David Barnard
Host of the Sub Club podcast and expert on building and growing app businesses. Sits down with entrepreneurs, investors, and builders behind successful apps to learn from their experiences.
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Mar 11, 2024 • 43min
The Future of Subscription Apps (Why We’re So Excited For 2024)
The podcast discusses RevenueCat's 2024 State of Subscription Apps report, highlighting the need for optimization in conversion rates and pricing strategies. It emphasizes the importance of strategic focus on different markets and the crucial role of retention in app success. Reactivation of churned subscribers becomes more impactful as the app grows, prioritizing acquisition and retention early on.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 21min
Season 3, Episode 1: Unpacking Apple's App Store payments changes (with David Barnard)
David Barnard, Growth Advocate at RevenueCat, discusses Apple's new guidelines for alternative off-platform payments in the US and alternative app stores in the EU. They explore the specifics of the guidelines, the attractiveness of the options, impediments to implementation, and the sentiment of independent developers. They also discuss the implications of Apple's payment changes, differences between off-platform and app store payments, and options for developers in response to the new terms.
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Mar 20, 2024 • 1h 2min
Lessons from a Lackluster Launch — David Barnard, Weather Up
David Barnard discusses the failures of his recent app launch, the value of continuous updates over big launches, the unpredictability of press coverage, the importance of value-based pricing, and how A/B testing insights depend on user cohorts.
Mar 1, 2024 • 3h 38min
396: ‘The Essence of Stealing’, With David Barnard
Special guest David Barnard discusses the App Store's future, revenue models, and the Weather Up app update. They touch on app rankings, unethical practices, and the balance between originality and imitation in creative design. The conversation also explores Apple's design success, the Reservoir Dogs controversy, and the implications of app store economics, including Apple's 30% fee on developers.
Jul 22, 2025 • 1h 1min
Season 6, Episode 2: MDM Mailbag #4 (with David Barnard)
Join David Barnard, an independent app developer and Growth Advocate at RevenueCat, as he shares insights from his extensive experience in mobile apps. He discusses Apple's policy changes and their impact on link-out strategies, revealing how developers adapt. Barnard offers valuable retention strategies for subscription apps and debates when to choose subscription monetization over other models. He also addresses the challenges indie developers face regarding sustainability and burnout, emphasizing the importance of passion and effective differentiation.
