Mobile apps · RankedAppLovin
AppLovin is a mobile advertising platform that combines user acquisition and monetization in one stack, with programmatic buying through its demand-side platform · applovin.com ↗
Why models recommend it
“One of the most sophisticated machine-learning UA platforms in mobile... Need iOS LTV optimization and algorithmic buying at scale: AppLovin MAX.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Comparative question · first choice
“AppLovin provides end-to-end mobile app marketing technology combining user acquisition, monetization, and analytics”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Comparative question · alternative
“Use a reliable Mediation layer (like AppLovin MAX or IronSource LevelPlay)”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Stick to major premium publishers (Meta, TikTok, Unity, AppLovin)”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Mixed-to-negative feedback on Trustpilot (low average ratings). Issues cited: sudden account suspensions over alleged fraud”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“AppLovin sued Unity over data collection practices — there's ongoing skepticism about both companies' data integrity”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as AppLovin, over the 26 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 | View → | |
| 21 | 2 | View → | |
| 17 | 1 | View → | |
| 16 | 1 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 3 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 1 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of AppLovin →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on AppLovin's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- consumer brands and gaming apps
- Certifications
- ISO 27001
- Hosting
- USA
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Founded
- 2012
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 23 of the 26 answers that named AppLovin and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Fifty-three of the fifty-three domain citations in answers naming AppLovin came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 32 | 1 | 2026-09-16 | ||
| Report or ebook | 8 | undated | |||
| Case study | 3 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 1 | undated | |||
| Glossary or explainer | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-16Catch bad ads not data blog
- 2026-06-22Applovin ads now open blog
- 2026-06-16Measurement lens blog
- 2026-05-11Earnings q1 2026 blog
- 2026-04-30Silos performance blog
- 2026-03-20Generating video blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page applovin.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.