How to Calculate Cohort Retention in Supabase — Without Writing SQL
Get deep insights into your user retention without fighting the Supabase schema split. Managing cohorts across auth.users and your public tables usually requires complex joins and UUID mapping. We handle the RLS and schema navigation so you can see your retention numbers instantly.
“How to build a cohort retention table in Supabase?”
Essential for tracking if your onboarding flow is working. It replaces the manual joining of the auth schema with public activity tables.
You get: A grid showing user retention by signup month.
“What is the retention rate for users who signed up via Google OAuth?”
Segmenting by user role helps you identify if your power users are sticking around longer than free users. It automates the join between auth and public profiles.
You get: A comparison table of retention rates by user role.
“How does retention differ between users with different UUID patterns or roles?”
Understanding retention by role allows businesses to identify which user segments find the most long-term value and where onboarding fails. It replaces complex SQL involving cross-schema joins between the public schema and the auth.users table to map metadata to activity logs.
You get: A comparison table showing retention percentages broken down by user role or UUID category over a specific time period.
“Which weekly cohort has the highest Day 7 retention?”
Weekly views are critical for fast-moving startups to iterate on features. This replaces complex date truncation on UUID-linked activity logs.
You get: A list of weekly cohorts ranked by their 7-day return rate.
“Are users from the latest app version showing better retention than previous cohorts?”
Directly correlates feature releases to user stickiness. It eliminates the need for complex version-based filtering across multiple tables.
You get: A side-by-side retention comparison by app version.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know SQL to get these answers?
No. You type the question in plain English exactly as written above, and the AI writes and runs the Supabase query against your database for you. You can inspect the generated query if you want to, but you never have to write it.
Is it safe to connect my production Supabase database?
Yes — connections are read-only by default, so nothing can be modified or deleted. For extra safety, create a dedicated service key scoped to read-only or connect a read replica.
Can the AI query data across the auth and public schemas?
Yes, the AI handles the cross-schema joins and UUID mapping automatically while respecting your data structure.
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