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Branch Journeys

Mobile Marketing & Deep Link

Branch Journeys enables marketers to create seamless, personalized cross-channel user experiences that drive app engagement and conversions through intelligent deep linking — without heavy engineering lift.

Last updated May 11, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2014
HQ
Palo Alto, California, United States
Parent
Connections
13

At a glance

Employees
501-1000
Funding
$630M
Revenue
$100M-$200M
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About

A flagship product within Branch.io's platform, positioned as a leading cross-channel journey orchestration and deep linking solution for mobile-first brands

Branch Journeys is a product offering from Branch.io, a leading mobile linking and measurement platform. Journeys specifically focuses on cross-channel orchestration, allowing marketers to design and deploy personalized user flows that seamlessly guide users from web browsers, emails, ads, and other entry points directly into the most relevant in-app content via deep linking technology. It enables brands to create smart banners, interstitials, and full-page overlays that intelligently route users based on their device, app install status, and behavioral context. As part of the broader Branch.io platform, Journeys leverages Branch's industry-leading deep linking infrastructure to ensure that users land in the right place within a mobile app — even if they need to install it first. This dramatically reduces friction in the user acquisition and re-engagement funnel. Marketers can A/B test journey flows, segment audiences, and personalize messaging without requiring engineering resources for each campaign iteration. Branch.io, the parent platform, is widely regarded as a market leader in mobile measurement and deep linking, serving thousands of apps globally including major brands across e-commerce, media, fintech, and travel. Journeys sits within this ecosystem as a key conversion optimization tool, competing with solutions from AppsFlyer, Adjust, and dedicated mobile CRO platforms. Its tight integration with Branch's attribution and analytics suite gives it a significant advantage in providing end-to-end visibility from click to conversion.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Smart Banners

    Customizable banners displayed on mobile web pages that prompt users to open or install the app with deep link routing

  • Interstitials

    Full-screen or partial overlays that appear during web browsing to drive app installs or re-engagement

  • Journey Templates

    Pre-built journey templates for common use cases like cart abandonment, onboarding, and re-engagement

  • Audience Segmentation

    Rule-based targeting to show different journeys to different user segments based on behavior, device, or install status

  • A/B Testing

    Built-in experimentation tools to test different journey flows, creatives, and CTAs

  • Deep Link Routing

    Ensures users land on the correct in-app content regardless of install status, powered by Branch's core linking infrastructure

  • Analytics & Attribution

    Integrated reporting on journey performance, conversion rates, and downstream attribution tied to Branch's measurement suite

Key features

Cross-channel deep linking with deferred deep link supportNo-code journey builder for marketersAudience segmentation and personalizationA/B testing and multivariate experimentationSmart app banners and interstitialsReal-time analytics and conversion trackingIntegration with Branch's attribution and measurement platformSupport for iOS, Android, and web

Use cases

Driving mobile web visitors to install and open the appRe-engaging lapsed app users via web touchpointsCart abandonment recovery through app deep linksEmail-to-app conversion optimizationOnboarding new users directly into relevant in-app contentPaid ad landing page to app conversionCross-device user journey continuity

Customer segments

E-commerce and retail brandsFintech and banking appsMedia and entertainment platformsTravel and hospitality appsOn-demand and marketplace appsGaming companiesEnterprise mobile app developers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

JavaScript SDKiOS SDK (Swift/Objective-C)Android SDK (Java/Kotlin)REST APICloud infrastructure (AWS)Machine learning for audience segmentationReal-time data processing

Security & compliance

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRCCPACOPPAPrivacy-safe attribution standards

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

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