Different final builds for ios vs droid vs ads vs paid = messy?

NCMedia · April 2014

Hi guys,

First - huge kudos to the dev team, I'm getting comfy with the scripting/understanding stuff without my brain going into a loop anymore re attributes and rules/otherwise... so yeah, awesome awesome tool can't say enough about it. .. .

Second - A few questions as I start to wrap up my first semi big game for release

Here's what I'm after

Free
with ads & in-ap purchase

1 build for android with ads but no in-ap purchase as it doesn't exist
different build for ios with ads and in ap purchases

Premium/no ads & in-ap/other monetiztion..

1 build for android with no ads or in-ap purchase as it doesn't exist (worth even trying to monetize?
different build for ios with no ads but will have in ap purchases

Is this pretty standard for builds per platform? My mind started to get fuzzy thinking about trying to get all platforms and sizes covered and all the different builds + versions dowsntream you'd have to maintain and it sounds a bit nightmarish especially if you have in ap purchases that wouldn't be available on droids

Next - for the free versions - typically you'd have a 'get premium version' call to action wherever - does this link to your actual googleplay/iconnect accounts? If so - how do you know what the link will be before you publish so you can program it as such before it's even reviewed? Probably something easy but thought I'd ask.

Are there other typical things you guys do to differentiate the builds and or NOT have to? I'm reading that the ads only show up at times, interstitials are causing crashes and other blunders with the ad setup - am I better off simply trying to monetize less and ensure a positive experience? Would love to get some feedback from pros re your free versions getting monetized better due to less restrictive play yet still banking (i.e. 'banner ads up top work best and only iads is worth it at the moment' would maybe convince me to build out a certain way as I'm sure this is unforgiving re going back/relaunching etc.).

Also - TshirtBooth - you are the sh*t! I've watched a lot of videos now, you host and teach well +1 I've bought a bunch of stuff from GShelper to say thanks and to learn more faster

Sorry for the runon Q's just a bit excited

Cheers,
N.

EDIT: As I let my mind wander - does any of this make sense and or are you guys doing this now?

For platforms that don't have convenient ad setups ie droid:

can we not integrate our own banner rotation tools?
If not - can I somehow call images directly from the web? Probably a silly idea but...
Is anyone actively trying to find a way to integrate with google despite GS not having done it internally? I'm not sure how complex it is but wow that's a lot of money just sitting there waiting for us?
I guess one could also presell adspots and plug exclusive advertisers in our aps without even needing an ad system (anyone looking for outbound sales calls jobs? lol) but until then I'd love to hear anyone's creative attempts or solutions or horror stories.