Growth and creative in one team
Media buyers and AI creative producers work side by side, so new ads are built for the channel and judged on live results.
Agency comparison
Compare Admiral Media and NoGood on app UA, ASO, creative, AI search (AEO/GEO), pricing model and Clutch ratings, with every NoGood fact sourced and dated.
Last verified 4 October 2026Published by Admiral Media, one of the two agencies comparedEvery NoGood fact links to its source
Both agencies run paid social and search campaigns, produce creative and offer AEO for AI search visibility.
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 | NoGood |
|---|---|---|
| Founded and HQ | 2019, remote team | Founded 2016, headquartered in New York[7] |
| Team size | Senior specialists manage accounts directly | 10 to 49 employees on Clutch[6] |
| Focus | Mobile apps and games, plus ecommerce and shopping apps | "SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, B2B, and Consumer", as stated in its site description[1] |
| Core services | Paid UA, AI creative, ASO, CRO and AEO | AEO, SEO, organic social, social ads, paid search, lifecycle, content, CRO, video, analytics, fractional CMO[2] |
| Ad channels | Meta, TikTok, Google (Search, App campaigns, YouTube), Apple Ads, Snapchat and Telegram | Social ads and paid search; Clutch reviews mention Meta, Reddit, Google and TikTok[6] |
| Creative production | AI Creative Factory: AI UGC, video and static | Creative Growth Studio, Creator Studio, TikTok Studio and AI Lab[2] |
| ASO | ASO for iOS and Google Play | Not listed as a service; ASO appears in the Inflection AI case study[5] |
| AI search (AEO/GEO) | AEO (AI search visibility), plus a free GEO Checker | AEO service; Shorty Awards GEO winner 2026 and The Drum Gold in Search 2026[3] |
| Pricing model | Monthly management fee: flat retainer or a percentage of media spend, separate from the media budget | Not published |
| Published minimum | ASO from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market | Not published; Clutch shows the minimum as undisclosed (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
| Clutch rating | 4.9 from 48 reviews (checked 4 Oct 2026) | 5.0 from 3 reviews (checked 4 Oct 2026)[6] |
In their words
“Your AI native growth squad”
NoGood positions itself as an AI-native growth agency combining paid, organic, creative and AEO work.
Source [1] · checked 4 October 2026“first-ever winner of the Shorty’s newly created GEO category”
The 2026 award was for NoGood's AI search work with SteelSeries.
Source [3] · checked 4 October 2026“23x Increase in YoY AI search traffic”
NoGood reports this result for SteelSeries on its results page.
Source [4] · checked 4 October 2026Published results
NoGood lists SaaS, fintech, healthcare, B2B and consumer as its verticals. Admiral Media focuses on mobile apps and games.
+170%conversion rate · Petit BamBou case studyNoGood does not list ASO as a separate service. Admiral Media offers ASO for iOS and Google Play from EUR 2,900 per month per app and market.
NoGood covers SEO, lifecycle marketing, organic social and fractional CMO work. Admiral Media covers paid UA, AI creative, ASO, CRO and AEO for apps.
Fit
NoGood holds 2026 awards for AI search work and lists SEO and AEO as core services.
NoGood offers all three alongside paid social and search.
Admiral Media combines all three for apps, with published results such as +170% conversion rate for Petit BamBou.
Admiral Media focuses on apps and games and has a published +45% ROAS result 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 the minimum project size as undisclosed (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
Admiral Media is the closer fit for app installs, because mobile apps and games are its focus and it offers ASO. NoGood also has app results, such as a 300% increase in app downloads for Inflection AI, but lists SaaS, fintech, healthcare, B2B and consumer as its verticals. For a web or B2B brand, NoGood is the closer fit.
Admiral Media works with mobile games and has a published +45% ROAS result for Star Chef 2. NoGood does not list games among its expertise verticals.
NoGood has the stronger public award record in AI search, with the Shorty Awards GEO win in 2026 and The Drum Gold in Search 2026 for SteelSeries. Admiral Media offers AEO for apps and a free GEO Checker.
NoGood does not publish its pricing, and Clutch lists its minimum project size as undisclosed (checked 4 Oct 2026). Admiral Media publishes its model: 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.
NoGood does not list ASO as a standalone service; it appears as part of its Inflection AI case study. Admiral Media offers ASO for iOS and Google Play as its own service, plus a free ASO Checker.
Sources and method
Each NoGood 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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