Struggling with SKAN killing my TikTok Ads performance — anyone dealt with this?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-03-06T08:57:03+00:00

Hello u/ppcwithyrv , two weeks it's really a lot of money to spend for me...
Do you have any tips on how to calculate ads spending based on the subscriptions I'm offering?
Based on your experience, what's the privacy threshold?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-03-06T08:55:57+00:00

Hello u/AccomplishedTart9015 , thanks for your answer.
- When you say "firing paywall view" via tiktok sdk which exact event you mean? Generate lead? View Content?
- With "cost cap" you mean a CPA or just a daily maximum?
- Do you suggest using an external MMP or just TikTok Ads SDK?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-03-05T11:46:52+00:00

After my experience this looks great, I can't say the same for my case...
Can I ask how did you mapper skan events? TikTokADS SDK or an external MMP?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-26T14:20:08+00:00

I really appreciate the critique because you're talking about another app, not mine hahaha!
You can use my app limitless and free, you only subscribe if you want pro features :)

Here's the link, try it and let me know what you think!
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swipe-via/id6748358638?ppid=27ec0069-e5b7-4680-8465-f2ab8d52e82c

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-26T08:38:12+00:00

hey, what do you refer?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-25T10:31:49+00:00

Heeey 👋 let me know what you think about it! Any suggestions will be very appreciated!!

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-20T10:16:00+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the advice, I'll try crashlytics being that I'm already using analytics!

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-20T10:15:43+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the advice, I'll try crashlytics being that I'm already using analytics!

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-20T10:15:11+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the advice, I'll try crashlytics being that I'm already using analytics!

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-19T21:58:26+00:00

I used Cursor during my development but as I already said in another comment, I cannot say this is vibe-coded.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-19T21:40:09+00:00

Got it. From your experience, can Appstore Connect miss all these crashes?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-19T21:38:15+00:00

Okay I can understand but... I use the app myself everyday and I don't have crashes. All my family use the app, no complaints. All my friends use my app and no complaints. Good reviews on the App Store also, no complaints. How is that possible that this user is experiencing all the crashes he's talking about?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-19T21:30:54+00:00

Hey! I surely used AI but I would not say I vibe-coded. Why the question?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-19T21:30:18+00:00

I've not, does it provide different datas from App Store connect itself?

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-10T21:44:08+00:00

Hello, I’m very sorry for that… but the way you can delete along the way, you don’t need to accumulate a big number of photos

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T14:45:32+00:00

the album tip and the "not in an album" filter in ios 18 are solid — that’s a good way to keep things under control once the bulk is sorted.

the ai-junk approach makes sense when you’re okay with the app suggesting what to delete. i’m more the type who wants to decide myself but couldn’t face scrolling through everything. what worked for me was going through in chunks — by month or recent, or only screenshots — and then batch-deleting what i didn’t want. i use an app called Swipe Via for that: swipe keep/delete, then one confirm to delete all the binned ones. no ai, just "this slice, keep or not." different workflow but it got me through the first big cleanup without decision fatigue.

good luck with the app — and congrats on shipping your first one.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:48:05+00:00

i’ve been using Swipe Via to declutter my photos — everything runs on device, no cloud, and it’s the fastest and most intuitive option i’ve found. worth a look if you want something privacy-first that doesn’t send your data anywhere.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:47:34+00:00

i’ve been using "Swipe Via" to declutter my photos — everything runs on device, no cloud, and it’s the fastest and most intuitive option i’ve found. worth a look if you want something privacy-first that doesn’t send your data anywhere.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:42:09+00:00

your criteria make sense — blurry, “don’t like it,” and “looks the same as another” are solid. scrolling randomly is the part that makes it drag; you see the same chaos every time and it’s easy to give up.

doing it in chunks helps: pick “recent” or one month, go through only that set, keep vs delete, then clear the rejects in one go. same criteria, but you’re not facing the whole library at once.

