Mobile app installs ads link to your app's listing on Google Play or the Apple App store, and can run on the Google Search and Display Networks, and YouTube.
Before you begin
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How it works
App install ads allow users to install your app directly from your ad. Based on where your ad appears, any original content may be added to, removed or modified during the ad serving process. Google Ads does this to help make sure that users get a great experience from your ad, no matter when and where they see it.
App install ad on the Search and Display Networks
- Ad can include: App icon, description text and app store rating
- Where it shows: Across Google Search and Display Networks
- What it does: Link to an app store
These are full-screen ads that tend to have higher click-through rates than banner ads, but may have a higher CPC. They appear as someone moves between screens or pages in an app.
- Sizes for mobile phones: 300 x 250, 320 x 480 and 480 x 320.
- Sizes for tablets: 1024 x 768 and 768 x 1024
Banner ads appear as a small strip or “banner” across the top of an app page or screen. They’re the most commonly used ad format for mobile. You can upload double-sized images (for example, a 640 x 100 image for a 320 x 50 ad slot) for high-resolution display devices. We’ll auto-adjust the image based on the device’s pixel density.
- Sizes for mobile phones and tablets: 320 x 50, 468 x 60, 728 x 90 and 300 x 250.
App install ad on Google Play
- Ad can include: App icon, app name, developer name, average rating and your custom text
- Where it shows: Google Play listings and search results
- What it does: Link to a Play Store listing
Video app install ad on the Display Network
- Ad can include: Video from a YouTube link, text, app icon, app store text and app store rating
- Where it shows: Display Network publisher sites and videos
- What it does: Drives users to install your app, either directly from the YouTube app or by linking to the app store. The video will automatically play on devices with Wi-Fi connections. People using 3G/4G/LTE connections will need to click on the video for it to play.
App install ad on YouTube
- Ad can include: Video from a YouTube link, text, app icon, app store text and app store rating
- Where it shows: YouTube apps on iOS and Android devices
- What it does: Link to an app store
App install ad on Google Discover
- Ad can include: Image pulled from existing creative assets, description text, app store rating
- Where it shows: Google Discover feed of users with relevant interests
- What it does: Link to an app store
