Agent skill

Subscription Lifecycle

by appeeky in appeeky/aso-skills

When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back.

MITAuto-check passedMarketing & SEO

Install Subscription Lifecycle

skills CLI
$ npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill subscription-lifecycle -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install appeeky/aso-skills subscription-lifecycle --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/subscription-lifecycle .claude/skills/subscription-lifecycle && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
subscription-lifecycle
GitHub stars
2.1k
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
697 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back.

  • Works in 4 steps: Trial Optimization → Reducing Voluntary Churn → Involuntary Churn (Failed Payments) → …
  • Wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal
  • SKILL.md covers The Subscription Lifecycle, Key Metrics at Each Stage, Stage 1 — Trial Optimization and Stage 2 — Reducing Voluntary…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Subscription Lifecycle is an agent skill from appeeky/aso-skills. When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back. Use when the user mentions "subscription lifecycle", "trial conversion", "churn", "cancellation", "win-back", "lapsed subscribers", "dunning", "billing retry", "grace period", "renewal rate", "subscriber LTV", or "resubscribe". For paywall design and pricing strategy, see monetization-strategy. For subscription analytics dashboards, see app-analytics.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Marketing & SEO, covering Referral and retention marketing and Pricing strategy. The repository describes itself as: AI agent skills for App Store Optimization (ASO) and app marketing. Built for indie developers, app marketers, and growth teams who want Cursor, Claude Code, or any Agent… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal
  • The user mentions subscription lifecycle
  • Trial conversion
  • Lapsed subscribers

Example prompts

  • “subscription lifecycle”
  • “trial conversion”
  • “cancellation”
  • “/subscription-lifecycle”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Trial Optimization
  2. Reducing Voluntary Churn
  3. Involuntary Churn (Failed Payments)
  4. Win-Back Campaigns

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3919d7c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Subscription Lifecycle loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 128 tokens; SKILL.md has 697 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~128
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from appeeky/aso-skills at commit 3919d7c, republished under its MIT licence (© appeeky). 697 words, ~1,924 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/subscription-lifecycle/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
subscription-lifecycle
description
When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back. Use when the user mentions "subscription lifecycle", "trial conversion", "churn", "cancellation", "win-back", "lapsed subscribers", "dunning", "billing retry", "grace period", "renewal rate", "subscriber LTV", or "resubscribe". For paywall design and pricing strategy, see monetization-strategy. For subscription analytics dashboards, see app-analytics.
metadata.version
1.0.0

Subscription Lifecycle

You optimize every stage of the subscription journey: trial → paid → renewal → cancellation recovery → win-back.

The Subscription Lifecycle

Install → Trial start → [Trial period] → Conversion → Renewal → ... → Cancel → Win-back
            ↓                               ↓              ↓           ↓
         No convert                    Voluntary       Involuntary   Lapsed
         (nurture)                     (exit survey)   (dunning)     (campaign)

Key Metrics at Each Stage

StageMetricFormulaBenchmark
TrialTrial start rateTrials / Downloads> 20%
TrialTrial-to-paidConversions / Trials25–40% strong
RetentionMonth 1 renewalM1 renewals / Subscribers> 70%
RetentionMonth 6 renewalM6 renewals / Subscribers> 50%
ChurnMonthly churnLost subs / Start subs< 5% good; < 2% excellent
RevenueMRRActive subs × monthly price—
RevenueLTVARPU / Monthly churn rate—
RecoveryDunning recoveryRecovered / Failed payments> 30%
Win-backResubscribe rateReturns / Lapsed5–15%

Stage 1 — Trial Optimization

Trial Length
App TypeRecommended trialNotes
Simple utility3–7 daysValue obvious quickly
Health/fitness7–14 daysHabit formation needs time
Productivity7–14 daysWorkflow integration
Education7–14 daysFirst lesson completion
Entertainment7 daysBinge behavior

Test: Monthly apps with a 7-day trial vs. 14-day trial — conversion rate may drop slightly but LTV often increases.

Trial Nurture Sequence

Send in-app (or push) messages during the trial to drive activation:

Day 0: Welcome — "Your trial has started. Here's how to get the most from it."
Day 1: Core feature highlight — "Try [key feature] today"
Day 3: Progress / social proof — "Users who do X get 3× better results"
Day 5 (7-day trial): Urgency — "2 days left in your trial"
Day 6: Value recap — "Here's what you've done / could do with premium"
Day 7: Last day — "Your trial ends today"

Rule: Messages should show value, not just create pressure.

Trial End — Conversion Moment

At trial end, show a paywall that:

  • Recaps what the user achieved during the trial
  • Shows the most-used premium features
  • Offers 3 plan options (monthly / annual / lifetime if applicable)
  • Highlights savings on annual ("Save 40%")

See monetization-strategy for paywall design details.

