Promoting your apps and games

Take advantage of marketing guidance, tools, promotional offers, and more to help drive discovery of your app or game, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions. Learn about opportunities to get featured on the App Store and across Apple marketing channels.

Marketing assets in the App Store Connect app

Promote your app or game’s biggest moments — such as a launch, new version, or getting featured on the App Store — using marketing assets you generate in the App Store Connect app. Choose from an assortment of visual assets, then share them to your selected social media channels to encourage people to download or engage with your app. If your app or game gets featured in select placements on the Today tab — for example as App of the Day or Game of the Day — you’ll receive a notification via the App Store Connect app letting you know.

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App Store marketing tools

Generate short links or embeddable code that lead to your App Store product page and display your app icon, a QR code, or an App Store badge. You can also create custom marketing assets — such as banners and images — and add preset messages in multiple languages to promote your apps in your advertising efforts.

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Additional artwork and guidelines

Showcase your app on your website, in your emails, and on social media with Apple product images and App Store badge.

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Product page

Every element of your App Store product page has the power to drive downloads of your app. Help customers discover your app through thoughtfully crafted metadata, such as app previews, screenshots, promotional text, and more.

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Custom product pages

Create additional versions of your app’s product page to highlight specific features or content, discoverable through unique URLs that you share. Add a deep link to direct people to a specific area of your app for a seamless experience. You can even use custom product pages in Apple Search Ads campaigns.

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Apple Search Ads

Use Apple Search Ads to promote your app across the App Store. Reach people on the Today tab, on the Search tab, at the top of search results, and at the bottom of product pages. Available in 91 countries and regions. Try it for free with a 100 USD credit.*

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Apple Search Ads Certification

Get Apple Search Ads certified and learn best practices for reaching more people across the App Store.

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*Eligible developers who sign up for Apple Search Ads will have a 100 credit applied to their new account. Full terms and conditions apply.

Pre-orders

Build excitement for your new app by making it available for pre-order. Your product page will be published on the App Store and customers can order your app before it’s released for download. When you opt in, you’ll choose a download release date that’s two to 180 days in the future.

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Promo codes

Give press and influencers early access to your app or your app’s In-App Purchases with promo codes configured in App Store Connect. You can give away up to 100 promo codes per version of your app, per platform — and up to 100 promo codes per in-app purchase.

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Subscription offers

Acquire, retain, and re-acquire subscribers by letting them experience your subscription at a discount or for free for a limited time. You can create introductory offers, offer codes, promotional offers, and win-back offers. And with offer codes, you can provide these codes digitally or offline at physical events, alongside products, and more.

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App bundles

App bundles make it easy for customers to buy up to 10 of your apps or games in a single purchase. You can create app bundles for paid apps or free apps that offer an auto-renewable subscription to access all apps in the bundle. Learn how to set up app bundles and effectively market them on your product page.

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In-App Purchases

Users can browse In-App Purchases directly on the App Store and start a purchase even before downloading your app, helping your app’s content gain exposure. You can promote up to 20 In-App Purchases, including subscriptions, on your app’s product page.

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Smart App Banners

Make it easy for users to download or open your app from your website. With Safari Smart App Banners, you can display a banner that provides a direct link to your app on the App Store or opens the app if it’s already installed.

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App Clip Codes

App Clip Codes are the best way for your users to discover your App Clip and app. These codes are visually beautiful and distinct, so when someone sees one, they’ll know there’s an App Clip waiting for them. Each code encodes the URL for an App Clip into its design and can incorporate an NFC tag, allowing users to launch your App Clip by holding their iPhone near the App Clip Code or by scanning it through the camera.

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Additional capabilities

Let customers know that your app provides additional features with Apple technologies.