[Q] What all are wrong with my app? :( - General Marketing & SEO

Hi everyone,
A week a go, I have released a bubble shooter game in PlayStore.
Its name is Bubble Cradle. I Couldn't post links yet
These are the things I have done to promote my app:
1] youtube video
2] facebook post
3] google+ share
4] Show link in settings screen of a few of my other live wallpaper apps.
I am not doing any kind of paid promotion.
I saw a few posts in xda developers that they make >100$ a day even without any kind of promotion.
At this point I am not looking for anything near that.
10$ daily can be considered as success for my first game.
I would like to hear from all the experts here, on what all I am doing wrong with my app, as well as marketing.
How do you feel about the quality of the game? How much I need to improve before I can even hope to get anything near 100$ a day.
NOTE: It is a free game with Admob banners as well as Interstitials.
Thanks,
-Valyannan.

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[I WILL FREE REVIEW YOUR APP] Let me introduce me and my new FREE app - Run Alien

Hi guys
I'm new on this forum but I hope I'll get opportunity to meet each of you. My name is Michal and I'm from Poland.
A few days ago mine and my mate's first application has been published. It's name is RUN ALIEN and it's funny and lovely game with easy rules - however the game itself is challenging rather. I encourage you to try this and left yours opinions which would be very valuable for us just to know if game is good and if we should do another games (or improve this)
I'm very interested in what you created or creating now so I will be happy to look at your apps - you can left links to them beneath.
LINK: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptogo.runalien
Regards!
Michal
Of course I will rate/review your apps if you'll rate mine! Just write about it underneath my post
done
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i ve rate your app "Отлично зеленые человечеки жгут"
Please rate my
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.YOZHStudio.BabyPuzzle[
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i ve rate your app "Отлично зеленые человечеки жгут"
Please rate my
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.YOZHStudio.BabyPuzzle[
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done as Michał Antkowicz
regards!
Run Alien got another update. This time we added two new obstacles. Check it out
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptogo.runalien
Hey! Thanks for doing this for everyone! My apps are:
Stats Monitor Widget Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.torch2424.statsmonitorwidgetFree
Feather - Music / Video Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.torch2424.featherfree
And to any other developers, PM me if you review my apps, and would like yours to be reviewed in return!
P.S I am Aaron Turner when I review
Hi
Hi I rate your app,
Please rate my : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.igates.inbox.free
app name: Attachment INBOX Free
Description
How many times did you try to search your mail box using Android?
for those who tries, searching for attachment inside mobile email's is frustrating task, usually you need to search one by one since name search is not working in most of the email clients.
With INBOX you can save your time and start searching for those local downloaded attachments in your device.
The application searches through your mail applications cache for attachments
and provides a great search engine for your attachment
Including filtering by type and search result ordering by: date, type, size, name
This my thread - What you will get:
+ 5 review
+ 5 rating
+ 5 share +1
+ 1 install on device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2756110
And my app link this here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gos.mhwy
My Website http://www.meherewhereyou.com/
very easily
Nice
I'll try and rate your game "Run Alien", and probably some other here too.
My game is called Simple Twister, it is a puzzle game where you have to choose two or more of the same consecutive tiles by color or by pattern.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paraandroideapps.simpletwister
Great app, when will the next update?
mantkowicz said:
Hi guys
I'm new on this forum but I hope I'll get opportunity to meet each of you. My name is Michal and I'm from Poland.
A few days ago mine and my mate's first application has been published. It's name is RUN ALIEN and it's funny and lovely game with easy rules - however the game itself is challenging rather. I encourage you to try this and left yours opinions which would be very valuable for us just to know if game is good and if we should do another games (or improve this)
I'm very interested in what you created or creating now so I will be happy to look at your apps - you can left links to them beneath.
LINK: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptogo.runalien
Regards!
Michal
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Hi!
I just rate and review Your app as Maciej Malok. If You can, do it for me too
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lanart.weatherdetector.app
(Tak w ogólę to witam kolegę z Polski )
Hi, I just rate and review your game as Play Box. If you can return the favor.
My game 2Math Cubes .
I can't add links so for playstore link ad my package name com.criapp.testmathgame
By the way so funny game!
Thanks!
test, opinion, comment, request, good relations
mantkowicz said:
Hi guys
I'm new on this forum but I hope I'll get opportunity to meet each of you. My name is Michal and I'm from Poland.
A few days ago mine and my mate's first application has been published. It's name is RUN ALIEN and it's funny and lovely game with easy rules - however the game itself is challenging rather. I encourage you to try this and left yours opinions which would be very valuable for us just to know if game is good and if we should do another games (or improve this)
I'm very interested in what you created or creating now so I will be happy to look at your apps - you can left links to them beneath.
LINK: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptogo.runalien
Regards!
Michal
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Hi Michal,
In general the runner is OK, tested for 2 min and rated your game 5 star with a small comment.
The game developed with taste and I really liked it. Good first start.
Notes
- Sounds are great, but some background music should be added.
- Ingame control tutorial is OK, but it needs to be a bit longer for users to get fully adopted to the gameplay and controls.
- Game is getting difficult from the start, needs to be more easy to encourage players (retention)
- Banner ads place is not chosen correctly - it covers main menu (Samsung GT-S7500 test)
that's it for now ....
Questions.
What is your eCPM?
How did you generated about 180 reviews for 1000-5000 downloads?
How long this game was developed?
How many people worked on the project?
Who have chosen sounds?
IMPORTANT
Let's not to forget that we should review each others apps as well . Our apps are as follows:
God Toys (priority!)
My Movie Quiz
Talking Putin: Machete
GraviTire 3D
GraviTire 3D HD
Talking Obama:Terrorist Hunter
Слова и Фотки
Words and Pics
Palabras y Fotos
Hope the list is not that long
Looking forward to your response.
p.s Once met a Polish couple in our country, nice people ...

