Skip to content

Commit bfc3f88

Browse files
authored
Real-time Charts Docs (Aug 1st update) (#1034)
* Update real-time charts docs * Add the new charts * Move unsupported charts section * Add Active Customers chart
1 parent abe33a6 commit bfc3f88

File tree

1 file changed

+34
-36
lines changed

1 file changed

+34
-36
lines changed

docs/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/real-time-charts.md

Lines changed: 34 additions & 36 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ We’re excited to welcome you to the beta of our new real-time Charts. We've re
1010
- Real-time reporting on almost all charts
1111
- A new unified subscription model for consistent reporting across stores
1212
- Improved definitions for existing dimensions like Platform and Country
13-
- New dimensions to filter and segment by, including custom attributes in the near future
13+
- New dimensions to filter and segment by, including Custom Attributes & Ad Attribution
14+
- Brand new charts for Trial Conversion Rate and Active Customers, with more for Paywall metrics coming soon
1415

1516
:::warning Supported stores
1617
At this time only App Store and Play Store aps are supported in Real-time Charts. Support for Stripe, Roku, and RevenueCat Web Billing is coming soon; with the remaining stores to follow.
@@ -20,43 +21,31 @@ At this time only App Store and Play Store aps are supported in Real-time Charts
2021
As you explore the beta and have feedback or questions about the experience, [please let us know here](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuAUBGNC).
2122
:::
2223

24+
## Getting Started
25+
26+
You can access Real-time Charts from your dashboard by toggling `Real-time` on in Charts. Look for the real-time icon next to supported Charts. To see the current version of each chart, simply toggle `Real-time` off.
27+
2328
## Summary of changes
2429

2530
### New features
2631

2732
- Charts are now updated in real-time as events occur [Learn more](/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/real-time-charts#real-time-reporting)
2833
- New filters & segments for deeper analysis [Learn more](/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/real-time-charts#new-and-updated-dimensions)
34+
- A new Trial Conversion Rate chart for measuring that rate by trial start date cohorts, and segmenting it for more granular analysis [Learn more](/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/trial-conversion-rate-chart)
2935

3036
### Improvements
3137

3238
- Charts are now defined from a consistent subscription definition that is universal across stores, and allows us to distinctly measure cases like a Product Change or a Resubscription separately from a standard Renewal. [Learn more](/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/real-time-charts#improved-subscription-definition)
3339
- Refunded transactions no longer cause metrics like Revenue, Conversion to Paying, etc. to change retroactively for complete periods. Instead, transactions that are later refunded are included by default in all charts, and their revenue or conversion (if applicable) is subtracted on the date the refund actually happened. [Learn more](/dashboard-and-metrics/charts/real-time-charts#refund-behavior)
3440
- The **Platform** dimension now reports a customer's first seen platform, not their last seen platform, to make analyzing acquisition channels easier and to avoid customer dimensions changing over time.
3541
- The **Country** dimensions now reports the country associated with a customer's app store account (if available), or IP-based location otherwise.
36-
- The current Trial Conversion chart included any future payment on an App Store subscription as a conversion to paid, even if that conversion did not come from the trial start. Now, only conversions to paid from the trial start are included in this chart.
37-
38-
## Supported charts
39-
40-
- Initial conversion
41-
- Trial conversion
42-
- Conversion to paying
43-
- New customers
44-
- Realized LTV per customer
45-
- Realized LTV per paying customer
46-
- Active Subscriptions
47-
- Active Subscriptions Movement
48-
- Active Trials
49-
- Active Trials Movement
50-
- ARR
51-
- MRR
52-
- MRR Movement
53-
- Cohort Explorer
42+
- The current Trial Conversion chart (renamed to the Trial Conversion Funnel) included any future payment on an App Store subscription as a conversion to paid, even if that conversion did not come from the trial start. Now, only conversions to paid from the trial start are included in this chart.
5443

5544
## Detailed changes
5645

5746
### Real-time reporting
5847

59-
Previously, charts refreshed every 2 to 12 hours depending on the dataset. Now, most charts update **in real-time**, providing:
48+
Previously, charts refreshed every 2 to 12 hours depending on the dataset. Now, almost all charts update **in real-time**, providing:
6049

6150
- **Immediate insights** into app performance
6251
- **Improved intra-day monitoring** for launches, experiments, or spikes
@@ -81,10 +70,6 @@ As a result of that change, you'll see some differences in the data our real-tim
8170

