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    AppLovin Exchange (ALX)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AAppLovin is a mobile advertising optimization platform from the company of the same name headquartered in California.N/A

    Google AdMob

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AAdMob is a mobile advertising platform acquired by Google in 2010.N/A

    InMobi

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMiip is a mobile advertising platform based on curated content from InMobi headquartered in Singapore.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AppLovin Exchange (ALX)Google AdMobInMobi
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AppLovin Exchange (ALX)Google AdMobInMobi
    Considered Multiple Products
    AppLovin
    Chose AppLovin Exchange (ALX)
    Of all of the competitors above, AppLovin is the one that is more focused on gaming and that has a better pool of users in terms of conversion rate. While PubMatic and Magnate offer better solutions for CTV, AppLovin is better than InMobi and MoPub regarding in-app formats and …
    Incentivized
    Chose AppLovin Exchange (ALX)
    I think AppLovin is much better than these three apps combined because it provides a better opportunity for a business to scale up on its mobile site and it helps new businesses grow their ROI. The company has been around since 2012 and it boasts 300 million subscribers so it …
    Incentivized
    Google
    Chose Google AdMob
    It ensures that ads meet quality standards and that ads are individually screened for ad fraud and malware issues.
    Incentivized
    InMobi
    Chose InMobi
    In my opinion, both DT and InMobi are great and they both compliment each other if you use them correctly in your media buying strategy.
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Small Businesses
    Google AdMob
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    Google AdMob
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    User Ratings
    AppLovin Exchange (ALX)Google AdMobInMobi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    2.9
    (12 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.8
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    AppLovin Exchange (ALX)Google AdMobInMobi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AppLovin
    AppLovin is particularly well suited for gaming campaigns where it is really hard to reach users and you need formats like the rewarded video to keep users engaged with your ad. I would not recommend it for branding campaigns as their formats are more performance-focused and the inventory is expensive so unless you are trying to reach the desired CPA, it would not be worth it to pay that much for ad placement.
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    Google
    Google AdMob is the best choice in my opinion for any developer or company looking for a reliable way to monetize their app traffic and generate revenue from relevant ads displayed inside their mobile app, and it can be easily integrated into any IOS or Android App.
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    InMobi
    It is a global app monetization platform. InMobi is great for advertisers and publishers. It helps marketers, brands, and app owners engage users at different stages of their interaction with the program. It is a great platform that targets users by displaying relevant ads to maximize revenue and conversion rates.
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    Pros
    AppLovin
    • ROI
    • Growth
    • Monetization
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    Google
    • Provides a complete ad verification system.
    • Integration with Google Analytics.
    • Transmission customization
    • Ad network mediation is a great feature to manage many ad networks at the same time.
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    InMobi
    • Great provider of bringing in new users to mobile app
    • Driving real users to the app without the fluff
    • Understand and identify the target audience
    • Acquire new, high value users, not just installs
    • Maximize the use of each creative to showcase the app to the target audience
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    Cons
    AppLovin
    • Their support is very slow.
    • Inventory prices can be a bit high.
    • They need better anti-fraud controls.
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    Google
    • Admob has very low prices for impressions or clicks on Android.
    • Admob has very low prices for impressions or clicks in many countries including Europe.
    • Admob is still having certain security issues: allowing sensitive ads on G rated apps.
    • Admob allows multiple-choice banners on G-rated apps while this is not allowed by policy.
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    InMobi
    • There are payment details since they are only made by bank transfer and PayPal. It would be great to add other wallets like Binance.
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    Usability
    AppLovin
    AppLovin has been a great partner for us. We have used them through our DSP and gotten great results with them. Their focus is on monetizing publishers' inventory and they could put more resources into their standalone service as an SSP to make sure DSPs can consider them strategic partners for the long term.
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    Google
    hard to use, no support
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    InMobi
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    AppLovin
    AppLovin's support team is their weakest point. They are not very responsive and they tend to provide solutions that do not fix the problem. It seems like they will only be proactive if you are a very big client and by doing that they are preventing the rest of the client base from increasing spend on their platform and growing their accounts
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    InMobi
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    Alternatives Considered
    AppLovin
    Of all of the competitors above, AppLovin is the one that is more focused on gaming and that has a better pool of users in terms of conversion rate. While PubMatic and Magnate offer better solutions for CTV, AppLovin is better than InMobi and MoPub regarding in-app formats and inventory.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    No special reason for choosing Google AdMob. Out point is easy to gain appropriate knowledge from youtube.com and people who work with us. We won't have another similar application so far. However, we feel it works well and makes us happy because of easy function and experience. So I recommend this if we need to apply this for our company activity.
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    InMobi
    In my opinion, both DT and InMobi are great and they both compliment each other if you use them correctly in your media buying strategy
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    Return on Investment
    AppLovin
    • It has had a positive impact on my business objectives
    • It has helped me grow exponentially
    • It has provided a way for me to expand my business
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    Google
    • Before I got into it my other friends told me there are way better Ad providers. But being a Google fan I still signed up.
    • Now I remember writing to AdMob, requesting them to give me earning rates... But they never replied. So zero return on investment. They just keep you guessing.
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    InMobi
    • InMobi's ad delivery platform is unique.
    • Allows you to create a discovery zone within applications. Ads are selected.
    • They can be interacted with ads.
    • It results in better offers and effective personalized ads.
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