Game Monetization – Top Secret Tips

People often approach me with questions about how they can successfully monetize their users. While there are plenty of paths to successful monetization, I’m going to share with you the path that I find most important. What is a game developer’s ultimate dream? Most of you would say increased game downloads and game play, more revenue, or higher engagement on social media – as a game developer myself, all of these factors are important to me as well. There is plenty of documentation on how to make games ‘addicting’ and fun to play, and there is plenty of documentation on…

30+ App Design Tools Every App Developer Should Know

It’s no secret that app design will have a huge impact on the desire of people to download and continue to use your app. We’ve selected the very best app design tools to help you create beautiful, amazing mobile apps. We’ve ordered them by the beginning stages of sketching and object creation then proceeded onto wireframes, prototyping, and adding finishing touches to your mobile apps. Early Sketching iOS Sketch Paper Many designers and app developers prefer to start off the initial app design process with the good old traditional pencil and paper. iOS Sketch paper is generally a great place…

Will 2017 Kill-off banner ads?

10 years into the mobile revolution, and we are still carrying around this dead weight. Yes, the banner ad. The most notorious ad unit out there. If you’re in the mobile ad tech industry, 300X50 and 320X50 are no strangers to you. They are the default option for every app that has no alternative monetization strategy, but also the choice of a lot of apps that do. After 10 years, will 2017 finally kill-off banner ads? Or, will they live forever in the bottom of our pages?   Banner ads should be kept alive because… They go well with the…