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Agency comparison
Compare Admiral Media and yellowHEAD on ASO, paid UA, creative, AI search, pricing model and Clutch ratings, with every yellowHEAD fact sourced and dated.
Last verified 4 October 2026Published by Admiral Media, one of the two agencies comparedEvery yellowHEAD fact links to its source
Both agencies combine ASO, paid user acquisition and creative production for mobile apps and games.
What each offers
Based on what each agency publishes about its own services, checked 4 October 2026. Partly means the service exists in a narrower form.
About Admiral Media
Media buyers and AI creative producers work side by side, so new ads are built for the channel and judged on live results.
AI UGC, video and static ads at published batch prices: EUR 10,000 for 20 videos, EUR 16,000 for 40, EUR 29,000 for 80.
The specialists you meet run the work. Monthly retainers, a fee separate from your media budget, no long lock-ins.
Paid UA on Meta, TikTok, Google, Apple Ads, Snapchat and Telegram, plus ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market.
In detail
| Criterion | Admiral Media | yellowHEAD |
|---|---|---|
| Founded and HQ | 2019, remote team | Founded 2013, headquartered in New York[7] |
| Team size | Senior specialists manage accounts directly | 50 to 249 employees on Clutch[6] |
| Focus | Mobile apps and games, plus ecommerce and shopping apps | "Gaming, eCommerce, Retail, Fintech, and Health & Fitness"[8] |
| Core services | Paid UA, AI creative, ASO, CRO and AEO | ASO, paid UA, creative studio, SEO, CRO, GEO, programmatic, Mona, Alison and UA Cohort Funding[1] |
| Ad channels | Meta, TikTok, Google (Search, App campaigns, YouTube), Apple Ads, Snapchat and Telegram | "Meta, TikTok, Google, Applovin, ChatGPT Ads, and more"[2] |
| Creative production | AI Creative Factory: AI UGC, video and static | Mona AI creative service ("Up to 30 new videos / month") plus a Premium Studio for 2D, 3D, playables and live production[3] |
| ASO | ASO for iOS and Google Play | Fully managed ASO service, led by a VP Organic Growth[4] |
| AI search (AEO/GEO) | AEO (AI search visibility), plus a free GEO Checker | Generative Engine Optimization listed as a service[1] |
| Pricing model | Monthly management fee: flat retainer or a percentage of media spend, separate from the media budget | Agency fees not published. UA Cohort Funding has published flat fee, revenue share and receivables financing models[5] |
| Published minimum | ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market | $5,000+ minimum project size on Clutch (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
| Clutch rating | 4.9 from 48 reviews (checked 4 Oct 2026) | 5.0 from 12 reviews (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
In their words
“No equity. No interest.”
yellowHEAD's UA Cohort Funding gives growth-stage mobile game studios capital for user acquisition, in addition to agency services.
Source [5] · checked 4 October 2026“Up to 30 new videos / month”
Mona is yellowHEAD's own AI creative service, with delivery in about 7 days according to the same page.
Source [3] · checked 4 October 2026“A fully managed ASO approach focused on increasing visibility, improving conversion, and driving long-term organic installs.”
ASO is one of yellowHEAD's flagship services and sits with SEO under the same organic growth lead.
Source [4] · checked 4 October 2026Published results
yellowHEAD can fund UA cohorts for game studios through flat fee or revenue share models. Admiral Media charges a monthly management fee that is separate from your media budget.
+45%ROAS · Star Chef 2 case studyyellowHEAD runs Mona as a monthly AI creative service of up to 30 videos. Admiral Media sells AI creative in batches of 20, 40 or 80 videos at published prices.
yellowHEAD lists AppLovin, ChatGPT Ads and programmatic. Admiral Media manages Apple Ads, Snapchat and Telegram alongside Meta, TikTok and Google.
−43%cost per acquisition · ImmoScout24 case studyFit
yellowHEAD publishes a UA Cohort Funding programme built for growth-stage mobile game studios with proven ROAS.
Both agencies offer all three, so compare channel mix, creative model and pricing.
Admiral Media's senior specialists manage accounts directly, and its published results include -43% CPA on Apple Ads for ImmoScout24.
Admiral Media publishes batch prices of EUR 10,000, 16,000 and 29,000 for 20, 40 and 80 videos.
Pricing
A monthly management fee, either a flat retainer or a percentage of media spend, separate from the media budget, with no long lock-ins. ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market. AI Creative Factory: EUR 10,000 / 16,000 / 29,000 per batch of 20 / 40 / 80 videos.
Agency fees not published. Clutch lists a minimum project size of $5,000+ (checked 4 Oct 2026).
Switching
Clients and recognition
“Since the beginning of our work with Admiral Media, we have seen only one direction: upwards.”
Phillip WaymanCMO, Fastic“With the experience of the Admiral Media team, we were able to super-scale our growth on TikTok.”
Stefani StaeckHead of Mobile User Acquisition, Bonial“We were especially impressed by their professionalism, speed, and level of expertise.”
Sarah FronckevicCMO, BreezeQuestions
Both work with mobile games, so the choice depends on whether you also need funding. yellowHEAD suits studios with proven ROAS that want UA Cohort Funding next to the service. Admiral Media suits games that want senior specialists on Apple Ads, Meta, TikTok, Google, Snapchat and Telegram, and has a published +45% ROAS result for Star Chef 2.
yellowHEAD does not publish its agency fees, while Admiral Media publishes its pricing model. Clutch lists a yellowHEAD minimum project size of $5,000+ (checked 4 Oct 2026). Admiral Media charges a monthly management fee, either a flat retainer or a percentage of media spend, with ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market.
Yes, both offer ASO. yellowHEAD describes a fully managed ASO service led by its organic growth team. Admiral Media offers ASO for iOS and Google Play from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market, plus a free ASO Checker.
Both do. yellowHEAD lists Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) as a service. Admiral Media offers AEO (AI search visibility) and a free GEO Checker.
yellowHEAD runs Mona, an AI creative service of up to 30 new videos a month, plus a studio for 2D, 3D, playables and live production. Admiral Media's AI Creative Factory produces AI UGC, video and static in batches of 20, 40 or 80 videos at published prices.
Sources and method
Each yellowHEAD fact was read on its own website or public profile on 4 October 2026 and is quoted or summarised without estimates. Admiral Media figures come from admiral.media and published case studies. We re-check this page every 90 days. If anything here is out of date or wrong, tell us through the contact page and we will review it within 5 working days.
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