[Free] I will rate/review and install your apps.

Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
What you will get:
If i find your app/game awesome: You will get 5 stars+genuine review+1 google + 2 installs on two devices for a few days, maybe weeks, so no instant uninstall. If you have leaderboards i will also check in there.
If i find your app/game mediocre, but good enough: You will get 4 stars+review +1 install on one device for a few days, maybe weeks,
If i find your app/game bad(subjective since its my taste), i will not rate or you app, i will install it to test ofcourse but unistall after, so you still get one download.
LW Games said:
Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
What you will get:
If i find your app/game awesome: You will get 5 stars+genuine review+1 google + 2 installs on two devices for a few days, maybe weeks, so no instant uninstall. If you have leaderboards i will also check in there.
If i find your app/game mediocre, but good enough: You will get 4 stars+review +1 install on one device for a few days, maybe weeks,
If i find your app/game bad(subjective since its my taste), i will not rate or you app, i will install it to test ofcourse but unistall after, so you still get one download.
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Hey thanks for your advice earlier. Let me know what you think of my app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slamtastic.donow.app
slamtastic said:
Hey thanks for your advice earlier. Let me know what you think of my app
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helpful with clean interface, simple, 5 out 5, review with LWGames Main, also i am gona keep the app installed on both of my devices
Hello,
Thank you for the initiative, this is my first game (yet simple) on the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Victory.PipeCoin
LW Games said:
Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
What you will get:
If i find your app/game awesome: You will get 5 stars+genuine review+1 google + 2 installs on two devices for a few days, maybe weeks, so no instant uninstall. If you have leaderboards i will also check in there.
If i find your app/game mediocre, but good enough: You will get 4 stars+review +1 install on one device for a few days, maybe weeks,
If i find your app/game bad(subjective since its my taste), i will not rate or you app, i will install it to test ofcourse but unistall after, so you still get one download.
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Hi there
Try out my first app - Run Alien
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptogo.runalien
I hope you'll like it And if you can please write here what you think - I'm really curious about your opinion
regards
mantkowicz said:
Hi there
Try out my first app - Run Alien
I hope you'll like it And if you can please write here what you think - I'm really curious about your opinion
regards
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Haha! excelent app! my review is by George Neguceanu.
Extra:
+1 google, installed and kept one two devices, score submitted to the leaderboard as LWGames Main.
Great job
victory144 said:
Hello,
Thank you for the initiative, this is my first game (yet simple) on the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Victory.PipeCoin
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Simple little game, but its a good start, reviewed as George Neguceanu.
Nice idea
Thanks man. Here is link for my game
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roqaj.seamemorykidsgame
LW Games said:
Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
What you will get:
If i find your app/game awesome: You will get 5 stars+genuine review+1 google + 2 installs on two devices for a few days, maybe weeks, so no instant uninstall. If you have leaderboards i will also check in there.
If i find your app/game mediocre, but good enough: You will get 4 stars+review +1 install on one device for a few days, maybe weeks,
If i find your app/game bad(subjective since its my taste), i will not rate or you app, i will install it to test ofcourse but unistall after, so you still get one download.
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Thanks a lot. My game Name is "TrashFall"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cellie.drizzy
Hi LW Games,
Could you take a look at my app?
Thank you a lot! (oh and let me know if you have feedbacks on how to improve the game)
App Name: Thermal
Genre: Puzzle Game
Description:
THERMAL is your traditional 15-tiles sliding puzzle with a twist.
Manage your moves carefully to finish the game in the least amount of moves and time!
Link to Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elixander.thermal
Optional paid version: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elixander.thermalpro
Ok men, i think this thread share +1 or install, fix the problem or If you have an issue or have some ideas to implement in Play Store Review. Help developer fix error or update new version for User, Good for end-user and developer too
