Earn more: extra ad networks
Right now only Google buys the ads in your app (plus Unity, which every app already has). With extra ad networks, up to 11 companies compete for every ad, and the highest price wins. Same ads, same places, more money for you.
- Switch it on when you make your app. In the app builder, open App Settings → Monetization (AdMob) and turn on Earn more: extra ad networks. Tick the networks you want (only those go into your app). Build and publish your app as usual.
- Connect the networks in your AdMob (about 10–20 minutes each). Start with the first 3 below. You do not need all 10.
- Update your app-ads.txt with our app-ads.txt maker, then check your setup.
The 10 networks (do them in this order)
1. InMobi
Easy10 minStrong in India. Google pays you.
Needs: A free InMobi account · A payment profile (bank + PAN) · InMobi reviews your app (a few days)
2. Unity Ads
Easy10 minBig video-ad network. Google pays you.
Needs: A free Unity account · Nothing else: it is already in every app
3. Meta
Advanced1–3 daysFacebook and Instagram advertisers. Needs a payout account and app review.
Needs: A Facebook account with two-step login on · A Meta business portfolio · A payout account and a tax form · Your app live on Google Play · Meta reviews your app (up to 3 days)
4. AppLovin
Easy10 minOne of the highest bidders worldwide.
Needs: A free AppLovin account · AppLovin approves your account (can take a few days)
5. Mintegral
Medium15 minStrong in Asia. Needs 4 IDs.
Needs: A free Mintegral account · Four IDs copied into AdMob
6. Liftoff
Medium15 minGood for video and full-screen ads.
Needs: A free Liftoff account · Bidding switched on for each placement
7. ironSource
Medium15 minLarge network, good for rewarded ads.
Needs: A free ironSource account · One "instance" per ad format
8. DT Exchange
Medium15 minGood fill. Account may need approval.
Needs: A DT Exchange account (a DT manager may need to approve it)
9. Moloco
Advancedby inviteStrong bidder, but invite-only. Request it inside AdMob.
Needs: An invitation: request it inside AdMob first
10. Chartboost
Advanced15 minWaterfall only (no bidding). Good for games.
Needs: A free Chartboost account · Chartboost reviews your app · Waterfall only: you set a price in AdMob
Good to know
Who pays me?
Google keeps paying you as before. For Google, Unity and InMobi ads the money arrives in your normal AdMob payment. Meta pays you itself, which is why Meta asks for a payout account. For the others, each network says in its agreement whether it pays through AdMob or directly; AdMob tells you when you add it ("this source pays you directly").
Will my app get slower or bigger?
Only the networks you tick are added. Your app file grows about 7 MB once (newer Google and Unity ad code), plus about 0.5
Only the networks you tick are added: about 4 MB for the first one, then about 0.5–4 MB per extra network (AppLovin is the biggest).ndash;4 MB per network you tick (AppLovin is the biggest). The Play Store download is smaller, because each phone only receives the parts it needs. Ads do not load slower: all networks bid at the same time, and Google picks the best price in a fraction of a second.
Nothing changed after I added a network?
New networks need 1–3 days to start bidding, and some (Meta, Chartboost, DT Exchange) review your app first. Check AdMob → Reports → group by Ad source after a few days.
My app was made with the AppMint Android app
This switch is on the website builder for now. Make your app on freewebtoapk.com to get it.