@bjadams, that's correct, none of them actually distribute IPA files, that wouldn't work.
Here's my findings after just a couple of days of having our apps approved:
Opera - 19 downloads
GetJar - 119 downloads - direct link to Google Play
Now what stinks is... we have Chartboost integrated which tracks our installs. It reports only a couple of installs over the past couple of days, far far from 138. Our GetJar listing directly links to Google Play and that reports the same as Chartboost, only a couple of installs.
Am I so jaded that I feel like these stores are supplying erroneous data to us? What else could it be? Are this many people installing the game and not opening it ever? Are they installing the game and then only opening it after they disable their internet connection? If that is the case then it is worthless because the game is ad supported.
Why would a distribution site supply erroneous data? What advantage would that be to them in the long run?
Thoughts?
We're still going forward with SlideMe as it seemed to give the best results in the article above, but now I question those results. I've got support requests out to the stores to see what they can tell me. Why can't anything just be on the up and up?
