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Gummicube is an ASO company with its own software. Admiral Media pairs ASO with paid UA and ad creative: 93% more downloads for NeuroNation in Korea and 57% lower CPI for Petit BamBou on TikTok.
Last verified 4 October 2026Published by Admiral Media, one of the two agencies comparedEvery Gummicube fact is sourced and dated
Both agencies offer ASO for the App Store and Google Play and manage Apple's search ads alongside it.
Key facts
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
The people who make your ads also buy the media, so every new concept is judged on installs, subscriptions and ROAS.
Our AI Creative Factory cut Fastic's cost per result by 70% and won Silver for AI at The Drum Awards for Marketing EMEA 2026.
Founded in 2019 by Andre Kempe, who has scaled apps for 15+ years. The specialists you meet run your account.
From +45% ROAS for the game Star Chef 2 to 43% lower CPA on Apple Ads for ImmoScout24 and +320% ROAS for ChatPDF.
In detail
| Criterion | Admiral Media | Gummicube |
|---|---|---|
| Founded and HQ | 2019, by Andre Kempe (15+ years scaling apps); remote senior team | Founded in 2009, according to its about page[2] |
| Team size | Senior specialists only: the people you meet run your account | "more than 40 employees across multiple continents"[2] |
| Focus | Mobile apps and games, plus ecommerce: 200+ apps scaled, €500M+ ad spend managed | ASO for "Any App, Any Category, Any Size"[2] |
| Core services | Paid UA, AI creative, ASO, CRO and AEO, run by one senior team | Keyword and conversion optimisation, creative services, A/B testing, ASO measurement, Apple Search and Google Ads[1] |
| Ad channels | Meta, TikTok, Google (Search, App campaigns, YouTube), Apple Ads, Snapchat, Moloco and Telegram; official partner of Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat | Apple Search Ads, Google Ads or Meta Ads, managed alongside ASO[3] |
| Creative production | AI Creative Factory: AI UGC, video and static in batches of up to 80 videos; Silver for AI, The Drum Awards EMEA 2026 | App store creative: icons, screenshots, preview videos, feature graphics, CPPs and In-App Events[4] |
| ASO | iOS and Google Play: localised Korean metadata brought NeuroNation 93% more downloads | Core service, with its own DATACUBE and Splitcube technology[1] |
| Pricing model | Monthly management fee (flat retainer or % of media spend), separate from media; no long lock-ins | Not published |
| Published minimum | No minimum published; ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market | $1,000+ minimum project size on Clutch (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
| Clutch rating | 4.9 from 48 reviews; Clutch Global Champion 2025 | 5.0 from 7 reviews (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
Their own claims
Quoted from Gummicube’s own pages. These are self-descriptions, not independent results.
“Complete ASO solutions from technology to execution, measurement, and more.”
Gummicube pairs its ASO team with its own DATACUBE and Splitcube technology.
Source [1] · checked 4 October 2026“clients can opt to receive hands-on management of Apple Search Ads, Google Ads or Meta Ads alongside App Store Optimization”
Paid search and install campaigns are run in line with the ASO work.
Source [3] · checked 4 October 2026Our edge, with proof
Gummicube pairs its ASO team with its own DATACUBE and Splitcube software. Admiral Media's localised Korean metadata brought NeuroNation 93% more downloads, and our 2026 study reviewed 1,000 US App Store listings.
+93%downloads from localised metadata · NeuroNation Korea case studyGummicube can manage Apple Search Ads, Google Ads or Meta Ads alongside ASO. Admiral Media also runs TikTok and Snapchat, with creative made for each channel.
+170%conversion rate · Petit BamBou case studyGummicube's creative services cover icons, screenshots and preview videos. Admiral Media's AI Creative Factory also produces the ads themselves: AI UGC, video and static.
−70%cost per result · Fastic case studyFit
Gummicube combines its own DATACUBE and Splitcube technology with a managed ASO team.
Admiral Media runs Apple Ads and ASO in one team, with 43% lower CPA on Apple Ads for ImmoScout24 and 93% more downloads from ASO for NeuroNation.
Admiral Media runs paid UA and AI creative in one team, with +320% ROAS and +156% subscriptions for ChatPDF.
Admiral Media covers all three, with ten times the creative output and +45% ROAS for Star Chef 2.
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.
Not published. Clutch lists a minimum project size of $1,000+ (checked 4 Oct 2026).
Switching
Clients and recognition
“Admiral Media were extremely helpful and efficient in making Apple's Custom Product Pages work for us.”
Alexandra ZinnowLead PPC, Digital Marketing, ImmoScout24“We were able to scale our paid social spend by more than 200% while achieving our target ROAS.”
Jakob FutorjanskiCo-founder, NeuroNation“Since the beginning of our work with Admiral Media, we have seen only one direction: upwards.”
Phillip WaymanCMO, FasticQuestions
Gummicube is the closer fit if ASO is your only need and you want its own ASO software. Admiral Media fits if you want ASO for iOS and Google Play together with paid UA and AI creative; its localised Korean metadata brought NeuroNation 93% more downloads. Admiral Media's ASO starts at EUR 2,900 per month per app and market.
It depends on whether you need paid UA and ad creative as well as ASO. Gummicube offers ASO for games, with Clash of Kings among its case studies. Admiral Media runs UA, AI creative and ASO for games, with ten times the creative output and +45% ROAS for Star Chef 2.
Gummicube does not publish its pricing, while Admiral Media publishes its model. Clutch lists a Gummicube minimum project size of $1,000+ (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.
Gummicube's own site says it was founded in 2009. Directory listings show different years, so this page uses the company's own figure. Admiral Media was founded in 2019 by Andre Kempe, who has scaled apps for 15+ years, and has scaled 200+ apps since.
Gummicube produces app store creative such as icons, screenshots, preview videos and feature graphics. Admiral Media also produces the ads themselves through its AI Creative Factory: AI UGC, video and static, which cut Fastic's cost per result by 70%.
Sources and method
Each Gummicube 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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