Ad copy that cut cost-per-install.
Built by Timewheel
Khiladi Adda · Strategy, design & engineering
The Challenge
Scaling spend, creeping CPI.
Khiladi Adda was scaling spend while CPI crept up and creative fatigued fast. In a heavily policy-restricted category, the usual aggressive hooks weren't an option.
- Strict ad-policy limits on real-money gaming
- Creative burning out within days at scale
- Pressure to grow installs without blowing up CPI
The Strategy
Make copy a system, not a guess.
Build a compliant hook library and run a disciplined weekly testing matrix so winners replaced losers before fatigue hit.
- Built a hook library of compliant, emotion-led angles
- Ran a weekly variant-testing matrix across Google and Meta
- Tightened message-match between ad and landing page
- Killed fatigued creative on a fixed cadence, not on vibes
The Results
Fatigue beaten, installs up.
Figures come from the client's own analytics, Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, and the relevant ad-platform dashboards, tracked over 6 months. Before and after windows are like-for-like.
How the numbers moved
Item · Function · Why it mattersCost per install
₹118 → ₹78
−34%
Install volume / month
21K → 46K
+120%
Ad CTR
1.3% → 2.1%
+61%
Creative lifespan
3 days → 9 days
+200%
Key Learnings
Hooks beat offers; volume beats vibes.
The hook mattered more than the offer, and the volume of compliant variants is what actually beat fatigue. Systematise creation or the account stalls.
Results
cost per install
install volume / month
ad CTR
creative lifespan
“He turned our ad copy into a machine. We finally scaled installs without watching CPI run away.”
Questions people ask
Cost per install fell from ₹118 to ₹78 (−34%); install volume per month went from 21K to 46K (+120%); ad CTR rose from 1.3% to 2.1% (+61%).
6 months. Budget: ₹40L+ media.
Ad Copy, Performance, Creative Testing.
Next up
Want results like this?
Whether it's growing installs, cutting CAC, or a product you need built, start with a conversation.
More case studies
Read another build
Ranking a UAE cake shop #1 for 40+ local searches
Occasion Cakes
Selling land by turning plots into life stories
Stone & Acres
Meta lead-gen that turned clicks into customers