iAd earnings, theoretically of course

diegocsdiegocs Member Posts: 531
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
i wan't to ad iads to my game and wanted to know how much i would make if i theoretically reached 40000 free downloads? and each person opened the game at least 5 times.

Please just give me an estimate, nothing more ;)

Comments

  • SAZ_1SAZ_1 Member Posts: 397
    lol...from what you wrote there...well it would be $0!...iAds as far as i know make you nothing unless the person actually clicks the advert...how much u get for each ad click, well i don't know haven't researched that much...plus your app needs to be top notch for it to have 40,000 downloads free or not..good luck though!
  • aarioaario Member, PRO Posts: 256
    hey not sure if this will be much help to you but one of my games (Road Rage FREE) has 10336 downloads as of yesterday and so far has made me 102$ I released it on july 30, 2011. I've been told my numbers are pretty high so im not sure if youll get the same luck that i have but just thought id give you an idea of how other developers are doing with iAds.

    Also you can check out Road Rage FREE at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/road-rage-free/id451667466?mt=8
  • PhoticsPhotics Member Posts: 4,172
    GameSalad should upgrade iAds... by supporting AdMob and some other ad networks.
  • RocketBrainRocketBrain Member, PRO Posts: 269
    no, its a penny per view of an ad. $1 or $2 per click of ads...then apple takes its 25%.

    but the problem is ads dont fill every time.

    overall unless you get a smash hit you'll make more money at a set price. At least thats the experience i'm having.

    Average "fill rate" of ads is around 20%, CTR (click rate 2%)

    So 40,000 downloads and 5 plays per user = 200,000 requests . Fill rate 20% brings 40,000 ads displayed. = $400 generated. Take out apple's cut and you get $300.

    Click rate @ 2% out of 40,000 ads is $800, apples cut and you get $600

    so out of 40,000 downloads my estimate is $900

    now also analysis of my games yielded that the apps downloaded are at a 1:6 ratio $0.99 vs free

    so if you instead do the game at 99c yields an income of $6,600 then apples cut and you get $5,000.

    iads isnt enough to be the sole income generator imo.
  • aarioaario Member, PRO Posts: 256
    iAd click cost all depends on the bid set by the marketer. Therefore not all clicks are worth the same, ive had some generate 1.20 in revenue but others that make me 20cents
  • aarioaario Member, PRO Posts: 256
    Photics said:
    GameSalad should upgrade iAds... by supporting AdMob and some other ad networks.

    i agree
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Photics said:
    GameSalad should upgrade iAds... by supporting AdMob and some other ad networks.

    Agreed
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