Please review my navigator app.
App Name: Me Here Where You
Description: Me Here Where You is a fun app to help your geographically challenged friends and family find their way to your location easily.
Me Here Where You help you find to exact location on app’s map directions, follow your friend or family when they go to shopping at the supermarket, walking parks, eco-tourism, camping in the great outdoors, meeting or party … without having to send or respond to an endless stream of “where are you?” text or call “Can you safe?”
Play Store URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gos.mhwy
App Store URL : https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/me-here-where-you/id854364885?mt=8
XDA Thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52279209
We'd really love to get your feedback from you, Doesn't work? Please, contact me and we'll fix the problem or If you have an issue or have some ideas to implement. Let me know on Play Store Review. THX
Quote:
- For those who needs help, use this post.
- If you feed it’s amazing or , please vote start
- Thanks and feedbacks are apreciated !
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Travel Swop - Backpacker sale
Please review my travel app.
App Name: TravelSwop
Description: Your one stop travel swop shop for buying, selling, renting and looking for jobs while travelling.
Play Store URL: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gos.travelswop.ui
LW Games said:
Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
What you will get:
If i find your app/game awesome: You will get 5 stars+genuine review+1 google + 2 installs on two devices for a few days, maybe weeks, so no instant uninstall. If you have leaderboards i will also check in there.
If i find your app/game mediocre, but good enough: You will get 4 stars+review +1 install on one device for a few days, maybe weeks,
If i find your app/game bad(subjective since its my taste), i will not rate or you app, i will install it to test ofcourse but unistall after, so you still get one download.
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LW Games said:
Hi Guys,
A few months back i started mobile game development since it was easier for me enter this market without a team behind me and of course a tight budget so i know how hard is to compete here. Since i recently joined this forum, i decided to help my fellow developers with genuine ratings, reviews, and most importantly i will install and keep the apps on my devices for a few days, weeks, a thing that many dont do, and it matters in the long run algorithm.
So i will rate the first 20 apps for free, link them here.
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If you have the time give my game a tap
App Name: 2048 Numbers Mania
Description: The 2048 app is a fun, addictive and a very simple puzzle game. Join the numbers and get to the 2048 tile!
Thanks for the offer, please review my simple game app.
App Name: Best Minesweeper
Description: Best minesweeper game on android market is here.
Minesweeper wil exercise your mind, the goal of the game is to uncover all the squares that do not contain mines without being "destroyed" by touch on a mine. The location of the mines is discovered by a process of logic.
Play Store URL: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zahraworks.bestminesweeper
its only 1 MB in size, thanks
Try my app out!
Hi there!
this is the first game i have ever built!
I would be more than happy if you could review my app!
It is a pretty simple game!
App name: Paper Plane Fall
Play Store link: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.EpicVisionGames.PaperPlaneFall
Hi,
Hello,
Please see the app : Attachment INBOX Free
Description: With INBOX you can save your time and start searching for those local downloaded attachments in your device.
The application searches through your mail applications cache for attachments
and provides a great search engine for your attachment
Including filtering by type and search result ordering by: date, type, size, name
Play store link : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.igates.inbox.free
Hey! Thanks for doing this for everyone! My apps are:
Stats Monitor Widget Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.torch2424.statsmonitorwidgetFree
Feather - Music / Video Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.torch2424.featherfree
PM me if you review my apps, and would like yours to be reviewed in return!
Thanks!!!
Thanks a lot for your efforts on helping other devs, if you need anything from me, just let me know.
My game is called Simple Twister, it is a puzzle game where you have to choose two or more of the same consecutive tiles by color or by pattern.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paraandroideapps.simpletwister
If anyone wants to exchange reviews here is my game.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andretobisch.numbers
When you complete your review send me a message or reply with quote and I will do the same.