8271
### Refund behavior
8372

84-
:::warning In development
85-
The described refund behaviors for Conversion & LTV charts are in development, and will be supported in the coming days.
86-
:::
87-
8873
When a payment is refunded, it will be deducted from revenue and conversion (if applicable) on the day the refund occurs. Here's how that will impact various chart types:
8974

9075
- **Revenue**: A purchase will add revenue on the day it occurs. If it's later refunded, it will subtract revenue on the day the refund occurs.
@@ -97,27 +82,40 @@ We've introduced new dimensions for filtering & segmenting, with more coming soo
9782

9883
#### New dimensions
9984

100-
**Available now**
101-
102-
1. Experiment: Filter charts by the experiment & variant that a customer was enrolled in
103-
104-
**Coming soon**
105-
106-
1. App version: Filter & segment charts by the first seen app version of a customer to understand how metrics like conversion rate are impacted by app version
107-
2. Custom attributes: Filter & segment charts by the latest custom attribute values you've set for a customer, to understand how different segments of your audience behave.
85+
1. Experiment: Filter & segment charts by the experiment & variant that a customer was enrolled in
86+
2. App version: Filter & segment charts by the first seen app version of a customer to understand how metrics like conversion rate are impacted by app version
87+
3. Custom attributes: Filter & segment charts by the latest custom attribute values you've set for a customer, to understand how different segments of your audience behave.
88+
4. Attribution: Filter & segment charts by the attribution data you send to RevenueCat such as Source, Campaign, Keyword, etc. Some ad attribution integrations such as Apple Search Ads automatically send this data to RevenueCat once enabled, and all ad attribution integrations support optionally sending it through the reserved attributes for ad attribution. [Learn more here.](https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/customers/customer-attributes#attribution-data)
89+
5. Paywall: Filter & segment charts by the RevenueCat Paywall that a purchase was made from.
10890

10991
#### Updated dimensions
11092

11193
1. Platform: Now refers to the first seen platform of a customer, not their last seen platform, so that metrics like conversion rates and LTV can be segmented by the platform a customer originated on without it changing over time (e.g. if a customer converts on the web and then downloads your iOS app)
11294
2. Country: Now prioritizes the app store country of a customer or purchase over the customer's IP-based location. In charts which measure purchases, like Active Subscriptions, the app store storefront that the purchase occurred in will be used as the country; while in charts that measure customer cohorts, like Initial Conversion or Realized LTV per Customer, the first seen app store country of the customer will be used.
11395

114-
## Getting Started
96+
### New charts
11597

116-
You can access Real-time Charts from your dashboard by toggling `Real-time` on in Charts. Look for the real-time icon next to supported Charts. To see the current version of each chart, simply toggle `Real-time` off.
98+
#### Available now
11799

118-
As you explore the beta and have feedback or questions about the experience, [please let us know here](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuAUBGNC).
100+
1. Trial Conversion Rate: A new chart to measure the number of trials that started in a given period, and the portion of them that converted to paying customers, so that you can understand how likelihood to pay changes over time and by various dimensions. This differs from the Trial Conversion Funnel in that (1) it is cohorted by trial start date, and (2) focuses just on the conversion from trial to paid, and is therefore segmentable by other dimensions the way our other conversion charts are as well.
101+
2. Active Customers: A new chart to measure the number of unique customers who were active each day in your app. A "customer" is any user of your app, regardless of whether they've made a purchase, and includes both new customers and existing customers.
102+
103+
#### Coming soon
104+
105+
Paywall conversion, LTV, and abandonment charts for measuring performance of each of your RevenueCat Paywalls.
119106

120107
## Upcoming changes & improvements
121108

122109
- Real-time charts support App Store & Play Store apps, with additional store support currently in development.
123-
- Support for custom attributes as a filter & segment is in development, along with app version.
110+
- Paywall conversion, LTV, and abandonment charts for RevenueCat Paywalls
111+
112+
## Unsupported charts
113+
114+
Nearly all charts support the real-time system, with the exception of:
115+
116+
- Prediction Explorer
117+
- App Store Refund Requests
118+
- Play Store Cancel Reasons
119+
- Customer Center Survey Responses
120+
121+
We'll look to migrate these charts to support real-time reporting in the future as well.

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)