Store preview videos and Google Play promo videos: duration, formats, poster frames, screenshots order, and launch workflow.
Icons and mockups
6 guides
App Icon Rounded Corners: Preview Masks Without Breaking the Master
Learn when app icon corners are applied by the platform, inspect 48px and 64px previews, and keep Apple source artwork separate from Android adaptive layers.
Animated Device Mockups: Create 3D App Animations Without After Effects
Create readable animated iPhone and Android device mockups from real app screens, with motion patterns, export formats, safe zones, and store-policy boundaries.
iOS 26 App Icon Sizes: Layered, Dark, Clear & Tinted
Build a current 1024×1024 layered Apple app icon and verify default, dark, clear, tinted, alternate, and small-size appearances.
AI App Icon Generators in 2026: Concepts, Editing and Exports
Compare AI icon generators and production utilities with direct vendor sources, an original test pack, and correct Android adaptive-icon safe-zone guidance.
The 7 Best App Mockup Generators for App Launches in 2026
Compare static and animated app mockup tools for launches, including AppLaunchFlow, Rotato, Previewed, Smartmockups, Shots.so, Mockuuups Studio, and Figma.
App Icon Design Tips: Create App Store & Play Store Icons That Stand Out
Design App Store and Play Store icons that stand out in search. Color, shape, simplicity, platform rules, and export tips for launch-ready icons.
Localization
3 guides
How to Localize an App: iOS, Android, Screenshots & Store Listings
A practical app localization workflow for iOS strings, Android XML, App Store metadata, Google Play listings, screenshots, QA, and launch sequencing.
Best App Localization Tools 2026: Screenshots, Metadata & ASO
Compare app localization tools for screenshots, metadata, ASO, layout-aware translation, and product-string workflows.
Mobile App Localization & ASO Localization Guide 2026
Localize iOS and Android app listings in 2026. Translate screenshots, ASO copy, keywords, and metadata while keeping layouts conversion-ready.
Store requirements
26 guides
Fastlane + Screenshot API: A Complete Release Integration
Add AppLaunchFlow to a Fastfile with a render lane, validated output paths, iOS and Android upload commands, and recovery for each release stage.
App Store Screenshot API: Render Localized Release Assets
Build a validated App Store and Google Play screenshot package with the AppLaunchFlow API: project keys, render requests, localization, retries, and downloads.
Automate App Store Screenshots with GitHub Actions
Build a GitHub Actions workflow for localized screenshot exports, stable retry keys, validated downloads, and reviewable Fastlane artifacts.
App Store Connect Screenshot API: Generate, Upload, Verify
Understand Apple’s screenshot upload API, distinguish it from image generation, and hand reviewed AppLaunchFlow packages to Fastlane.
App Store Support URL & Privacy Policy Requirements (2026)
Prepare compliant App Store Support, Privacy Policy, Marketing, and user-choice URLs, plus current Google Play privacy-page requirements.
Google Play Custom Store Listings: 2026 Guide
Create targeted Google Play listings by country, user state, search keyword, campaign, or URL with coordinated assets and measurement.
Google Play Store Listing Experiments: A/B Test Guide
Plan Google Play listing A/B tests for icons, screenshots, videos, and copy with clean hypotheses, uncertainty, and quality guardrails.
Google Play Promo Video Requirements (2026)
Configure a compliant YouTube preview video for Google Play, including autoplay, product footage, feature graphics, captions, and localization.
8 Best MCP Servers for iOS & App Developers (2026)
Compare MCP servers for Xcode, simulators, GitHub, Firebase, Sentry, files, and AppLaunchFlow with practical security boundaries.
Google Play Keyword Research: A Practical 2026 Guide
Research Google Play keywords using Play Console search terms, rank tracking, competitor evidence, localization, and custom store listings.
App Store In-App Events: Sizes, Copy & Submission (2026)
Plan App Store In-App Events with current image sizes, metadata limits, localization, scheduling, deep links, review, and measurement.
App Store Screenshots with MCP: Codex, Claude & Cursor
Connect AppLaunchFlow's hosted MCP to Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor, then create, inspect, edit, localize, and export app screenshots.
Best Play Store Feature Graphic Generators (2026 Compared)
Compare feature graphic workflows with direct vendor sources, 1024×500 export checks, an original test pack, and an actual free-tool export.
How to Make a Google Play Feature Graphic (Step by Step, 2026)
Make a 1024x500 Google Play feature graphic in five steps: layout, safe zone, export rules, common rejections, and per-locale versions.
Fastlane Screenshots: Capture, Localize, Design & Upload
Build a repeatable Fastlane screenshot pipeline with snapshot, UI tests, localization, visual design, validation, and deliver uploads.
App Store Custom Product Pages: A Practical 2026 Guide for Indie Teams
Plan App Store custom product pages around features, audiences, screenshots, headers, search creatives, localizations and the right acquisition route.
