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Absentia
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03/03/13 07:55 PM (11 years ago)

Chartboost cracking down on non-game apps

Kind of a bummer - I just got an email from Chartboost letting me know that some of my apps will be removed from their network because they do not qualify as games. I don't care so much about losing the interstitials, but the "More" screen option was working out pretty well for me - anybody else gotten a similar email?
 
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03/04/13 04:36 AM (11 years ago)
Yes, I got an email from them as well. Seems quiz apps are not games. :(
 
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03/04/13 09:15 AM (11 years ago)
Yep, same here. Looking forward to those Buzztouch game creation webinars!
 
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03/04/13 02:06 PM (11 years ago)
Can you make the quizzes more like a game? Would that be ok? In one of my apps I've got a 10 level quiz (10 quiz plugins). A pre-defined score has to be hit to move to the next level. The levels are all different - an image level, yes/no level, true/false level etc. On the last level they need a max score to get a password to unlock hidden screens. Works quite well and is more like a game than just a quiz.
 
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03/04/13 02:20 PM (11 years ago)
Brilliant @raveyd! That is a good way to make it more like a game! Like that unlock the hidden screen. I'm sure it can be done with iOS if you've done it with android. thanks!
 
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03/04/13 03:03 PM (11 years ago)
Thanks @mysps! I only used existing plugins, so definitely possible!
 
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03/04/13 05:06 PM (11 years ago)
I have not gotten an email about my quiz app being removed from the network..If I do I'm gonna have to fire back an email because that's just ridiculous. I have no issue with regular apps being removed..that actually makes sense on their part, but a quiz is a game you would think that simply adding a game center leader board to a quiz to make it competitive should be enough to qualify it as a game...it's in the games category of the app store after all
 
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03/06/13 05:40 PM (11 years ago)
Just caught wind of this ourselves. Check out Tap for Tap as an alternative. We love apps of all kinds :) Feel free to PM me with any questions or email me eric at tap for tap.
 
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03/06/13 05:53 PM (11 years ago)
Hi @Dignan, what sort of eCPM's are you delivering?
 
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03/06/13 06:11 PM (11 years ago)
It depends on the app, the ad unit (we have banners, interstitials and app walls), as well as your geo but on average we're around $.50 cents in the US for banners, around 2-3$ US on interstitials and around $3 on app walls. We're improving every day and at the moment we're taking very little margin ourselves, so the getting is good. Full transparency, our monetization platform has only been live (out of beta) for a few weeks but we're really starting to kill it. Here's an article TNW did on our re-launch. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/22/ad-swap-startup-tap-for-tap-launches-paid-advertising-to-help-apps-generate-income/
 
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03/06/13 06:24 PM (11 years ago)
Hey Dignan, $3 for app walls huh? I'm at around $.45 cents on Chartboost for that one - I will definitely be checking you guys out
 
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03/06/13 06:27 PM (11 years ago)
dupe post, sorry.
 
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03/06/13 06:29 PM (11 years ago)
Awesome Absentia! email me any time and we can chat more about it. I'd love to hear about your app.
 
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03/06/13 07:45 PM (11 years ago)
Cool, I sent you an email - also, would you be able to point me to any iOS apps in the store that are currently showing Tap for Tap interstitials and app walls?
 
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03/07/13 04:38 AM (11 years ago)
Interesting @Dignan.. Great timing to test out this network! I'll try it in Android to see how it fairs pretty quickly. Thanks for posting here.
 
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03/07/13 10:29 AM (11 years ago)
Fantastic! If you sign up, be sure to send me a line so I can get you on my team's radar. The more you communicate with us, the better we can help you. For instance, we are working with a big quiz app now that had lots of traffic in Denmark. We chatted and then went out and found a monetization partner in Denmark for him and he's loving us.
 
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03/18/13 09:48 AM (11 years ago)
I signed up for tap for tap. I managed to integrate the SDk and register the app but I get errors when trying to show the ads/wall. Anyone integrated it in BT? Thanks, Kahuna
 
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03/18/13 09:58 AM (11 years ago)
Hey guys. If you're having trouble, please send me an email (eric at tap for tap) and make sure to copy (phil at Tap for Tap). We haven't built a plugin specifically for BT, but with the community's help, I'm sure we can put something together.
 
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03/18/13 10:31 AM (11 years ago)
Hi Eric, thanks for jumping into the thread. I somehow managed to show the AppWall into one of my screen. I'm not sure if it's correct but the wall is showing :) Thanks
 

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