AppLovin Exchange (ALX) vs. GroundTruth

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)
Score 7.1 out of 10
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AppLovin is a mobile advertising optimization platform from the company of the same name headquartered in California.N/A
GroundTruth
Score 7.9 out of 10
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GroundTruth (formerly xAd) headquartered in New York offers location-based mobile advertising technology.N/A
Pricing
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)GroundTruth
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)GroundTruth
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)GroundTruth
Top Pros
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User Ratings
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)GroundTruth
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AppLovin Exchange (ALX)GroundTruth
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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xAd
It's fantastic for targeting an audience when you know where they will be for a very low CPM. However, it's hard if you are a brick-and-mortar and want to truly measure the results. You need to get creative in ways to attribute site visits and purchases back to the campaign (unique coupon codes, etc.)
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Pros
AppLovin
  • ROI
  • Growth
  • Monetization
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xAd
  • Launch digital ads campaigns
  • Change creatives and rollout campaigns in minutes
  • Target specific user personas for great conversions
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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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xAd
  • Adding a save option sometimes when you don’t hit next the work you are using is lost.
  • Adding in app recommendations
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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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xAd
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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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xAd
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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.
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xAd
GroundTruth was recommended to us by a vendor and was the only product we evaluated
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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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xAd
  • Helps improve conversion by 20%
  • Time to create and rollout campaigns is reduced by half
  • Help optimise and rationalise the operational overheads and costs
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