The Churn Blog
Practical strategies, metrics deep-dives, and hard-won lessons on reducing SaaS churn. No fluff, just stuff that works.
Why Users Uninstall Your App (And What to Do)
App uninstalls are the hardest type of churn to recover from. Once the app is gone, so is your push channel, your deep links, and most of your re-engagement options. Here are the real reasons users delete apps and the interventions that actually work.
AI Retention Emails That Get Opened
Generic "we miss you" emails get 2-3% open rates. AI-personalized retention emails get 15-25%. Here is how to use AI to write emails that match each customer's specific situation, and the three sequences every SaaS should have.
The 5 Types of SaaS Churn
Not all churn is created equal. Voluntary, involuntary, downgrade, competitive, and seasonal churn each have different root causes, different warning signs, and different fixes. Here is how to identify and tackle each one.
Tools to put these strategies into practice
The retention tools I recommend most often.
ChurnHalt
Analytics & Insights
You're finding out about churn after it happens. ChurnHalt analyses your Stripe history, finds the patterns behind cancelled subscriptions, and flags who you should focus on.
Retention Email Snapshot
resurrectionRetention & Loyalty
A 15-minute diagnostic call that surfaces exactly where your lifecycle emails are losing users. $249 value - ChurnTools users pay $149 with code CHURNTOOLS40.
UniqueSide
activationRetention & Loyalty
Rapid prototyping platform that helps teams ship retention experiments in days instead of months.
Intercom
activationCommunication
Customer messaging platform that drives growth through better customer relationships
ChurnZero
engagementCustomer Success
Real-time customer success platform designed to help subscription businesses fight churn
Gainsight
engagementCustomer Success
Customer success platform that helps drive product adoption and reduce churn
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