App publishing comparison table

App publishing comparison table
v 0.4, dd2014‐04‐17
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Type application (Single / Multiple)
Target group
Features (general)
Features (interactivity)
Features (additional)
Analytics
Cost model
Adobe DPS, Single Edition
Single
small and medium‐sized design studios and freelance designers
Twixl Media
Twixl Media
Twixl Media
Twixl Media
Single
One Multi
Unlimited Multi
Enterprise Kiosk
Single
Multiple
Multiple
Multiple
This product is targeted at all individual designers and smaller shops small and medium‐sized design small and medium‐sized design companies that are using iPads to that regularly want to create cross‐
studios and freelance designers that studios and freelance designers that control in‐house content distribution.
platform branded app store apps
want to create single issue and want to create single issue and mulitple issue apps
mulitple issue apps
(re)Viewer App
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Adobe ID‐plugins
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Automatic upload & Conversion tools (for upload in Stores)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Online publication and distribution platform
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
via external tools (h)
via external tools (h)
via external tools (h)
Animations
via Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Muse, via Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Muse, via Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Muse, via external tools (h)
or any other HTML editor
or any other HTML editor
or any other HTML editor
Audio
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Buttons
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Hyperlinks
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Image sequences
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Pan & Zoom
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Panorama (360° images)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Pop ups / hot spots
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
via Buttons / MSO (h)
Scrollable frame
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Slide shows
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Video
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Web content
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Automatic Layout adjustments (e.g. Alternate & Liquid layo
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
HTML(5) import
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Multiple orientations (horizontal & vertical orientation)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
H&V swipe
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Social Sharing (e‐mail, Facebook, Twitter)
x
v
v
v
v
v
v
via Hyperlinks / web content
via Hyperlinks / web content
via Hyperlinks / web content
via Hyperlinks / web content
via Hyperlinks / web content
via Hyperlinks / web content
Widgets
via Hyperlinks / web content
Adobe DPS Importer module (Overlays)
v
v
v
v
‐
‐
‐
Web Viewer (display App content in standard Web browser
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
Google
x (unless tedious workflow)
x (unless tedious workflow)
x (unless tedious workflow)
v
v
v
v
Other
x
x
x
Flurry, Localytics
Flurry, Localytics
Flurry, Localytics
Flurry, Localytics
Own
x
Adobe DPS Analytics Service
Adobe DPS Analytics Service
x
x
x
x
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‐
‐
‐
Per App (creation)
Free* / 362,85 EUR/publication (h)
‐
‐
Platform fee ‐ Monthly (EUR)
‐
300
Customized quote
‐
‐
‐
‐
Platform fee ‐ Yearly (EUR)
‐
3.600
750 EUR/year
1.750 EUR/year (without entitlements) 4.550 EUR/year (without entitlements)
1.950 EUR (cloud)
3.000 EUR/year (with entitlements)
7.050 EUR/year (with entitlements)
7.850 EUR (server)
Number of Apps included
Number of users
Fee per download (dl)
Cost per additional download / bunddle
Support
Entitlements*
Woodwing Connector License
DIY Storage possibilities
Apple Newsstand support
Info
Supported platforms / devices
Apple iPad
Apple iPhone/ iPod Touch
Android
Kindle Fire
Kindle (e‐Ink)
BlackBerry Playbook
Windows 8
Web (Web based content viewer)
Enterprise Apps(in‐house apps)
Additional remarks (*)
* Entitlements: option for 'regionalised' editions or for integrating free access to print subscribers
or login and password restricted access.
UD = under development
Adobe DPS, Professional Edition
Multiple
traditional media, corporate publishers and advertising agencies
Adobe DPS, Enterprise Edition
Multiple
Major publishers, global operating companies and leading advertising holdings
Quark
Single Edition
Single
individual designers and smaller shops that regularly want to create cross‐platform branded app store apps
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
With some adjustments (h)
v
v
v
v
v
x
v
v (included)
Flurry, Omniture, etc (fee)
‐
169,95 EUR
‐
‐
Unlimited
1 multi‐issue app
Unlimited Single‐issue apps
Customized quote
Unlimited
Single Issue: Unlimited
Kiosk: 1
Single Issue: Unlimited
Kiosk: Unlimited
1 (cloud)
Unlimited (Server)
???
1, although articles and folio's can be shared with other users for use in their publications
‐
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
5 (cloud)
Unlimited (server)
5
Free*
Customized quote
‐
‐ (first 5.000 dl/year)
0,0385 EUR/dl
‐ (first 20.000 dl/year)
0,0385 EUR/dl
‐
0,0385 EUR/dl
‐
‐
‐
2.100 EUR for 10.000 fulfilments. Price 2.100 EUR for 10.000 fulfilments. Price drops for higher volumes (25000, drops for higher volumes (25000, 50000, 250000...). Purchased 50000, 250000...). Purchased fulfilments valid for 12 months
fulfilments valid for 12 months
‐
v
???
