This feature alongside our global reach, large user base (130M MAUs), and our own editorial content to improve your SEO and visibility make us a very powerful alternative to Google Play. You don’t even need a store (not even Uptodown's), Google Play, or any other third-party services.įrom the developer side, Uptodown is the only stand-alone solution that allows you to monetize your game or App by simply distributing your APK through the browser. We offer better privacy, there’s no need to open an account or enter your payment information from the get-go, and you can use any device in any region in the world without limitations. Garrido: From a user perspective, Uptodown offers a simpler solution - a direct browser experience, if that's what you’re looking for. ADM: Why would a user choose Uptodown among all the App markets available? And why a developer should make sure their app is available there? The alternative to this is the Apple model with iOS.

We believe that a more open scenario, which guarantees users and developers the right to choose where to get their apps and games from, fits better with the Android philosophy. The lack of global options and large enough audiences to publish and sell their apps put the developer at a disadvantage when it comes to freely offering their product on their own terms and conditions. Garrido: Until recently, Android has operated de facto as an industry monopolized by Google services. ADM: Why having a variety of app markets is important for app developers? Recently we interviewed Luis Hernandez Garrido, CEO of Uptodown, to hear more about Uptodown joining the Unity Distribution Portal. The Spanish-based company was born in 2020 in Málaga and founded as a University Project in 2002. The company operates worldwide and it is localized to 15 different languages. The Uptodown app market has more than 130 million active users per month, and more than 450 monthly downloads of their more than 4 million APKs available.

Uptodown apps