[Q] Is Japanese app market perspective? - Localization

We are thinking about entering Japanese app market. Is it perspective? What are the features of promotion of apps in Japan?

Second that!

I wonder what is the way to enter Japanese market or China... I understand first - is a translations... but then? Is it possible to promote your app in local appstores o make some marketing in Japan?

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[Almost] All Official Apps By Companies

Amazon.com - Amazon
Google Voice - Google
imeem mobile - imeem
Whether Bug Mobile - Whether Bug
Places Directory - Google
Google Maps - Google
The Wheather Channel - The Weather Channel
T-Mobile My Account - T-Mobile USA
Myspace Mobile - Myspace
US Yellow Pages Search - Yellowbook
Google Sky Map - Google
E! Online - Comcast Entertainment Group
Sherpa - T-Mobile
Mobile Banking - Bank Of America
T-Mobile Visual Voicemail - T-Mobile USA
Accuweather.com - Accuweather
Movies By Flixter - Flixter
T-Mobile AppPack - T-Mobile USA
Last.fm - Personal Radio - Last.fm
T-Mobile Hotspot Connect - T-Mobile USA
Scoreboard - Google
Meebo IM - Meebo
T-Mobile Mobile Backup - T-Mobile USA
Google Voice - Google
USA Today - USA Today
Tunewiki - Tunewiki
Skype Lite Beta - Skype
Opera Mini - Opera
Caller ID Lite By White Pages - White Pages
Spoof App - Spoofapp.com
My Maps Editor By Google - Google
aHome - mAPPn
Freshface - mAPPn
Paypal Mobile - Paypal
Finance - Google
Coming Soon
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Well I Decided To Make A Thread Dedicated For Official Apps
I'm Pretty Sure Ok Ok I'm Almost Certain That Im Missing Some
So If You Know Anymore Tell Me And Ill Post Them Up
And If You Know More That Are Coming Soon Even Better
Tell Me And Ill Do The Same Post Them Up
You Can Also Give your Review On Some Apps
what exactly makes an app official?
I dont really see a point in this thread other than saying an app is not "official" unless its made by a big brand name company
great job for this list!!
Great job, never knew paypal had an app until now.
pentace said:
what exactly makes an app official?
I dont really see a point in this thread other than saying an app is not "official" unless its made by a big brand name company
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Really? That's a pretty obvious answer.. an app is official if it's not made by a 3rd party. So, GV is not the official Google Voice app - the one made by Google Voice would be the official app.
Did I really just have to explain that?
nolageek said:
Really? That's a pretty obvious answer.. an app is official if it's not made by a 3rd party. So, GV is not the official Google Voice app - the one made by Google Voice would be the official app.
Did I really just have to explain that?
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Not all "official" apps are made by the company in question. For example, Sherpa was not actually written by T-Mobile. I guess you could make a case that Sherpa isn't an official app to begin with, just an app that is heavily endorsed and marketed by T-Mo. Another example is the Last.fm app, which isn't 100% written in-house.
If we accept the definition of an official app to be a native app written and/or endorsed by a company that provides a platform for services outside the app, then indeed this list is very incomplete. In fact I was pretty surprised that this list doesn't contain Zagat nru, not because I use it, but because it's consistently been on the Market "featured" bar for the past few weeks/months.
nolageek said:
Really? That's a pretty obvious answer.. an app is official if it's not made by a 3rd party. So, GV is not the official Google Voice app - the one made by Google Voice would be the official app.
Did I really just have to explain that?
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I was more questioning who is to say what app is "official" there are a million apps out there by a million small companies this list only states big named companies. SO i was pointing out that i dont quite understand usefuless of the list.
jashsu said:
Not all "official" apps are made by the company in question. For example, Sherpa was not actually written by T-Mobile. I guess you could make a case that Sherpa isn't an official app to begin with, just an app that is heavily endorsed and marketed by T-Mo. Another example is the Last.fm app, which isn't 100% written in-house.
If we accept the definition of an official app to be a native app written and/or endorsed by a company that provides a platform for services outside the app, then indeed this list is very incomplete. In fact I was pretty surprised that this list doesn't contain Zagat nru, not because I use it, but because it's consistently been on the Market "featured" bar for the past few weeks/months.
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nru... thats a cool app.
jashsu said:
Not all "official" apps are made by the company in question. For example, Sherpa was not actually written by T-Mobile. I guess you could make a case that Sherpa isn't an official app to begin with, just an app that is heavily endorsed and marketed by T-Mo. Another example is the Last.fm app, which isn't 100% written in-house.
If we accept the definition of an official app to be a native app written and/or endorsed by a company that provides a platform for services outside the app, then indeed this list is very incomplete. In fact I was pretty surprised that this list doesn't contain Zagat nru, not because I use it, but because it's consistently been on the Market "featured" bar for the past few weeks/months.
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He said it was ALMOST complete and he asked for any he missed, don't gve him a hard time.
You're splitting hairs. You know what the OP means. Just because I write an app that lets you view an RSS feed for my crappy blog that 22 people view, doesn't mean it's an "Official App" that would be listed here. If my blog was Slashdot and I wrote my own RSS app - then maybe.
And OP - how about the Brightkite app!
i wanna say that there is a VISA application from VISA http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.visa.android.GUI and there used to be a NBA application but i cant find it anymore...nice list tho...nru is also from Zagat...
This list should be alphabatized by Company, would be easier to read.
Thanks for the list.
How about adding screenshots? no only joking.
But seriously wheres the facebook app at?

