Quickstart — from signup to your first daily brief
Create your account, connect your first app and get your first daily brief — in about ten minutes.
Best first moveConnect RevenueCat first. AdsBuddy needs real revenue before it can make useful ad decisions.
Where setup livesStart in onboarding, then revisit everything later in Settings → Integrations.
What you see after setupThe Dashboard shows whether you are caught up, what needs approval, and how each app is progressing.
This guide gets you from signup to your first useful dashboard. Every new workspace starts with a 7-day free trial with full Growth access and no card required.
What you'll need
An iOS app that monetizes through RevenueCat (required — it's how AdsBuddy ties ad spend to real revenue).
An Apple Search Ads account (optional at setup — needed for recommendations and applying changes).
Optionally, App Store Connect API access for the install funnel (a Growth-plan feature).
1Connect
Add your app, RevenueCat, and Apple Ads when you are ready to let AdsBuddy read campaigns.
2Choose mode
Pick Easy Max Conversions or Advanced manual bids for that app.
3Review
Choose budget, countries and Target CPA or bids, then review exact Apple Ads changes before anything goes live.
The setup steps
Create your accountSign up at adsbuddy.app/signup with email, Google or Apple.
Start your free trialYour new workspace gets 7 days of full Growth access. No card or checkout is required before setup.
Add your first appName + App Store ID (the ~10-digit number in your store URL, apps.apple.com/app/id6448311069, or in App Store Connect → Apps).
Connect RevenueCatProject ID + a read-only V2 secret key. The wizard links straight to the page where they live — see Connect RevenueCat.
Connect Apple Search Ads (optional now)The one with the key ceremony — the wizard walks you through it, or see Connect Apple Search Ads. You can also do this later from Settings.
Choose how campaigns should runUse Easy for Apple Max Conversions, or Advanced when you want manual bids, exact keywords, Search Match and negatives.
Set the daily budgetTell AdsBuddy how much the app can spend per day. AdsBuddy recommends a starter Target CPA or bid setup from that budget, but you can edit it before applying.
Pick your daily-brief timeWhen the day's prioritized actions should be ready, in your timezone. Email/Slack delivery is optional.
Finish setupHit Finish setup. AdsBuddy lands on the Dashboard and starts syncing your connected accounts.
After 7 days, choose Starter or Growth to keep using the workspace. AdsBuddy does not charge you automatically because the trial does not require a card.
What happens right after
AdsBuddy runs a first sync immediately: RevenueCat revenue, Apple Ads campaigns if connected, and app metadata.
The Dashboard starts showing real data within about a minute, not after the nightly run.
Campaign setup happens inside the app page: open your app, go to Campaigns, and choose Easy or Advanced when you're ready.
When something needs your approval, the Dashboard shows it in the “needs you today” strip, sorted by impact.
The fastest way to see value: open My apps → your app → Campaigns. Import what already exists, or create an Easy Max Conversions campaign with a daily budget, Target CPA and selected countries. AdsBuddy shows the Apple Ads changes before anything reaches Apple.