Set Objectives

Find users likely to make in-app purchases of your products and services.

Grow the user base of your most valuable customers.

Grow your business with users most aligned with your in-app content.

Drive installs and actions no matter how you monetize.

An App campaign for installs is a great way to help you acquire new users at scale. These campaigns allow users to install your app directly from your ad and are specifically optimized to help drive as many installs as possible.

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Learn how to create an App campaign for installs.

App campaigns for engagement help you reach customers who have already installed your app, prompting them to take another action, like a purchase. You’ll need a minimum of 250,000 installs and provide text, image assets, and videos (optional).

Learn more about asset requirements for App campaigns for engagement.

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Learn how to create an App campaign for engagement.

App campaigns for pre-registration build excitement and awareness for your app or game before its release on Google Play. This Google Play exclusive feature helps capture pre-launch interest and generates early installs. It’s especially useful for multiplayer online games that target a broader audience to increase effectiveness.

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Choose precise locations for your ads by selecting target areas under “Locations.” You can fine-tune your global targeting and exclusion preferences by clicking “Location options.”

Make your ads relevant by using clear communication localized to your audience.

If your content is unlikely to resonate with users in a particular region, update your targeting settings in “Languages.” Remember, Google Ads doesn’t translate your ads, so only target languages that align with your ad content.

When you set your bid, you’re telling Google Ads the average amount you’d like to spend for a customer action — such as an install.

Your budget is automatically adjusted to achieve as many conversions as possible within your bid amount.

Your campaign budget is the average amount you’re willing to spend on the campaign per day.

For example, if you set your average daily budget at $200 and your target cost-per-install is $2, aim for roughly 100 installs per day from your ads.

Goal: Build a user base for a new application
App campaigns that optimize for a target cost-per-install (CPI) prioritize “install volume,” targeting “all users” to get the most installs for your budget. Your bid represents how much you are willing to spend per customer, per conversion. Our machine-learning algorithm will optimize your bid to achieve the highest volume of new installs.

"I want as many installs under a $2 cost-per-install as possible."

Learn more about tCPI bidding strategy.

Goal: Build a user base for a new app
Campaigns focused on maximizing conversions will automatically set suitable bids for you. Like tCPI campaigns, the Google Ads algorithm will alter your bid to provide you with the highest install volume at scale for your campaign’s total budget.

"I want as many installs as possible for my $1,000 campaign budget."

Learn more about the maximize conversions bidding strategy.

Goal: Focus on users who complete in-app actions
This campaign is focused on in-app actions, with a target cost per action (Target CPA) set to drive in-app events. Your bid will define the amount you’ll pay to convert a user through an in-app event, like signing up for a service.

"I need users who install my app to sign up for a subscription service."

Learn more about the tCPA bidding strategy.