Appstore, why cant I buy programs

I cant buy any programs at all.
Its many progs I would like to pay for the full version off.
Why cant I do this?
When will this be available in Norway?
Currently Norway is not a supported region for paid apps (see http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138294 ).
Try the beta version of the market enabler ( http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/ ) which I believe allows you to select which region you want to "appear" to be in so you can access the apps from that region.
Regards,
Dave
This is bull**** by google.
I have to have a rooted phone to do that, and I want to wait for a easy way to root my phone. This I haven't found.
syklitengutt said:
This is bull**** by google.
I have to have a rooted phone to do that, and I want to wait for a easy way to root my phone. This I haven't found.
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rooting your phone is kinda easy... but i admit it's a pain in the ass to have to mod it just for one or two apps
Pissing me off to.
syklitengutt said:
I cant buy any programs at all.
Its many progs I would like to pay for the full version off.
Why cant I do this?
When will this be available in Norway?
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I live up in Troms, Norway and I am a bit miffed at the ristrictions imposed on the market place too. I'm searching for a workaround and will post any easy solutions.
Hello to the Hero group too. I have come over from the Athena forum. I'm a WM6.5 traitor.
Hopefulle Google will change the way they support norwegians in the marked. It`s a shame!
To be fair, I believe that it is technically simple, but legally complicated to offer up something like the market in a new territory.
Essentially, Google is acting as a middle-man for all the application developers, who are selling you their apps. Depending on where they are physically located, there are all sorts of issues that may need to be taken into consideration (e.g. VAT, tax, payment processing etc) before they can open up the paid apps market to a new territory.
Not really much help to those of you in unsupported regions, and I do believe that a company the size of Google (and with resources to match!) should be able to do this much quicker!
Regards,
Dave
Have you been to Norway?
foxmeister said:
To be fair, I believe that it is technically simple, but legally complicated to offer up something like the market in a new territory.
Essentially, Google is acting as a middle-man for all the application developers, who are selling you their apps. Depending on where they are physically located, there are all sorts of issues that may need to be taken into consideration (e.g. VAT, tax, payment processing etc) before they can open up the paid apps market to a new territory.
Not really much help to those of you in unsupported regions, and I do believe that a company the size of Google (and with resources to match!) should be able to do this much quicker!
Regards,
Dave
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It's not legalities that are the problem here but bureaucracy and people sat on their arse drinking coffee and eating cake all day at work. It takes so damn long to get anything done in Norway. Take a look at the XBox 360 update - streaming movies and tv available but switched off in order to let a Norwegian company take control of the content. (But the contracts, and therefore the service, were not ready because everyone was on summer holiday!)
Don't hold your breath for a paid app Marketplace here until at least end of the year.
This is exactly the sort of area where the EU should step up to the plate to harmonize the laws across individual member states. I''m not talking about taxation, or tax rates, but it should be much easier to do business with the EU as a "bloc". Trouble is the bureaucrats seem to spend more time thinking up legislation to complicate and hinder, rather than make things simpler and easier for the people they represent!
Regards,
Dave
Ermmmm.
foxmeister said:
This is exactly the sort of area where the EU should step up to the plate to harmonize the laws across individual member states. I''m not talking about taxation, or tax rates, but it should be much easier to do business with the EU as a "bloc". Trouble is the bureaucrats seem to spend more time thinking up legislation to complicate and hinder, rather than make things simpler and easier for the people they represent!
Regards,
Dave
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Norway's not in the EU and that's it's main problem.
Well, that comes as a surprise to me! I just assumed that it was!
Regards,
Dave
I understand your frustration very well, My country is in European region and IN the EU community and we can't buy payed apps on marketplace either. Our mobile providers have to make deals with google before they can enable it.
Typical Belgium, always steps behind.
These new smartphones and app markets are what makes these new generation phones appealing.
Hope it wont take to long, otherwise people start pirating soft like on WM.
at least you guys in the EU can see the light at the end of the tunnel, im in the middle east and know for a fact that ill never be able to buy an app for my phone ,how come Apple managed to do it with the Iphone ???
quattro_rs said:
at least you guys in the EU can see the light at the end of the tunnel, im in the middle east and know for a fact that ill never be able to buy an app for my phone ,how come Apple managed to do it with the Iphone ???
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so the light doesn't shine here in Luxembourg, no way to buy an app in the android store, just the free ones. Better than nothing
Rooted my phone. Now buying what I want when I want.
The same here , I'm from Saudi Arabia and I can't buy any app , I had the iphone before and I was able to buy anything also the had Arabic support !! even though apple is known for bad Arabic support , so google ; shame on you !!!!

