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| Criterion |  Growth Pirate Metrics AARRR |  Growth Hooked Model |  Growth Flywheel |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For products with complex usage paths, overall growth alone is too coarse to reveal bottlenecks. Pirate Metrics breaks the relationship with the product into consecutive stages and shows where the funnel actually leaks. | The Hooked Model helps clarify engagement loops, user behavior, and experiments. It makes repeat behavior measurable and captures the result as a hooked loop, trigger map, and reward design. | Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Multiple workshops over several weeks | 60-120 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | AARRR funnel, Metric baseline, Experiment backlog | Hooked loop, Trigger map, Reward design, Ethics check | Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tags1 shared | GrowthMetricsExperiments | GrowthBehaviorRetention | GrowthRetentionConversion | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |