• Mobclix Index: Games Make Up 20 Percent Of iPad Applications, And More Statistics

    Monday, August 2nd, 2010

    Robin Wauters is the European Editor of tech blog The Next Web and lead editor of Virtualization.com. He was a senior staff writer at TechCrunch until his departure in February 2012. Aside from his professional blogging activities, he’s an entrepreneur, event organizer, occasional board adviser and angel investor but most importantly an all-round startup champion. Wauters lives and works in... → Learn More

    Exclusive – Mobile ad exchange network operator Mobclix is kicking off a monthly series of infographics based on its analytics platform and advertising impressions served by the startup.

    In particular, Mobclix will use the infographics to highlight trends and other findings about a variety of platforms, including Apple’s iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android and Windows Mobile 7.

    The stats used for the infographics come from the total number of iPad ads served by Mobclix, which currently translates to some 300 million monthly impressions according to the company.

    Here’s the first infographic for July 2010, which the company will introduce shortly:

    Mobclix posits that out of the 295,488 iPhone apps currently available on the App Store, 284,989 apps were compatible on the iPad at the end of June 2010.

    That’s close to 96.5 percent.

    The startup adds that click-through rates for iPad apps are nearly 11 times higher when it concerns rich media video ads in comparison to standard display banner ads. Aside from better conversion rates for rich media advertising units, developers also stand to earn more from iPad apps that iPhone apps altogether: on average, iPad apps command eCPMs that can be up to five times higher than that of their smaller-screen counterparts, says Mobclix.

    Out of 15,547 iPad-specific apps, the ‘Games’ category has a 20 percent share of the App Store at the end of June 2010.

    Distimo, another app store analytics provider, says there were 20,798 iPad applications available at the end of July 2010, 4,903 of which were Games (roughly 23.5 percent).

    It’s safe to say games are popular on the iPad either way (surprise!), whether they make up a fourth or a fifth of the total number of iPad-specific apps. Be that as it may, Distimo said over one third of iPad-only apps were games back in April, admittedly when the number of available apps at the time was still reasonably low.

    Mobclix also claims engagement is much higher on the tablet device: the time spent by iPad users on their gaming apps is said to be three times higher (about 10 minutes more) than iPhone users on the same app.

    If you’re interested in the topic, be sure to read our guest article “How The iPad Will Change The iPhone Game Industry” by Alex Ahlund, CEO of AppVee and AndroidApps.

    Company: Mobclix
    Website: mobclix.com
    Launch Date: March 2008

    Mobclix (www.mobclix.com) is the industry’s largest mobile ad exchange network via its sophisticated open marketplace platform and comprehensive account management solution for iPhone application developers, advertisers, ad networks, and agencies. The Mobclix ad exchange provides complete transparency and visibility for developers to maximize revenues and advertisers to increase performance. KEY BENEFITS FOR DEVELOPERS: -Highest eCPMs -Trouble-free management -Size advantage -Increase scale -Improve performance KEY BENEFITS FOR ADVERTISERS -Precise targeting -Sophisticated bidding platform -Instant Mobile Reach -Create interactive campaigns APPLICATION PLATFORM Mobclix is a complete mobile application platform...

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    Product: iPad
    Website: apple.com
    Company Apple

    The Apple iPad, formerly referred to as the Apple Tablet, is a touch-pad tablet computer announced in January 2010, and released in April 2010. It has internet capabilities running on either WiFi or 3G, and offers an optional dock with a full size mechanical keyboard. The 3G is provided by AT&T, but comes unlocked with microsim cards on the GSM network. The 3G does not require a long-term contract. The iPad is a line of tablet...

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