Predictive Lifetime

The predictive lifetime calculation feature provides the estimated number of days a user is likely to return to your service. The predictive lifetime can be used to calculate the predictive lifetime value (pLTV), which can offer valuable insight for effective campaign planning.

Enable Predictive Lifetime Calculation

In the Retention Report, check the [Predictive Lifetime] checkbox and set the calculation period to enable the predictive lifetime calculation.

How to interpret the predictive lifetime

The predictive lifetime in the Retention Report shows the estimated number of days on average the users in a cohort are expected to return to your service.

For example, when the predictive lifetime of a cohort is 10 days, it means that the users in the cohort are likely to return to your service for 10 days on average during the set calculation period.

The following requirements MUST be met to be able to enable the predictive lifetime feature.

Calculation period

When checking the [Predictive Lifetime] checkbox, you can set the calculation period by entering a value between 1 and 1,000.

For example, when you enter 30, the calculation period is set to Day 30, and the predictive lifetime will show the number of days the cohort is likely to return to your service calculated from Day 0 to Day 30.

How to view the predictive lifetime

The predictive lifetime column shows the calculated predictive lifetime of each cohort. GroupBys can be added to get a more granular view of the predictive lifetime.

Refer to the following example case.

How to Calculate the pLTV

With the predictive lifetime in the Retention Report, the pLTV can be calculated using the following formula.

  • pLTV = Predictive Lifetime * Average Revenue Per Daily Active User (ARPDAU)

If ARPDAU is not available, the ARPU divided by the number of days can be used instead. The ARPU metric is available in the Revenue Report in Airbridge.

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