Feature adoption
📖 3 min readUpdated 2026-04-19
Not every feature retains equally. Understanding which features predict retention, then nudging users toward them, is retention leverage.
Find your sticky features
Analyze retention by which features users adopted. Some features are strongly correlated with retention; others aren't.
Then nudge
- Empty-state CTAs
- In-app recommendations
- Email nudges for users who haven't tried the feature
- Onboarding updates to surface the feature
Avoid
- Feature promotion for sake of engagement metric
- Annoying prompts users ignore
- Celebrating shallow feature touches (open doesn't = adoption)