Amazon App Store

http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b/ref=sa_menu_adr_app1?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011
It's live now. So yeah, pretty much sign up and get Angry Birds Rio free, this offer expires tonight.
The concept of 'free paid app of the day' is pretty interesting.
i dont understand whats the point of the android app store
tankmaster90 said:
i dont understand whats the point of the android app store
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Basically its just amazon trying to make money
About the Amazon Appstore for Android
Why Amazon Appstore for Android? The Amazon Appstore for Android is a place where you can get a paid app for free every day, view app recommendations based on your past purchases from Amazon, and shop using Amazon's trusted payment technology. You can also test apps on a simulated Android phone using a feature called “Test Drive.” You can shop from your computer, or directly on your phone or internet tablet.
Save on the Apps You Love Our recurring "A paid app for free. Every day." promotion gives all registered users an opportunity to download a new paid app for free every day. You can download the app from your PC, your mobile device, or your internet tablet.
Buying Apps In order to purchase applications from the Amazon Appstore and download them to your device, you will need to have the Amazon Appstore application installed on your phone. To get this, follow the instructions on the left of this page. To purchase paid apps, you will need to have an Amazon account set up with either your credit card or bank information (or both). All paid app purchases will be automatically charged to the card associated with your account and you will receive a receipt for each app purchase.
About the Amazon Appstore
Free App of the Day: Our "Free App of the Day" lets you get a paid app for free every day from your computer, your Android phone, or your tablet.
Test Drive: You can try some of our apps before buying them with our Test Drive feature. Test Drive lets you use the actual app, running on a simulator and controlled by your computer. Look for the "Test Drive now" button throughout the Amazon Appstore.
Reviews and recommendations: Check the star-rating on Android apps and read what other customers are saying about them. Get app recommendations based on your previous purchases and browsing history at Amazon.com.
1. Amazon Appstore downloads are only available to customers located in the United States and only work on Android mobile and internet tablet devices. To redeem a gift card for Amazon Appstore downloads, you must have opened an Amazon account and must accept the Terms of Use for the Amazon Appstore service.
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The K-Zoo Kid said:
Basically its just amazon trying to make money
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That may be a role in it but I don't see it as a bad thing. It has its pro and cons:
Pros:
- Google sees this as a threat and significantly improves their app market. (Competition... something that AT&T / T-Mobile doesn't value -_-; incoming Market War? In the end it'll cause the two companies to improve their market/app store whatever you want to call it)
- 15 Minute Trial? Nawww.
Google's Android Market lets you return apps for a full refund within the first 15 minutes after you buy. Apple, by comparison, does not allow for trial periods on iOS devices. Amazon is taking a similar approach to Google by letting you test drive apps on your PC. "You control the app with your mouse and experience it like you would on your phone," Amazon's Test Drive Apps page reads. The feature lets you try the app within your browser before you decide to buy. This feature appears to be reserved for some of the more popular titles and may not be available for all apps.
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^^ winner?
- Some apps are cheaper on Amazon App Store than the Market.
- Free Paid App of the Day (free paid apps? with permanent updates? huge winner -- at least i believe its permanent updates)
- Countries that don't have access to the Android Market are able to buy apps and get free apps.
Cons:
- Possible that more companies will start their own "App Store" and Android will be more spreaded out in terms of App Markets.
just some of the things on top of my head.
And the worst part is that it's unavailable in several countries.
I couldn't care less about Amazon, but I do want Angry Birds Rio.
zephiK said:
Cons:
- Possible that more companies will start their own "App Store" and Android will be more spreaded out in terms of App Markets.
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Depends if they want to be sued also. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110322/tc_nm/us_apple_amazon_lawsuit
The K-Zoo Kid said:
Basically its just amazon trying to make money
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i'll only buy direct from Android Market
