GetJar
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GetJar
Overview:
GetJar is the world’s largest cross platform app store with over a half billion downloads to date.
The company provides more than 50,000 mobile applications across all major handsets and platforms to consumers in more than 200 countries. In June of this year, GetJar was named winner of the 2009 Meffy Award for Best Direct to Consumer Service.
GetJar provides a number of products and services to developers including:
GetJar Distribution - free and unlimited distribution with a 48 hour approval time, no signage fees, no certification fees and unlimited uploads
GetJar Pay-per-Download: GetJar’s premium PPD system allows developers to bid for visibility in the premium areas of our site to increase downloads. Developers control their budget and only pay for the downloads they get. PPD allows for geo targeting by country and device and allows for multiple campaigns to be run simultaneously.
GetJar App Download Page: Used by Facebook. The ADP allows content owners to utilize GetJar’s handset detection system to serve the right apps to consumers right off their own mobile page
GetJar Mobile Site Shortcuts: GetJar allows content owners to upload the URL to their mobile sites and promote them as if they were apps. Developers can promote their apps and site and always be assured to serve something to consumers independent of the device they use
Beta Testing - Free and unlimited beta testing through our community of more then 30,000 beta testers
Stats: The only app store to publicly provide stats on downloads by handset by country to help developers maximize their porting and development efforts.
GetJar is backed by blue chip investors Accel Partners and is based in the UK, Silicon Valley and Lithuania.
For more information: www.getjar.com and follow us on Twitter @getjar.get free distribution to millions of people around the world.
App Store Stats and Facts
Potential Reach:
2 Billion
Number of Users:
2 Billion
Number of Apps In Store:
73,866 (Sept 2010)
Number of Downloads to Date:
1 Billion+ (Sept 2010)
Pricing Options:
Free
Content Focus:
General
Consumer Site URL:
Developer Submission Facts
OS and Runtimes Supported:
All
Devices Supported:
2147 devices (Sept 2010)
Time to Market (stated time from submission to publication):
48 hours (2 business days)
Program Joining Fee:
Free
Application Signing Fee:
Free
Revenue Share %:
n/a
User Billing Notes:
n/a
App Store Developer URL:
http://my.getjar.com/site/Developers
App Submission Info
Minimum Number of Characters In Title:
N/A
Maximum Number of Characters In Title:
50
Special Characters ($, &, @) Allowed In Title?:
No
Version Number Required?:
Yes
Multiple Content Categories Allowed?:
Yes
Use of Tags:
Yes
Minimum Number of Characters for Tags:
N/A
Target Only Beta Testers?:
No
Maximum # of Characters In Short Description:
250
Maximum # of Characters In Long Description:
8000
HTML Allowed in Description?:
Yes
Are multiple languages supported?:
Yes
Supported languages:
French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic
Target Countries:
Yes
Thumbnail used?:
Yes
Thumbnail specific dimensions:
Yes
Thumbnail maximum dimensions:
64x64
Are screenshots used?:
Yes
Minimum number of screenshots:
1
Maximum number of screenshots:
1
Maximum screenshot resolution (pixels):
200x300
Maximum screenshot size (MB):
0.02
Screenshot file types supported:
JPG, GIF, PNG
Can different versions of an app be served to different OS versions?
Yes