Google Play Store Submission Checklist 2026: Testing to Production
A complete Google Play submission checklist covering app setup, testing, store listing assets, Data safety, review, and production rollout.
App Store Screenshot Best Practices for ASO in 2026
Conversion-focused App Store screenshot best practices for story order, readable copy, visual hierarchy, localization, testing, and measurement.
App Store Submission Checklist 2026: App Review and Release
A complete App Store submission checklist covering the app record, build, privacy, compliance, metadata, review access, and release settings.
App Preview Video Requirements 2026: Sizes, Rules & Examples
A practical guide to App Store preview videos and Google Play promo videos: duration, formats, poster frames, screenshots order, and launch workflow.
Play Store Feature Graphic Examples & Templates (2026)
Google Play feature graphic examples and template patterns that survive Google's crops: six layouts, what to avoid, and staying on-brand.
Google Play Store Optimization & ASO Guide 2026
Google Play ASO guide for Android apps: keywords, title, descriptions, screenshots, feature graphics, ratings, and Play-specific ranking factors.
Google Play Screenshot Requirements 2026: Sizes, Rules & Checklist
A practical 2026 guide to Google Play screenshot requirements for phones, tablets, Chromebooks, Wear OS, Android TV, Automotive, and Android XR.
Play Store Feature Graphic Size (1024×500): 2026 Spec Guide
The Google Play feature graphic size is 1024x500 px, JPEG or 24-bit PNG, no alpha. Safe zones, file checks, common rejections, and export steps.
App Store Connect CLI 2026: TestFlight, Metadata & Releases
Use App Store Connect CLI in 2026 for TestFlight uploads, metadata, screenshots, and releases, plus where AppLaunchFlow speeds up launch assets.
iOS vs Google Play Screenshot Guidelines 2026: Sizes, Rules & Checklist
App Store vs Google Play screenshot guidelines for 2026: iPhone sizes, Android requirements, device frames, text rules, and localization tips.
App Store creative assets
9 guides
Custom Product Page Screenshots: Build a Story for One Audience
Plan CPP screenshot sequences around real app features. Study Apple's examples, write specific captions and match the header and search creative to the page.
Custom Product Page Conversion Rate: What to Measure Before You Redesign
Read CPP analytics in App Store Connect, compare equivalent traffic and diagnose the gap between discovery, downloads and valuable app use without false winners.
Custom Product Page Keywords: Match Search to the Right Page
Assign approved keywords to App Store custom product pages. Match screenshots, headers and search creatives to intent, check localizations and troubleshoot routing.
iPhone Duo Screenshot Sizes: Inner, Outer & App Store Requirements
Check iPhone Duo inner and outer screenshot dimensions, prepare accurate app captures, and validate display-specific App Store exports in AppLaunchFlow.
App Store Creative Assets: Header & Search Image Sizes
Practical App Store asset best practices: official Apple templates, header and search image sizes, a preflight checklist and free creative tools.
App Store Header Examples: Real Apps & Apple References
Compare real app header captures and official Apple examples. Check the 3840×1646 size, find templates, and create your own App Store header in Studio.
App Store Search-Result Assets: Creative & CPP Intent
Create App Store search images in the right 3:2 size, connect CPP keyword intent, and separate artwork, organic discovery, paid routing, and conversion.
App Store Asset Library: Upload, Review & Reuse Creative
Upload App Store creative assets, track review, assign header and search placements, and validate a clean publishing handoff.
App Store Custom Product Pages: A Practical 2026 Guide for Indie Teams
Plan App Store custom product pages around features, audiences, screenshots, headers, search creatives, localizations and the right acquisition route.
Launch strategy
5 guides
The 7 Best App Store Screenshot Generators in 2026 (Compared)
Compare App Store screenshot generators for AI copy, layout editing, App Store exports, and Google Play screenshots.
AI App Icon Generators in 2026: Concepts, Editing and Exports
Compare AI icon generators and production utilities with direct vendor sources, an original test pack, and correct Android adaptive-icon safe-zone guidance.
The 7 Best App Mockup Generators for App Launches in 2026
Compare static and animated app mockup tools for launches, including AppLaunchFlow, Rotato, Previewed, Smartmockups, Shots.so, Mockuuups Studio, and Figma.
App Launch Strategy: A 2026 Playbook for Indie Developers
The pre-launch, launch-week, and post-launch strategy behind a successful app launch in 2026: positioning, store assets, momentum, and data-driven iteration.
App Launch Checklist 2026: 30-Day Plan for iOS & Android Developers
A 2026 app launch checklist covering ASO, App Store screenshots, Play Store assets, localization, QA, and launch-week conversion tests.
Comparison Guides
Evaluate AppLaunchFlow against popular screenshot and mockup tools before choosing your launch asset workflow.