i'll not trust any other entity trying to make profit
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Depends if they want to be sued also. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110322/tc_nm/us_apple_amazon_lawsuit
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Microsoft has already started appealing the term "app store" awhile back. So Amazon would be on Microsoft's side. And I would agree with Microsoft that the term "app store" is too generalized.
http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2011...tore-a-trademark-that-microsoft-also-opposes/
The Seattle area’s two tech giants, Amazon.com and Microsoft, find themselves on the same side today—battling a trademark claim by Apple. As expected, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) said Tuesday that it was indeed opening its new Appstore for Android, despite a recent federal lawsuit by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) claiming trademark infringement of that company’s App Store brand.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been opposing Apple’s attempt to secure the App Store brand name for a while now, but in a different venue—an appeal with federal trademark regulators.
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And since we're on Android... I'm going to go ahead and assume that we all want Amazon/Microsoft to win this lawsuit. Not being a fan boy or anything, but I hate Apple's guts when it comes to making lawsuits on patents/etc.
Besides, in most court cases.. even if they lose. So what? it would either end up in the following ways:
A) Amazon pays money to Apple and continues using 'App Store.'
B) Renames it to something else.
@AllGamer: You don't have to use Amazon App Store to make purchases. You could just simply use it to get 'Free Paid Apps of the Day'
But Amazon is pretty trustworthy. Huge successful corporations. I personally just did it to get Angry Birds Rio and gotta say... the graphics in Rio are much more superb than the original Angry Birds & Angry Birds Seasons.
In the end, the developer of the app/game is still getting paid. Thats what really matters.... isn't it?
For some reason it won't let me get Rio. It says I need to add a payment method to my one-click settings, which I checked and there is a payment method...
lfmmoura said:
And the worst part is that it's unavailable in several countries.
I couldn't care less about Amazon, but I do want Angry Birds Rio.
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Rewtor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004186
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Could be considered warez, since it is supposed to be limited to US and only free for a limited time...
tekkitan said:
Could be considered warez, since it is supposed to be limited to US and only free for a limited time...
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Yeah, I reported that thread when I first saw it. It is considered warez.
Unauthorized distribution.
EDIT: Looks like the mods deleted the thread.
I shall remove it then
EDIT: Been beaten to it.
tekkitan said:
For some reason it won't let me get Rio. It says I need to add a payment method to my one-click settings, which I checked and there is a payment method...
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I figured this out in case anyone runs into the same issue. Apparently you can't use your Amazon store card (the non-Visa card) as a payment option for the app store. I put in one of my credit cards and it works now.
The free paid app of the day looks like groupon concept.
cubewalker said:
The free paid app of the day looks like groupon concept.
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Well.. it's a very good one Hopefully we'll see some significant changes from Google to their market. Maybe incorporate some of their ideas into the official market.
Today's free paid app, the poker game didn't really appeal to me so I didn't bother with getting it.
Really liking the changes done in Angry Birds Rio.
Seems like a lot of people are leaving poor feedback on a lot of these apps/games when they aren't bad :|
- Countries that don't have access to the Android Market are able to buy apps and get free apps.
yha great.
that would be,if it would actually be available in every country....
and i still dont see the use of it as long as you still need to use a credit card!
ill stick with the android market for now.
ghost010 said:
- Countries that don't have access to the Android Market are able to buy apps and get free apps.
yha great.
that would be,if it would actually be available in every country....
and i still dont see the use of it as long as you still need to use a credit card!
ill stick with the android market for now.
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well its still relatively new, im sure it'll expand.
everything you buy online requires a credit card or debit card.. i dont get your point? some apps on the "app store" are cheaper than the market... very slightly but it doesnt hurt

