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Referral Codes for Mobile Apps

GoMarketMe Referral Codes give affiliates an easy-to-remember way to promote your app when sharing a link is not practical. They are ideal for conversations, podcasts, videos, livestreams, events, presentations, and print.

Affiliate links are optional. Referral codes work even when no affiliate link is used; the user can enter the code directly in your app.

When an affiliate link is used, the matching referral code is automatically pre-populated and applied, so the referred user does not need to enter it manually.

Set up referral codes in three steps

1. Install GoMarketMe SDK version 6 on iOS or Android and choose your UI. Use showReferralCodeTrigger() during onboarding, or connect your own code-entry interface to the SDK.
2. Enable and customize referral codes. Open Referral Code Settings, turn the feature on, configure the experience, and save your changes.
3. Add referral codes to any campaign. Referral codes are available for Public and Private campaigns, whether existing or new. Assign an optional, unique code to each participating affiliate.

Customize the in-app experience

With GoMarketMe’s built-in UI, you control how the referral-code experience looks in your app without building the interface yourself. Configure the trigger as a link or button, then customize its text, alignment, typography, colors, border, and spacing.

The live preview shows the complete referral-code sheet, including the title, message, code field, Skip button, Apply Code button, and success or error states.

Enable and customize Referral Codes in GoMarketMe →

Assign referral codes to affiliates

Referral codes are available for Public and Private campaigns, whether existing or new. Enter a code when inviting a new affiliate or editing an existing affiliate. Codes are optional, but every code must be unique across all campaigns in your GoMarketMe account.

Choose codes that are short, memorable, and easy to spell. A creator name, brand name, or simple campaign phrase usually works well.

What users see in your app

If you use the built-in UI, the SDK displays the trigger and referral-code sheet with the appearance you configured in GoMarketMe. A user who did not arrive through an affiliate link can enter the code they received and tap Apply Code.

When an affiliate link is used, the matching referral code is automatically pre-populated and applied, so the referred user does not need to enter it. If a user does not have a code, they can skip the step and continue.

Best practices

• Keep codes short and avoid characters that are easy to confuse.
• Place code entry where new users will see it during onboarding.
• Use clear trigger text such as “Have a referral code?”
• Give each affiliate a consistent code they can remember and say aloud.
• Test a valid code, an invalid code, and the Skip action before releasing your app.