App Monetization List of Marketplaces, Advertisers and Others

If you are interested in writing applications (apps) for mobile devices, then earning cash from them will also interest you. The term app monetization is used. What is monetization? It is about turning apps (and other software, websites and projects) into a revenue stream. The lists in this article can help point the way. The main revenue stream is through running advertisements, but revenue can be earned via commission, sales or selling on what you have developed.

Trying to earn cash via app monetization

Marketplaces to Sell Apps, In-App Advertisers, Components and App Resellers

Why apps? For many consumers mobile devices, i.e. cell phones and tablet computers, have replaced the desktop as the main computing and browsing device. So much so that mobile devices are the most popular form of computing device. The most popular means the biggest market. It is also a market where consumers do not expect to pay large amounts for products and services. Hence the importance of concentrating app monetization around low cost and high volume. However, remember to keep quality high because user ratings ultimately drive the volume.

The following app monetization lists are far from complete, however, the lists will grow over time. The companies listed should be in alphabetically order, i.e. the position in the list has no meaning. The presence of an organisation in these lists is in no way an endorsement of their services. You must always perform your own checks on any products or services offered by a company. Cross border payments may prove difficult, for example US companies require the completion of a US tax form before payments are made. You may need to use a company that has a local presence to make payments easier.

List of App Stores

Apple iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/genre/ios
Amazon Fire Tablet – https://www.amazon.com/b?node=3427287011
Amazon Appstore for Android – https://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=topnav_storetab_mas?node=2350149011
Google Play – https://play.google.com/store/apps
Mobango – http://www.mobango.com/
Opera – http://apps.opera.com/
Samsung Apps – http://www.samsung.com/apps/
SlideME – http://slideme.org/
Windows Store Apps – https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps

Also see the partners page at the One Platform Foundation.

List of In-App Advertisers for App Monetization

AdBuddiz – http://www.adbuddiz.com/
AdColony – https://www.adcolony.com/
AdMedia - http://admedia.com/publishers/
AdMob – https://www.google.com/admob/
adstir - https://en.ad-stir.com/
Airpush – http://www.airpush.com/
AppBrain - https://www.appbrain.com/info/monetize
AppLovin – https://www.applovin.com/developers
Appstorelabs – http://appstorelabs.com/
Chartboost – https://www.chartboost.com/
Inneractive – http://inner-active.com/homepage/publishers-developers/
LeadBolt – https://www.leadbolt.com/
Moolah Media – http://www.moolahmedia.com/
RevMob – https://www.revmobmobileadnetwork.com/home/developers
StartApp – http://www.startapp.com/publishers/
Vungle – https://vungle.com/monetize/

App and Code Resale Marketplaces

Binpress – http://www.binpress.com/
ChupaMobile – http://www.chupamobile.com/

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Adverts for Web Site Content

Google Adsense – https://www.google.com/adsense

Information on Ad Sizes

See the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) advertisements size usages guidelines if you need help determining how big the adds in your content should be –

See our article on AdMob Ad Sizes