ASO GLOSSARY / CLICK-THROUGH RATE (CTR)
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Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Click-through rate is the share of people who click your listing after seeing it — in app stores, closely related to tap-through rate.

Click-through rate (CTR) is the percentage of viewers who click on your app or listing after seeing it. In an app store context it is essentially the tap-through rate from an impression to your product page; in web search and ad contexts, the click from a result to your destination.

CTR isolates the appeal of what’s visible before the click — the icon, title, and any preview snippet. A strong CTR means your first impression resonates with searchers; a weak one means you’re being seen but not chosen.

Because stores and search engines treat clicks as a relevance vote, improving CTR often improves ranking as well as raw traffic.

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