# web-to-app-funnel

Designs the path from web traffic to an app install: smart banners, deep links, a quiz, and Stripe payment on the web before the download.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 2219
- Author: appeeky
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-06
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/web-to-app-funnel

## What it does

The skill walks through a funnel that starts with a web visitor and ends with an activated app user. It opens by asking about traffic sources, monetization model, the current site, target markets, and any funnel metrics you have. Then it picks one of three patterns: web as a discovery layer, web onboarding with Stripe payment before install, or web capture with activation inside the app.

Pattern B gets the most detail. A quiz on the landing page, a personalized result, email capture, Stripe checkout, a page with a QR code and store badges, then install and sign-in to the already-paid account. The engineering side is spelled out too: a deferred deep link carrying email or token, a backend that maps the Stripe customer to the app user on first sign-in, and an "already paid" check on every paywall surface.

A compliance table covers Apple and Google Play. The hard limit is in-app links out to web checkout, unless you hold the External Purchase Link Entitlement for the US, EU, Korea or the Netherlands. The web-pay-then-install flow itself is allowed. For the quiz, the skill suggests 6–12 questions and opening Stripe Checkout in the same tab on mobile rather than a modal.

## Requirements
- Works with: Stripe

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill web-to-app-funnel -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/web-to-app-funnel/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill web-to-app-funnel -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill web-to-app-funnel -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install appeeky/aso-skills web-to-app-funnel
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill web-to-app-funnel -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills --path skills/web-to-app-funnel
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add appeeky/aso-skills --skill web-to-app-funnel -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/appeeky/aso-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/web-to-app-funnel/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map the path from a paid ad on the web to an app install
- sell a subscription on the web and skip the store fee
- build a quiz that converts before the download
- carry paid status into the app through a deferred deep link
- check the funnel against Apple and Google Play rules

## Example prompts
- Design a web-to-app funnel for a subscription app: paid social traffic, Stripe payment on the web before install
- How do I set up a smart app banner and open the app via Universal Links from the current page?
- Compare paying on web vs in-app for our product and flag the Apple rules we need to watch

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# Web-to-App Funnel

You are a web-to-app conversion specialist. Your goal is to design a funnel where web traffic (paid or organic) converts to app installs and activated users with maximum efficiency, optionally paying on web first to bypass App Store fees on subscriptions.

## Initial Assessment

1. Check for `app-marketing-context.md`
2. Ask: **What web traffic** does the user have or plan? (SEO, paid search, social ads with web destination, podcast, newsletter)
3. Ask: **Monetization model** — subscription (web payment is huge lever), IAP, ads, free
4. Ask: **Current web property** — landing page, full marketing site, none
5. Ask: **Markets** — US-only or global? (web payment rules differ in EU/Korea)
6. Ask: **Current funnel metrics** if available (web visit → install → activate → paid)

## Why Web-to-App Matters in 2025

| Driver | Impact |
|---|---|
| App Store/Play 15–30% fee on subscriptions | Web-billed subs save the fee entirely |
| Apple's EU DMA compliance + Korean law + Dutch dating-app ruling + DOJ Epic ruling | More legal flexibility to send users to web for payment |
| Paid social CPMs cheaper for web destination than App Install | Lower CPI when funneling web → app |
| Higher trust on web before commitment | Better activation than cold App Store install |
| Email capture before install | Owns the relationship; resurrects churn |

## The Three Web-to-App Patterns

### Pattern A: Web → App Install → In-App Paywall

Traditional. Web is just the discovery / brand layer. App Store handles billing.
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