App Masters · Mar 31This Self-Improvement App Might Kill MasterClass: RiseGuide Review (2026)
Uses a long, personalized onboarding with social proof breaks, a per-day paywall (19 cents a day versus $70 a year) with weekly and yearly plans and a 3-day trial, then a guided second onboarding. Lessons mix taps, expert video, quizzes and an AI coach prompt, sized to the 15 minutes users promised.
Tips
- Use a long onboarding for education and fitness apps▶ 3:36RiseGuide asks roughly a dozen or more questions with social proof breaks before the paywall; App Masters has seen longer flows work better in education and fitness.
- Frame annual price as a per-day cost against everyday spending▶ 6:37RiseGuide's yearly plan shows 19 cents per day instead of $70 a year.
- Offer weekly and yearly plans and deprioritize monthly▶ 6:57Highest LTV tends to be weekly and yearly, with monthly far behind.
- Add a secondary onboarding after the paywall to guide users into premium content▶ 8:35Different podcast guests have found a secondary onboarding helps users engage with premium content.
- Ask 'where did you hear about us' early to attribute installs▶ 1:49
- Use onboarding answers to guide marketing creative and audience targeting▶ 2:50
- Add a fake 'building your plan' animation screen before the paywall▶ 6:21One app founder reported a 10% increase in conversions after adding this screen before the paywall (anecdotal).
- Ask why users want to learn and how much time they will commit▶ 5:56Duolingo is known to see higher retention from asking for a time commitment.
- Borrow credibility with expert and celebrity picks in onboarding▶ 4:55
- Follow short lessons with quizzes and interactive taps▶ 13:45
- Send review requests to the App Store for written reviews▶ 15:10
- Offer a free downloadable playbook as a web-to-app lead magnet▶ 11:51
- Move the paywall after the content preview in the flow▶ 10:04
- Show a to-do list style check-off after each lesson▶ 16:01
