AI apps scale fast enough for a small leak to cost a lot

The playbook is a demo on the web, a paywall, then Download — and heavy paid social on top. Both halves deliver taps from inside an app's own browser, where the store handoff can fail.

Web demos · paid social · creator posts · trend-driven launches

Why it hits this category

Growth curves hide leaks

When volume doubles weekly, a constant percentage of losses looks like noise. It is not — it scales with you.

The web demo is the whole funnel

People try the model before installing. That try happens in the in-app browser, and everything that follows depends on the handoff at the end.

Fast launches leave no time for autopsies

You need to know within hours whether a channel converts. A delivery rate separates a weak creative from a broken route.

You pay for the demo either way

Every visitor who tries the model costs you inference. When that visitor cannot reach the store afterwards, you have bought the cost without the conversion.

What we measure

Delivery depends on which app the link opens in, and the spread is wide. These are our own numbers, not an industry estimate. Sample: 606 taps through our own links, 3–5 August 2026. Every link reports back when a tap fails to leave the in-app browser, so these are counted, not modelled.

SourceReached the storeDetail
Instagram99%3 taps stalled, 2 of them recovered by pressing the button
Facebook81%35 stalled, 17 recovered — this is where the system asks for confirmation
TikTok86%small sample, but the pattern matches Facebook
Plain browser100%nothing to escape from, the store opens directly

What the link actually does

It reads where the tap came from and takes the route that survives there: the external browser out of Instagram and Threads, the store's own scheme where that is what works, an immediate button where the system asks for confirmation. If everything is blocked, the tap still ends on a visible button instead of a blank screen.

Nothing to install

No SDK and no changes in the app. You swap one address for another.

Your tracker stays

An attribution link can be the destination. We hand the tap over and leave your parameters alone.

You see what arrived

Each link reports when a tap failed to leave the in-app browser, so the dashboard shows delivery, not just clicks.

Questions

Can the link open our web demo instead of the store?

Yes, after domain verification. The demo then opens in the real browser, where payments and analytics behave normally.

Does it support per-user links from Smart Script?

Yes. Keep the base attribution link in the dashboard and pass the personal part in the address — we put your parameters back on the destination.

How quickly can we start?

Sign up, add the app, paste your store or attribution URL. The link works immediately; the short branded address is the paid plan.

Can we route to the demo instead of the store?

Yes, after domain verification — and for a demo that is usually the right call, because a real browser keeps your payments and analytics intact.

Does it support per-user links?

Yes. The base link lives in the dashboard, the personal part travels in the address, and we put your parameters back on the destination.

Fix it with one link

Free while you try it: up to three apps, unlimited links under each, full routing and per-source stats. The paid plan buys a shorter address.