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Available bidding strategies for Value-based Optimization for app

Last updated: May 2025

There are two available bidding strategies for Value-based Optimization for app:


1. Target ROAS is a goal-based bidding strategy, available exclusively with Smart+.

Target ROAS bidding logic - chart

2. Highest Value is a spend-based bidding strategy.

Highest Value bidding logic - chart


Consider the following when choosing between the Target ROAS and Highest Value bidding strategies:

Bid strategy

Target ROAS

Highest Value

Value proposition

Target ROAS is a goal-based bidding strategy, available exclusively with Smart+. Target ROAS helps deliver results at your targeted CPA and ROAS by balancing cost and volume.

Highest Value is a spend-based bidding strategy. Highest value helps deliver the highest volume of conversions possible while maximizing your budget.

When to use

Ideal for advertisers with strict and clear ROAS KPIs

Ideal if advertisers want to scale fast and have a flexible KPI, or looking to understand the ROAS they can achieve

Goal

Primary KPI: Strictly controlling Cost Per Result or targeting a specific ROAS goal



Secondary KPI: Spending your entire budget is secondary

Primary KPI: Maximizing volume and spend



Secondary KPI: Controlling Cost Per Result is secondary

Budget settings

Use more than 30x of your historical CPA (every) or more than 3x your historical average campaign budget

Input your target spending (the budget that you plan to spend)

Bid settings

Input your target Cost Per Result and ROAS


Tip: We recommend starting with a target that is based on your TikTok performance in the last 7 days (for example, TikTok ROAS in the last 7 days based on the same target region and same optimization event).

Not applicable: bid is not required

Delivery expectations

- Daily spend may fluctuate



- Actual cost per result or ROAS will be controlled around or lower than the bid provided

- Daily spend is stable



- Daily cost per result may fluctuate in response to the changes in the competitive environment


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