Exclusive: Nexus 7 monetizes better than other Android tablets, says TinyCo

Mobile game developer TinyCo's monetization data finds that Google's Nexus 7 tablet generates 50 percent higher ARPU than the average Android tablet. "It's encouraging for us," says Mike Sandwick, TinyCo's manager of strategic partnerships. "We have a reputation that's pretty unique in terms of our commitment to Android. It's continuing to pay off for us and Google is making these really great devices that have great user experiences like the Nexus 7 in terms of hardware. Jellybean is just awesome. We're very, very pro everything that's happening on Android right now, and we're very psyched to be able to keep developing for the platform." Not only that, TinyCo says users are 50 percent more likely to make in-app purchases on the Nexus 7 compared to users of other Android tablets. Although the Nexus 7 only represents 15 percent of TinyCo's Android tablet user base, 30 percent of TinyCo's Android tablet revenue is generated by Nexus 7 users. Lastly, Nexus 7 users tend to demonstrate about 20 percent higher 7- and 30-day retention rates. TinyCo didn't take into account Kindle Fire data, which is a device that's powered by the Android operating system, because there's monetization system differences between the Amazon Appstore for Android and Google Play that affect metrics such as ARPU on TinyCo's end. There is the common thought in the industry that iOS monetizes better than Android, but that hasn't always been the case for TinyCo, previously citing free-to-play game Tiny Village as an example of seeing higher levels of monetization on Android versus iOS. "We see monetization that's surprisingly similar," says Nick Ross, TinyCo director of analytics and user acquisition. "If you just look at it across everything, there probably are some slight differences, but those are all due to known factors like the number of Singaporean users is different from one platform to the next." Google manufacturing it's own first-party tablet allows developers to test and monetize better, Ross adds. "It's going to encourage other people to develop on the platform, which is awesome," he says. "We're pro more games on the platform." In a recent Q & A, W3i's general manager Erik Lundberg told Inside Mobile Apps that since tablets are a luxury item, consumers monetize on tablet better than they do on smartphones. Google itself is even helping developers create better Android tablet apps, with Google's Tablet App Quality Checklist, seeing as it's in Google's best interest to push Android tablet development now that they have their own tablet device on the market. TinyCo analyzed it's most recent Android game Tiny Monsters for the Android tablet data it shared with Inside Mobile Apps.

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