G2 Vendor Directory

Apple Search Ads vs. Google Marketing Platform

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricApple Search Ads

by Apple

Google Marketing Platform

by Google

Overall rating4.24.1
Review count20300
Ease of use8.78.2
Ease of setup8.47.7
Quality of support8.07.3
Meets requirements8.58.7
NPS4032.851986
Small Business60.0%25.8%
Mid-Market35.0%47.1%
Enterprise5.0%27.1%
Total page views153432
Total LLM citations4981,936

Apple Search Ads

Apple's Search Ads is way of giving app publishers paid access to the top spot in app store search results. The ad appears on the top/top left on the App Store search result pages with a blue-tinted background. Apple's iTunes app store search advertising is one of the most overlooked user acquisition channels for iOS apps.

Pros

    Google Marketing Platform

    Google's DoubleClick™ provides ad management and ad serving solutions to companies that buy, create, or sell digital advertising. The world's top marketers, publishers, ad networks, and agencies use DoubleClick platforms as the foundation for their digital marketing. With deep expertise in ad serving, media planning, search management, rich media, video, and mobile, DoubleClick platforms help customers execute digital media strategies more effectively.

    Pros

    • Features
    • Campaign Management
    • Performance Results
    • Ease of Use
    • Efficiency
    • ROI Improvement