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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sensor Tower

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASensor Tower is a source of mobile app, digital advertising, retail media, and audience insights for the largest brands and app publishers across the globe.N/A

    Vungle

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AVungle headquartered in San Francisco offers their eponymous mobile in-app advertising technology platform.N/A
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    Sensor TowerVungle
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    Sensor TowerVungle
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Sensor TowerVungle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sensor TowerVungle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sensor Tower
    I think that App Annie will be handy for the companies that provide service in multiple countries - so they have to deal with local competitors research and track the performance of the app (by the position and by the reviews) in different stores. I think that for a one-country app, many of the features will be less relevant. At the same time, App Annie offers custom plans, so I see how the user experience can be different.
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    Vungle
    Vungle works well for branding and performance as video is a high impact format that and that has good CTRs and CVRs. However, for advertisers without a lot of budget, Vungle may not be a good option as the CPMs on the exchange are very high. For branding there are alternatives that have a more developed product, where video can be targeted near content the user may like, like Teads.
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    Pros
    Sensor Tower
    • Very easy to use and understand. The dashboard is quite complete.
    • The free version is quite complete.
    • They send daily and weekly emails with statistics on your apps so you can understand key facts to improve its standing.
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    Vungle
    • You can work on a CPI basis on the network level.
    • Strong in the US. A lot of inventory there.
    • SSP integration very fast and good technical team.
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    Cons
    Sensor Tower
    • App Annie is extremely limited if you are on the free plan. While you can garner some golden nuggets from the free plan, it's extremely difficult to make needle moving decisions based on the free data. It would be great if App Annie would disclose pricing on their website, plus have a non-free/enterprise plan were you could pick and choose features they offer.
    • After nearly considering a paid plan with App Annie, I decided not to purchase because of the broken trust that stemmed from their sales team. I often got cold-calls from their reps - even when I never contacted them for a sales member to call me. I was bombarded for about 2 weeks straight with phone calls and hard-core sales emails with just asking to talk, no questions or personalization. This cold, unwanted and unwelcome outreach solidified my decision not to purchase.
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    Vungle
    • Product development. They have not evolved their product significantly still offering the same videos they had 3 years ago.
    • Slow to respond to product questions.
    • Not enough scale on APAC GEOS.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Sensor Tower
    Well the fact that the freemium features are all that I need right now, I will most definitely continue to use it on a daily basis. I might upgrade to the pro version in the future if I need more data than what I am getting now. But for now it works great for what I need.
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    Vungle
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    Usability
    Sensor Tower
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    Vungle
    I would say is a standard video SSP. The reporting dashboard is well designed and easy to use and throttling options are standard. They seem to be confident about their inventory and they don't really evolve their product and add new betas or create audiences or do anything out of the ordinary.
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    Support Rating
    Sensor Tower
    I have not had to contact support a lot of times. The few times I did, I got correct and lengthy responses, but they took some time to answer. Their product is very complete, so unless you have a specific question, you will probably not need to contact support at any time.
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    Vungle
    Their support team is a bit slow. You have to re-send your email questions constantly because the first email never gets a reply. Their core business is still the ad network which does not involve a lot of human interaction so they are still working on how to evolve their account management team to be an exchange.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sensor Tower
    We use Google 360 and are able to do a much deeper dive into the activity we see on our apps. I think App Annie is a great starting point product, but for more in depth analytics, something like a Google 360 or Adobe might be better.
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    Vungle
    Vungle stands out as the only video only exchange. It is their main selling point and they have carved out a nice niche that differentiates them from the rest of SSPs. Their main competition, in my opinion, is Teads, which has focused the product more towards branding in order to monetize better for its publishers by getting higher bids.
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    Return on Investment
    Sensor Tower
    • App Annie has had neither a positive nor negative impact on our ROI or business objectives. Our team currently uses their free, very limited plan for data discrepancy with our main ASO tool. Otherwise, we have connected our apps and let the data flow in. We go in the account about once every 2-3 months.
    • With App Annie's data we have solidified that our other paid ASO tool we use has accurate data and that we will continue to pay for that tool. So in that regards, App Annie's provided us with a confirmation in our competitor ASO tool purchase decision.
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    Vungle
    • We have gotten good CPAs, but we have had to bid high CPMs.
    • They were reluctant to do a rebate deal, which is something standard once you hit a certain volume of spend, which worsened ROI.
    • No buy sides fees, which is a big plus for profitability.
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