[Q] App Promotion in China

We have developed an app in Chinese. But faced with the fact that, firstly, China has no Google Play, and, secondly, the promotion of the apps is rather complicated. Maybe someone has experience of entering Chinese market:
1) On which Android app stores do we need to publish our app?
2) Are there any app review sites in China?
3) How to promote apps through Chinese social networks?
4) Are there any companies that offer app promotion on Chinese app market as a service?
5) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
nikitnikoks said:
5) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
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if you plan distribute mobile games, it is OK for you to find a local partner for localization and distribution.
if utilities, pls abandon
I would like to know more about this topic to, after all, China covers 50% of the world revenue now
I second that!
Found a new analytics site that Appannie has implemented into their system, seems to be asia based, worth adding, just did with mine
https://dev.mobvista.com/user/showreg/?u=TVRVMU9RPT0=
appfactory said:
I second that!
Found a new analytics site that Appannie has implemented into their system, seems to be asia based, worth adding, just did with mine
https://dev.mobvista.com/user/showreg/?u=TVRVMU9RPT0=
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You said "analytics site" but Mobvista seems to be an advertising network, right? Is this the link you intended to post? I don't get it.
iapps said:
You said "analytics site" but Mobvista seems to be an advertising network, right? Is this the link you intended to post? I don't get it.
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When adding my app on Appannie, you have The add account option, it appear there as New, i figured it was worth a try, thats all i know...
appfactory said:
When adding my app on Appannie, you have The add account option, it appear there as New, i figured it was worth a try, thats all i know...
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I see! Thanks for clarifying this.
Has anyone had successful experience with Chinese market?
appfactory said:
I would like to know more about this topic to, after all, China covers 50% of the world revenue now
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Where this stats is taken from? According to appannie the revenue picture seems to be quite different ...
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nikitnikoks said:
We have developed an app in Chinese. But faced with the fact that, firstly, China has no Google Play, and, secondly, the promotion of the apps is rather complicated. Maybe someone has experience of entering Chinese market:
1) On which Android app stores do we need to publish our app?
2) Are there any app review sites in China?
3) How to promote apps through Chinese social networks?
4) Are there any companies that offer app promotion on Chinese app market as a service?
5) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
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1. it'd be better to ask Chinese partners experienced in promoting apps in China market. For the first stage 1mobile.com might be considered
2. most probably, just language barrier persists for most of us
3. no idea yet
4. yes, we have started negotiations with a company, but it is in development stage
5. IMHO, Yes
kingloki1991 said:
i dont understand chinese then how do i register and publish on chinese app stores someone please advice me how do i proceed ?? thanx
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i guess you should contact china companies or learn chinese if it is not too late
hi
If you want to promote your apps in India than i help in it bcs we already working with some companies for promotion his apps and if any body want the same contact us
Fionaguan said:
I am from China and I am also an app developer, so I would like to introduce you the market of China and make friends with you!
Any questions, you can ask me here or send me private message. My English may be not so well but it is ok to basically communicate with you!
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I would like to know more, could you please tell me more about your skills and experience on this market? Any good references?
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appsdistributerindia said:
If you want to promote your apps in India than i help in it bcs we already working with some companies for promotion his apps and if any body want the same contact us
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I would like to know more, could you please tell me more about your skills and experience on this market? Any good references?
I am from China and I am also an app developer, so I would like to introduce you the market of China and make friends with you!
Any questions, you can ask me here or send me private message. My English may be not so well but it is ok to basically communicate with you!
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I would like to know more, is there app store where I can publish my app? I found some, but in all you need to have a phone number from China to complete the registration. Or add license of your company, but I have only spanish one.
Bring your app to China
nikitnikoks said:
We have developed an app in Chinese. But faced with the fact that, firstly, China has no Google Play, and, secondly, the promotion of the apps is rather complicated. Maybe someone has experience of entering Chinese market:
1) On which Android app stores do we need to publish our app?
2) Are there any app review sites in China?
3) How to promote apps through Chinese social networks?
4) Are there any companies that offer app promotion on Chinese app market as a service?
5) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
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Hi nikitnikoks
My name is Alex, I'm the CEO of app2china.net. We are a startup company base in Florida, USA, we provide services to bring international Android apps into Chinese app stores. Since we are building our client base and testing our website, we would like to offer you our premium plan (price at $299) only $1 for 90 days. Please go to our website app2china.net and register for free, and we will add the service package to your account.
We will help you with translation, modification if needed, distribute and promote your app in Chinese app stores. We will also provide you with analyst report every month
For the your question
1) On which Android app stores do we need to publish our app?
Our premium plan including the biggest 10 Android stores, If you want to do yourself, we suggest you choosing 360 stores
