Publishing mobile games with Gismart now possible
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 by Richard Harris
Gismart has added an investment program for mobile app startups to its already established publishing unit. In addition to developing and publishing its own titles, Gismart also acts as a strategic partner for aspiring indie developers. The newly launched investment program highlights Gismart’s commitment to helping independent developers bring their titles to mar...
Corona labs goes open source and developers are nervous
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 by Richard Harris
Corona Labs, which provides a free cross-platform mobile development tool used to create 2D applications, has announced that after years of planning, the Corona game engine will finally be released as an open-source project. Corona Labs expects that by making their engine an open-source project, issues like adaptation to sudden market changes, updates, and requirements ...
New app marketing tool gets smart about user acquisition
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 by Richard Harris
Mobile monetization and marketing company ironSource has announced the launch of its ROAS (return on their advertising spend), Optimizer tool. The new tool enables user acquisition managers to automatically bid on dynamic CPI (cost-per-install) rates to reach the desired ROAS goal, solving one of the most painful challenges of user acquisition today of efficient and rea...
Appodeal rewards Indie developers this holiday season
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 by Richard Harris
Appodeal is launching a limited-time bonus program exclusive to Indie mobile app developers and small to midsize mobile app publishers. The #TimeToEarn program, which promises an up to $7,000 bonus on top of ad revenue, ends on December 31, 2018.
“As a part of the Indie developer community, too often we see great mobile apps fade away due to the lack of income....
Mobile publisher Gismart teams up with Appodeal
Friday, August 17, 2018 by Austin Harris
Gismart partners up with Appodeal to support mobile apps and games chosen for publishing with global monetization reach. Strategic cooperation between companies will allow indie developers to benefit from Appodeal’s ad monetization platform and Gismart’s publishing expertise by improving the application, bringing their mobile product to millions of players, ...
Corona goes free today including enterprise version
Thursday, June 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
Corona Labs, the creators of a cross-platform app development platform, has announced that the Corona framework will become completely free for app developers starting today. Until now, the Corona development platform existed in two versions: a free core product named Corona SDK and an additional paid option named Corona Enterprise. The Enterprise version allowed...
New ad exchange auction platform from Appodeal launches
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 by Richard Harris
Appodeal, an ad mediation platform for mobile developers, is entering programmatic market and launching its own ad exchange - AppodealX. The new product allows Appodeal to work with DSPs (demand side platforms) directly and provide app developers with premium advertisements offered by more than 100 ad demand sources. The ad exchange is a platform which buys and s...
Enhance by FGL now features Appodeal support
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appodeal has announced that Enhance by FGL now features Appodeal support. This will enable app creators to bring to market products that are already optimized for ad-driven revenues, with absolutely no additional code work required.Enhance works by allowing developers to inject SDK code into their already compiled iOS and Android apps. App creators can upload their comp...
Appodeal Now Offers Ad Mediation Based on Predicted Performance for NonProgrammatic Ads
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Appodeal has announced a new AI Prediction Engine feature as part of their programmatic ad mediation services. The new tool is designed to help mobile app publishers receive bids for inventory based on predicted ad conversion rates for non-programmatic ads. Pavel Golubev, CEO, Appodeal commented, “Non-programmatic buyers do not make bids based on impressions;...
Appodeal TVOS SDK Now Available for Developers
Friday, July 1, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appodeal has announced that its programmatic ad mediation platform now supports ads in Apple TV apps. The new Appodeal SDK allows app developers to embed ads in Apple TV apps, optimize ad campaigns and conduct cross-promotional campaigns for iOS and tvOS apps. According to a recent Appodeal announcement, The tvOS app market is actively growing and the projected ad ...
Adpocolypse or Not, Now is the Time for App Publishers to Shore Up Advertising Strategies
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 by Pavel Golubev
Earlier this month, PageFair released a report stating one in five mobile devices worldwide is now using ad blocking. Among the most surprising findings: both mobile web and in-app ads can now be blocked. Leveraging technologies that allow them to skirt Play Store policies, ad blockers are now available to block third-party ads specifically in apps, on both Android and ...
Appodeal's Programmatic Ad Mediation Platform Now Offers Ad Effectiveness Analytics
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appodeal has announced new functionality to its programmatic ad mediation for mobile apps, including a new Insights feature giving publishers multidimensional intelligence into the effectiveness of in-app ads. With this information, app publishers can take proactive steps to improve ad revenue generation across various audiences, device types and network usage scenarios...
Two Case Studies On How Programmatic Ad Mediation Maximize Revenues
Friday, February 26, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Programmatic ad mediation is quickly becoming the standard in the next level evolution in monetization strategies for app publishers.Programmatic ad mediation works by giving publishers access to the whole marketplace, including traditional ad networks and mediators as well as RTB marketplaces - providing an expanded number of ad networks competing for ad inventory. Pro...
Appodeal Receives over $3M to Grow Its Programmatic Mobile Ad Mediation Solution
Friday, January 8, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appodeal has announced new growth plans for its mobile ad marketplace after receiving $3.1 million in new funding from some of the top app publishing companies worldwide. App publishers investing include Ximad, Lametina Holdings, Lucky Star Games, and others. The new investment will allow Appodeal to continue to grow its ad marketplace which provides a platform for...
Programmatic Ad Mediation Is The Next Step for App Publishers
Monday, November 23, 2015 by Mary Clark Rardin
The tides in the mobile app industry are quick to turn. As apps expand in popularity, publishers are searching for the right course to chart for a successful monetization process. First, to determine where it’s all headed, let’s take a look at the history of the mobile ad industry.It began with the arrival of ad networks. You’ll find everything from premium to blind net...
