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CPI

Cost per install

How it is calculated
spend÷installs
$ per install
What it is

Cost per install

Price of one app install. In iGaming and crypto it means nothing on its own: half of the installs never reach registration, and cheap installs from incentivised traffic almost never reach a deposit. We look at CPI only next to the share of installs that reached the target action.

Example

What it looks like in numbers

Network A gives installs at $0.90, network B at $2.40. From A, 1.1% reach a deposit; from B, 6%. A deposit costs $82 via A and $40 via B. The cheap install turned out twice as expensive.

In practice

Where this shows up

Pages where CPI is not explained but used — in a channel’s mechanics, in a launch breakdown or in a report.

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