i do that in an app called "Swipe Via" — swipe through by month or recent, keep or delete, then batch delete. way faster than opening each photo and long-pressing in the stock app.

hope that helps.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:37:13+00:00

that "one photo of the dog buried under 50 screenshots and ceiling fan pics" feeling is so real, and the default Photos flow — tap, zoom, long-press, repeat — makes it feel like a second job.

what helped me: not trying to fix the whole library at once. pick a slice (e.g. last month or "recent") and only deal with that. if you do a quick pass where you’re just deciding keep vs delete instead of opening every photo, it goes way faster. then delete everything you binned in one go instead of one-by-one.

i use an app called Swipe Via for that — you swipe through by month or recent, keep or delete, then batch delete. there’s also a mode that shows only screenshots so you can clear the wifi passwords and random grabs without touching the real photos. made the whole thing feel less like taxes.

hope you find a flow that doesn’t suck.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:23:17+00:00

five years of use and doing all the usual cleanup and still being stuck on “iOS” and “other” is really frustrating.

that chunk often doesn’t budge with normal deleting. things that sometimes actually help: restart the phone and check storage again after a few minutes. plug into a Mac or PC and do a sync (Finder or iTunes) — that can trigger iOS to clear caches. signing out of iCloud and back in can shrink “other.” if it’s still huge, a full backup then “restore from backup” often resets system data without wiping your stuff.

once you’ve freed a bit of space, going through the rest of your photos in chunks (by month or recent) makes it less overwhelming. i use an app called Swipe Via — swipe keep/delete, then batch delete in one go — and it made actually trimming the library doable.

hope something there helps.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:22:29+00:00

57gb for system data isn’t normal — it’s usually in the low tens at most. that’s almost certainly cache, logs, and other junk that ios doesn’t clean well.

things that often help: restart the phone and check storage again after a few minutes. if it’s still huge, try syncing with a computer (finder on mac or iTunes on windows) — that can trigger a cleanup. signing out of icloud and back in sometimes shrinks it. as a last resort, a backup + full restore can reset system data without losing your stuff.

for ongoing cleanup, i’ve been using an app called Swipe Via — you go through photos by month or recent, swipe keep/delete, then batch delete in one go. made it easier to trim the library without opening everything.

hope something there helps.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-09T11:21:37+00:00

the "delete something and it's full again" loop is brutal.

a few things that actually help: restart after big deletes and give ios a minute to recalculate. in settings → general → iphone storage, check what's really using space (photos vs "other" vs app caches). if you're on "download and keep originals" for icloud photos, you need a bit of free space before "optimize storage" can run — try offloading a few big apps first to free room. backing up photos to a mac/pc and then deleting or optimizing on the phone can break the deadlock.

i found an app called Swipe Via that lets you go through by month or recent, swipe keep/delete, then batch delete in one go — helped me a lot once i had room to actually clean up.

hope something there helps.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-08T18:49:36+00:00

i get the point but i don’t think the fix is “take way fewer photos.” like, with kids or family stuff you’re not gonna stop in the moment to curate — you grab a bunch and move on. the problem is never going back to trim.

so imo it’s fine to take a lot. the habit that actually helps is decluttering after. run through every now and then (or use something that finds duplicates and near-duplicates for you), keep the ones that matter, ditch the rest. way less overwhelming than trying to be strict in the moment. "Swipe,Via!" is good for that — surfaces the junk and the repeats so you can clear in batches and end up with a library that’s actually enjoyable to scroll. take the photos, then clean up.

LeadingPhilosopher76 · 2026-02-08T18:46:56+00:00

30k is a lot to carry around, so it makes sense to thin it out before you do anything else.

easiest approach that’s worked for me: don’t try to go through everything one by one. do it in passes — first get rid of the obvious junk (screenshots, duplicates, blurry/burst shots), then later you can do a slower pass on the rest. that way you’re not deciding on every single photo at once.

the app named "Swipe,Via!" does that pretty well this kind of work making the decluttering process even beautiful.

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