Stage 2 — Reducing Voluntary Churn

Why Users Cancel (and How to Fix It)
ReasonSignalFix
Forgot they subscribedLow sessions, no activationImprove onboarding + notification strategy
Not enough valueLow feature usagePush underused high-value features
Too expensivePrice sensitivityIntroduce lower-tier or pause option
Problem with app1-star reviewsFix the bug, reply to reviews
Found alternative—Monitor competitor installs
Seasonal useChurns at same time yearlyOffer a pause option
The Cancellation Flow

When a user initiates cancellation (iOS — ManagedSubscriptionGroup):

  1. Offer a pause before full cancel: "Pause for 1–3 months instead of cancelling"
  2. Show value recap: "You've used [feature] X times this month"
  3. Offer a discount: Only as last resort — 20–30% off for 3 months
  4. Exit survey: Always ask "Why are you cancelling?" (1 tap, not an essay)

Cancellation exit survey options:

  • Too expensive
  • Not using it enough
  • Missing a feature I need
  • Switching to a competitor
  • Technical issues
  • Just taking a break
Engagement Signals to Watch

Users at high churn risk:

  • Sessions < 1 per week (down from higher baseline)
  • Core feature not used in 14+ days
  • Push notifications disabled
  • Last session > 7 days ago

Trigger a re-engagement push or in-app message before they cancel.

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Stage 3 — Involuntary Churn (Failed Payments)

Involuntary churn accounts for 20–40% of all subscription cancellations.

Dunning Strategy
DayAction
0Payment fails silently — Apple/Google retry
3Apple/Google retry #2
7Apple/Google retry #3 — show in-app "Update payment method" banner
10Send push: "Your subscription couldn't be renewed — tap to update"
14Grace period ends — subscription suspended
15Final in-app message: "Reactivate to keep access"

Grace period:

  • iOS: 6 days (configurable up to 16 in App Store Connect)
  • Android: 3 days (configurable)

Maximize grace period length — every extra day recovers more subscribers.

RevenueCat Integration

RevenueCat handles dunning automatically. Key settings:

  • Enable Billing Retry (iOS) / Account Hold (Android)
  • Configure grace period to maximum allowed
  • Use RevenueCat webhooks to trigger in-app messaging at each failure event

See revenuecat.md integration guide.

Stage 4 — Win-Back Campaigns

Target lapsed subscribers (cancelled or expired in last 30–90 days).

Win-Back Offer Ladder

Start with the softest offer; escalate only if no response:

Week 1 after lapse:  "We miss you" — highlight new features added since they left
Week 3:              "Come back for 30% off your first month back"
Week 6:              "3 months at 50% off — best offer we'll make"
Week 12+:            Archive — low conversion probability
Win-Back Channels
ChannelHow
Push notificationIn-app if app still installed
EmailIf email was collected
Apple Win-Back OfferNative iOS win-back offer in StoreKit 2
Paid retargetingMeta/Google retargeting to lapsed subscriber list
StoreKit 2 Win-Back Offers (iOS 18+)

Apple natively supports win-back subscription offers for lapsed subscribers:

  • Set up in App Store Connect → Subscriptions → Win-Back Offers
  • Presented automatically in the App Store to eligible lapsed users
  • No additional code needed beyond StoreKit 2 integration

Output Format

Subscription Health Report
Lifecycle Metrics ([period]):

Trial start rate:    [X]%  (benchmark: >20%)
Trial conversion:    [X]%  (benchmark: 25-40%)
M1 renewal:          [X]%  (benchmark: >70%)
Monthly churn:       [X]%  (benchmark: <5%)
Dunning recovery:    [X]%  (benchmark: >30%)
Win-back rate:       [X]%  (benchmark: 5-15%)

LTV (estimated):    $[N]
MRR:                $[N]

Top issues:
1. [Stage] — [metric] is [X]% vs benchmark [Y]% — [recommended fix]
2. [Stage] — [metric] is [X]% vs benchmark [Y]% — [recommended fix]

Priority action:
[Single highest-leverage change to implement this week]
  • monetization-strategy — Paywall design, pricing tiers, trial setup
  • retention-optimization — Engagement strategy to reduce voluntary churn
  • app-analytics — Track the metrics above with Firebase + RevenueCat
  • onboarding-optimization — Fix early-stage drop-off that prevents trial starts
  • rating-prompt-strategy — Satisfied subscribers are your best raters

© appeeky, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/subscription-lifecycle of appeeky/aso-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3919d7c

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Questions about Subscription Lifecycle

What does Subscription Lifecycle do?

When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back. Subscription Lifecycle is an agent skill from appeeky/aso-skills. When the user wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal, cancellation, and win-back.

When should I use Subscription Lifecycle?

Subscription Lifecycle fits situations like: wants to optimize their subscription business end-to-end — from trial start through renewal; the user mentions subscription lifecycle; trial conversion; lapsed subscribers.

How do I install Subscription Lifecycle in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill subscription-lifecycle -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subscription-lifecycle in appeeky/aso-skills) into .claude/skills/subscription-lifecycle in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Subscription Lifecycle in Codex?

Run `npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill subscription-lifecycle -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/subscription-lifecycle in appeeky/aso-skills) into .agents/skills/subscription-lifecycle in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Subscription Lifecycle in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill subscription-lifecycle -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/subscription-lifecycle, .gemini/skills/subscription-lifecycle, .github/skills/subscription-lifecycle and .opencode/skills/subscription-lifecycle in your project.

What does Subscription Lifecycle need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Subscription Lifecycle is instructions for the agent only.

Does Subscription Lifecycle access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Subscription Lifecycle safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Subscription Lifecycle use?

Subscription Lifecycle is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Subscription Lifecycle use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Subscription Lifecycle?

appeeky (a GitHub organization) maintains it in appeeky/aso-skills, which has 2,149 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: appeeky/aso-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.