2) Are there any app review sites in China?
Our premium plan including translate the review, if you want to do by yourself, you can check each app stores, people will directly comment on each store (sometimes, the competitor will write bad comments for you)
3) How to promote apps through Chinese social networks?
Our service including promote through social networks. The biggest social networks are Weibo and Wechat, you need build your local team operate the account, find tech blogger promote your app
4) Are there any companies that offer app promotion on Chinese app market as a service?
Our company do the promotion, we will help our customers acquire users at the lowest price in the market, In China there are lot's of smartphone band, some smartphone company corporate with company like us and do the pre-install, that's the best way to get users, also we will help our customer buy the web advertising in each Android store
Also, the cheapest way, to do the promotion, is ad exchange, you using your app traffic in US change their traffic in China, this company wants to launch their app in another country
) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
Yes, there are millions of users, that means millions of possible
appsdistributerindia said:
If you want to promote your apps in India than i help in it bcs we already working with some companies for promotion his apps and if any body want the same contact us
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app2china said:
Hi nikitnikoks
My name is Alex, I'm the CEO of app2china.net. We are a startup company base in Florida, USA, we provide services to bring international Android apps into Chinese app stores. Since we are building our client base and testing our website, we would like to offer you our premium plan (price at $299) only $1 for 90 days. Please go to our website app2china.net and register for free, and we will add the service package to your account.
We will help you with translation, modification if needed, distribute and promote your app in Chinese app stores. We will also provide you with analyst report every month
For the your question
1) On which Android app stores do we need to publish our app?
Our premium plan including the biggest 10 Android stores, If you want to do yourself, we suggest you choosing 360 stores
2) Are there any app review sites in China?
Our premium plan including translate the review, if you want to do by yourself, you can check each app stores, people will directly comment on each store (sometimes, the competitor will write bad comments for you)
3) How to promote apps through Chinese social networks?
Our service including promote through social networks. The biggest social networks are Weibo and Wechat, you need build your local team operate the account, find tech blogger promote your app
4) Are there any companies that offer app promotion on Chinese app market as a service?
Our company do the promotion, we will help our customers acquire users at the lowest price in the market, In China there are lot's of smartphone band, some smartphone company corporate with company like us and do the pre-install, that's the best way to get users, also we will help our customer buy the web advertising in each Android store
Also, the cheapest way, to do the promotion, is ad exchange, you using your app traffic in US change their traffic in China, this company wants to launch their app in another country
) Does it make sense to enter Chinese market at all?
Yes, there are millions of users, that means millions of possible
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Hi, got your PM, and was really exciting to take advantage of your services, but then i discovered you dont do paid apps
appfactory said:
Hi, got your PM, and was really exciting to take advantage of your services, but then I discovered you dont do paid apps
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Hi
Right now, in-app purchase is ok for our platform, But paid app still have trouble, the biggest problem is Android users in China really not used to paid first, Only iPhone users in China bought paid app, people using Android in China usually have lower income, one of reason they bought Android is using free app, even great game like Monument in China is free, But people got other way making money in China
app2china said:
Hi
Right now, in-app purchase is ok for our platform, But paid app still have trouble, the biggest problem is Android users in China really not used to paid first, Only iPhone users in China bought paid app, people using Android in China usually have lower income, one of reason they bought Android is using free app, even great game like Monument in China is free, But people got other way making money in China
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I see, then the millions of people in China wont be a benefit after all then
appfactory said:
I see, then the millions of people in China wont be a benefit after all then
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It depends, Evernote and candy crush all very successful in China, Some google play thousands download app in China can get millions download, some Google play millions download app in China only get thousands, you never know the result without a try
P.S our service only $1 for 3 month and no addtional charge, it's really not cost you too much to have a try
app2china said:
P.S our service only $1 for 3 month and no addtional charge, it's really not cost you too much to have a try
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Well, no point in trying if u dont do paid apps
appfactory said:
Well, no point in trying if u dont do paid apps
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I want to say advertising revenue still a lot
But seems I can't convince you, but really nice talking to you

[Q] Google play store country limitations

Can someone explain the google play store country restrictions when publishing an app. I posted an app with an in-app purchase, and it is not available in places like Brunei and China. Google's website is not clear on when my app would not be allowed in those countries. Is it the in-app purchase that causes it to be blocked in some countries?
I know there are some third party companies that will help with posting in China, but what would make it compatible with posting it through Google Play?
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you need to change IAP to Free
and there is no google play in China, you don't need to think about it
And in China, you can you use Baidu Tencent and 360 to upload your app
any further question you can contact me [email protected]

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