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ARPU

Also: Average Revenue Per User · ARPDAU

ARPU (average revenue per user) is revenue in a period divided by the number of users active in that period. ARPDAU is the same ratio computed per day.

ARPU = Period revenue ÷ Active users in period

ARPU is a health metric for the whole product, not an acquisition metric. It moves when monetization changes and when the user mix changes, so a rising ARPU can mean better pricing or simply fewer low-value users.

For UA decisions, prefer cohort LTV: it ties revenue to the users a specific campaign bought.

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In Roasy

Roasy computes this across every ad network, Adjust, and RevenueCat on one screen — real revenue, cohort windows, and the same definition everywhere.