Facebook Page for Game Marketing

Hi.
I recently started a FB page called /gamesonmobilefans . They main purpose of it is to share to the world great quality mobile games.
No money involved. I am working on it on my free time.
I'm looking for people who is interested in this to help me with the management.
Also Devs you can share your game with me and i will do a mini review and post it.
So if this page goes a little bit popular this can help devs with their marketing strategys and also help users to find great games in one place.
What i am doing is:
Download/Buy the selected game
Play it
Make a mini review
Share it
Sometimes mention the devs in the fb post so also promotes their fb pages.
Hope you like the idea and if you want to help just text me.
Thanks a lot.
Fefo
Great post!
Good work, always nice to find these kinds of FB groups.
Great idea ! I'll have something for you today.
I have created group on facebook with the name:
Best android games
for promoting your apps.
Thanks for sharing.
Do you focus on (or prefer to review) any game category?

[Q] How can I further promote my game? Any help is appreciated!

Hello guys,
A week ago we made a game for android and published it on Google Play, followed by some heavy advertising (free) everywhere I could (Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, all these kind of sites). It all started good, we got around 40 ratings , 90% are 5 starts. The game got to the top 25 new games at the Arcade section and also in the top 10 Trending Arcade section.
But even though our game is at the top no one seems to see it? I am frustrated that the game can't be that bad , it is simple and yet addictive from what I have been told. It is just no one seems to see it.. we have like 300 downloads but they don't seem to raise anymore.
You can find the link to the game below (or you can search it on Google play, it is called Impossible Path).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MadGoat.ImpossiblePath
I am wondering, is the game so bad or am I advertising wrong??If anyone can help, please tell me what's wrong here and what can I do?
Any advice regarding marketing and promotion is welcome. Thank you.
Hello! I found your game entertaining and I think that it just needs to become more popular. Firstly, you could ask to get a review of your game published in some Review Websites or blogs such as Soldgame.com. Secondly, I would use a cross promotion community, since they can be a really useful tool when your app is growing and often increase the number of installs. If you want some personal advice, I'd go for Tappx.com, since they're pretty clean and just want to help you grow bigger (it's a free platform) After that, I'd go for AdMobs or some monetizing method. Good luck with your app!

How did I reached more then 55,000 downloads in less then two months.

It's was very hard and almost impossible if you don't have at least a small marketing budget. I am making this thread to help developers learn.
I want to stress that all my marketing was free. I didn't use paid advertisement.
Deciding what I am going to make
1) I decided to make a platform game that had very simple controls, anyone can understand how to play it without instructions.
2) I decided to use some cartoon images that, almost all I made myself. There is no some "Complicated graphics".
3) I made the game easy enough so that a gamer can play it without instructions.
Before Launch
1) After I finished the game I didn't release it to the google play store , that would equal a fail. I opened a small community in Google+ and collected some people that want to hear when I release the game to production.
2) I posted on facebook groups screenshots about my game that going to be published. I did it in 5-6 groups and I spend on it 3 days.
3) I went to some games forums and also a create a post and trying to make people waiting for this game to be published.
Launch
1) Launched my app on Google Play , posted on facebook and on Google+ that its finally arrived. And here comes the numbers:
After one week my app got more than 10,000 installs!
And now my game has 55,000 downloads at Google Play!
And I am still fighting to get more downloads. Hopefully I can reach higher but for last couple of days the downloads just decreasing Any questions ask away.
Game Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.platform.game
Game Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIlMAMYM0LA
My community page in Google+:
https://plus.google.com/communities/104791047015811270026
Please tell me if this thread help you
Thank you for sharing your story. Can you provide any specifics such as revenue/detailed execution plan?
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Please, share links or name of forums and Facebook groups where you post about game.

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