How to advertise in mobile apps

In-app banners, interstitials and rewarded video, sold mostly through mobile ad networks and priced per install or per impression.

131 sellers tracked, across 28 markets.

What this is

In-app advertising covers banners, interstitials, native units and rewarded video shown inside a mobile app — usually sold through an ad network or exchange rather than by the app itself. Performance formats (install, action) are priced per outcome and bought by auction; brand formats are priced per thousand impressions. A direct sponsorship inside one specific app is rarer, and is quoted flat.

Markets

United States26
Japan9
France6
India6
China4
Netherlands3
Russia3
United Kingdom3
South Korea2
Mexico2

How the buy usually happens

Read off the 275 ad spots on this channel with a recorded buying method — not every seller here has one yet.

Sales team152
Request a quote56
Self-serve44
Auction13
Reserved10

What it's usually priced by

Read off every rate card recorded for this channel, whether or not the number itself was published.

per install · Auction · 15per impression · Auction · 7per action · Auction · 4per lead · Auction · 4Negotiated · 3per day · Guaranteed · 2Flat rate · 1

Published rates

No published rate has been read for this channel yet — that is a gap in what has been checked, not evidence that nobody sells it.

Questions

What does 'cost per install' mean here?

A rate charged only when someone installs the app the ad promoted (CPI) — common for app-install campaigns bought through a mobile network, and distinct from a CPM rate charged regardless of outcome.

Can I buy a placement in one specific app?

Rarely without going through a network — most in-app inventory is sold pooled across many apps by audience, not app by app. A direct sponsorship inside a named app is the exception, not the rule.

Is rewarded video priced differently from a banner?

Yes — rewarded video, where the user opts in for an in-app reward, typically clears at a higher CPM or CPI than a passive banner, because completion is closer to guaranteed.