When the Yahub team got their hands on AppOnboard Studio, it had even loftier goals with the no-code software: the developer strived to make a full game that could be launched on the Google Play Store.
Author: Katie Weinstock
Big Fish partnered with AppOnboard’s platform recently to create an instant app for its popular game, Cooking Craze. The cooking-themed time management game has been installed more than 38 million times and was ranked as the No. 1 arcade game in 45 countries.
When Fumb Games heard about AppOnboard Studio, a #NoCode software that allows any developer to create and launch its own Google Play Instant apps and playable ads, the game studio was excited to try it out.
To help build pre-release engagement for its game, MLB Champions, Lucid Sight partnered with AppOnboard after hearing about AppOnboard Studio, which allows anyone to create playable experiences without writing any code. By using AppOnboard Studio, Lucid Sight was able to create interactive experiences of MLB Champions to show potential users and investors at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) and to upload on the Google Play store as a “Try Now” experience.
When Big Blue Bubble discovered that the Google Play Instant program allows players to try an app or game before committing to the full install/purchase, the company decided to use AppOnboard Studio. AppOnboard Studio allows users to create app experiences quickly and effectively without needing to know how to code.
Instead of waiting to finish developing its new game, Kingdoms of Solitaire, to begin allowing users to try the gameplay, Megu Games partnered with AppOnboard Studio to help give users a sneak peek at the game and begin garnering pre-registrations on the Google Play Store.
This week, we’re showcasing several out-of-the-box and innovative creations that have already been made by users in our AppOnboard Studio early access program. The opportunities are endless, and we look forward to highlighting more interactive experiences on our blog in the coming weeks!
Michael Ritter, CEO & Founder at Maple Media, speaks about what makes AppOnboard Studio unique and how seamless the experience was to create the Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam instant app.
Vanessa Rouhani, Vice President Publishing at Jam City, highlights how the LA-based mobile game developer used AppOnboard Studio to create instant apps and go-to-market faster.
AppOnboard Studio, a new #nocode toolset that enables the creation of interactive experiences (e.g. instant apps, playable ads, prototype apps & games), proved to be a crucial tool in the development and creation of Kongregate’s instant apps for its hit game, Adventure Capitalist (over 3 million monthly active users! According to Apptopia).
Mark Panelo, Senior Director of Global Business Development & Operations at Kabam, discusses how AppOnboard Studio helped Kabam create and launch its instant app for MARVEL Contest of Champions.
Check out some highlights from our GDC launch events, as well as some key announcements in the space from Google and Apple in this recap!
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are excited to share our first of many Q&A sessions with AppOnboard team members. In this month’s edition, we are interviewing 4 women leaders in our company and discuss the importance of diversity in the workplace and their advice for women in tech.
AppOnboard Studio was highlighted by Google onstage at #GDC19. Instant apps and app demos can work for all types of apps and games. Check out the video here!
Kabam decided to partner with AppOnboard to create its MARVEL Contest of Champions instant app because AppOnboard’s platform is able to create instant apps that maintain gameplay quality (even 3D) in lightweight file sizes. By partnering with AppOnboard, Kabam was also able to keep its engineering teams focused on the development of the actual game.
Together, Fumb Games and AppOnboard, worked to create a second version of a Google Play Instant app that was shorter and focused more on quick interactions that unlocked special zombies. Not only did the instant app’s completion rate increase, but it saw a nearly 50% increase in install rate (+48%) when compared to the original version.
Last September, we highlighted indie developer (Superheart Studios) on Try Now Tuesday for driving over 10,000 daily pre-registrations on Google Play upon launch. The studio was one of the first to leverage the Google Play Instant program and AppOnboard’s App Store Demos to measure user interest for a game (Ocean Reef Life) before actually building the full version!
When considering ways to get new potential gamers engrossed in these storylines, Wooga recognized the Google Play Instant program as a new, innovative, interesting way to explore and contacted AppOnboard to help get to market faster with a Google Play Instant app.
At the end of last month, MARVEL Strike Force, a hit Mobile Squad Based Superhero game from FoxNext, partnered with AppOnboard to enable its “Try Now” button on the Google Play Store. The game has been successful in monetizing its users and recently reached #1 on the Top Grossing chart on Google Play.
When Google announced its Google Play Instant program as a “faster way to try apps and games,” Mammoth Media viewed it as a way to further bring its user-first experience to its app store optimization efforts. The startup contacted AppOnboard to help enable Yarn’s “Try Now” button on the Google Play Store through AppOnboard’s new product, App Store Demos.
When the Game Insight team heard about Google Play Instant, they were eager to take advantage, allowing potential new users to try Guns of Boom instantly upon landing on the Google Play Store. The company is now leveraging AppOnboard’s App Store Demos to enable its 3D Instant App experience and Google Play Store “Try Now” button.
Last October, indie game studio, Superheart Studios, released its first game, Ocean Reef Life, on iOS. Now (almost a year after launching on iOS), Superheart Studios is keen on measuring user interest for the game amongst Android users to determine if it should create an Android version of the game. The studio is leveraging Google Play Instant and AppOnboard’s App Store Demos to do so!
Earlier this year, Huuuge Games began to leverage AppOnboard’s Full-Fidelity Demos to acquire new users for its suite of casino & slot titles. When Google announced it would be expanding its Google Play Instant program to all Android developers in May, Huuuge took immediate notice and expressed interest in expanding its partnership with AppOnboard to quickly enable its “Try Now” buttons on the Google Play Store via App Store Demos.
In August, AppOnboard collaborated with the Simple Habit team to convert their existing Full-Fidelity Demo to an App Store Demo. The Full-Fidelity Demo had already run across AppOnboard’s platform of apps and games, allowing Simple Habit to gain product insights and the opportunity to optimize its demo before uploading it to the Google Play Store.
Jam City approached AppOnboard to create an App Store Demo for its hit match-3 title, Cookie Jam Blast, which has garnered over 6 million downloads in the past year alone! Jam City was one of the first beta partners for Google Play Instant and was keen on enabling another “Try Now” button on the Google Play Store.
