Embedding ads on Android app?

Question

I would like to make a free version of the Android app I have, but would like to embed ad on it. I am not sure where I should start? Is there a well known mobile ad company out

Answer 1

I am one of the co-founders of MoPub and a former member of the AdMob team.

The question you ask has no great answer. There are a myriad of mobile ad networks that you can use to monetize your app. On Android in particular, you should try out Millennial, AdMob, JumpTap, MobFox, etc. The problem is integrating all the different SDKs is a giant pain and doesn't really provide you much control.

Ads are important, but don't forget the importance of upselling your paid application and understanding when and how it works.

I ran into this exact problem and started developing MoPub to give application developers full control over over what ads show when. We serve all our ads through HTML5 so our client library is low footprint and the server gives you all the knobs you need to control.

We're also going to releasing an optimization feature that let's you push a button and let's us handle all the adjustments for you.

There was a post recently on the topic: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5514945/mopub-for-android

http://www.mopub.com

Answer 2

There are very many different advertising companies you can choose from. Simply google for "android app monetization" or something similar and you'll find them. The most common ones are Admob, Millennial media and InMobi.

(Disclaimer, I'm working for AppBrain): AppBrain also has an app-promotion ad SDK called AppLift, which has been working very well for our partners so far, as it doesn't use the banner ads that most users are trained to not click anymore. You can find more information on http://www.appbrain.com/info/sdk.

Answer 3

We now use both AdMob and Airpush in the same app and are receiving great results. Best part is they do not cross over each others terms of use policy. They have an Android Developer Relations contact that really helped us.

Answer 4

This link should help you to implement ads using Google's AdSense.

Hope it's useful. (There are some terms and conditions)

Adding Ad's into Mobile Applications

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Edit: I've never tried but would it be possible to use a miniature web view in the application itself and link a static image to it?

Answer 5

Push-notification ads are also another option for your Android app(s). Airpush offers much higher CPM's than AdMob or Adsense (although it is a different ad unit) and much higher fill rates. It could be worth testing - Airpush

Answer 6

If you integrate MobFox, you can have them handle the high-revenue clicks and send the rest of the traffic to Admob or InMobi. It's a web-based configuration, so you only need to integrate the SDK once. Their SDK is about the same as Admob for ease of integration.

I wrote a guide with pictures on how to set it up, if you're interested:

http://www.projectjourneyman.com/android-income-quickstart-guide

Edit: the AdMob integration broke, and they never fixed it. InMobi backfill only at this point.