Gold Level
Gold Level
v
v
v
Bronze
‐
x
x
x
1.250 EUR
2.500 EUR
‐
‐
x
‐
‐
x
x
x
x
1.950 EUR
x (Cloud)
Only as web content within a folio, Only as web content within a folio, Only as web content within a folio, 0,0008 EUR/tr
‐
x
x
v (Server)
otherwise no.
otherwise no.
otherwise no.
‐
x
v
v
v
v
‐
‐
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v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
v
x
v
v
Optional
x
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x (v29 and up) (h)
x (v29 and up) (h)
x
x
x
x
x (v29 and up) (h)
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
x
x
v
x
x
x
v
x
* UD, expected by Q3, 2014
* if member of Creative Cloud
* 1000 fulfilments yearly
Quark
Multi‐Issue Pro
Multiple
traditional media, corporate publishers and advertising agencies
Quark
Multi‐Issue Premium
Multiple
traditional media, corporate publishers and advertising agencies
Quark
Enterprise / Agency
Multiple
Major publishers, global operating companies and leading advertising holdings
Aquafadas, 1 issue
Single
kleine en middelgrote ontwerpstudio's en freelanceontwerpers
Aquafadas, 4 issues
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
Aquafadas, 6 issues
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
Aquafadas, 12+1 issues
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
Aquafadas, 52+2 issues
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
Magplus, Per Issue
Single
kleine en middelgrote ontwerpstudio's en freelanceontwerpers
Magplus,
Monthly
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
Magplus,
Unlimited
Multiple
traditionele media, zakelijke uitgevers en reclamebureaus.
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
Via Motion Composer
v
v
v
v
Via Motion Composer
v
v
v
v
Via Motion Composer
v
v
v
v
Via Motion Composer
v
v
v
v
Via Motion Composer
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
With some adjustments (h)
v
v
v
v
v
x
v
v
x
x
‐
89,95 EUR/month
‐
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
With some adjustments (h)
v
v
v
v
v
x
v
v
x
x
‐
429,95 EUR/month
‐
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
With some adjustments (h)
v
v
v
v
v
x
v
v
x
x
‐
Customized quote
‐
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v
v
???
???
‐
Via Web‐Reader
v
Xiti, Flurry
v
‐
‐
380 EUR (1 platform)
760 EUR (alle platformen)
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v
v
???
???
‐
Via Web‐Reader
v
Xiti, Flurry
v
‐
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v
v
???
???
‐
Via Web‐Reader
v
Xiti, Flurry
v
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v
v
???
???
‐
Via Web‐Reader
v
Xiti, Flurry
v
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v
v
???
???
‐
Via Web‐Reader
v
Xiti, Flurry
v
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
???
v
v (h)
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
1.500 EUR (1 platform)
3.000 EUR (alle platformen)
2.000 EUR (1 platform)
4.000 EUR (alle platformen)
2.500 EUR (1 platform)
5.000 EUR (alle platformen)
???
v
‐
???
bèta
Flurry, Localytics, Omniture
x
999 USD
‐
‐
v
‐
???
bèta
Flurry, Localytics, Omniture
x
‐
499 USD
‐
v
‐
???
bèta
Flurry, Localytics, Omniture
x
‐
2.999 USD
‐
1
1
Mulitple
1
1 ‐3 1 ‐3 1 ‐3 1 ‐3 Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen
10
25
???
1 ‐ 3
‐ (first 2.500 dl per month, ‐ (first 2.500 dl per month, ‐ (first 1.000 dl per month, every month)
every month)
every month)
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Bronze
v
‐
‐
Bronze
v
‐
‐
Unlimited
Unlimited
Silver or Gold
v
‐
v
6 ‐ 18
13 ‐ 39
4 ‐ 12
Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen Afhankelijk v.h. aantal platformen
Unlimited
1
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x
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x
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x
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x
‐
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x
‐
???
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250GB inbegrepen, daarna 0,17 USD/GB
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???
‐
???
250GB inbegrepen, daarna 0,17 USD/GB
‐
250GB inbegrepen, daarna 0,17 USD/GB
???
???
‐
???
???
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V
V
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
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s‐price
s‐price
s‐price
v
v
x
x
x
x
x
v
x
v
v
v (≥2.3.3)
v
x
x
x
v
x
v
v
v (≥2.3.3)
v
x
x
x
v
v
v
???
v
v
v (EPUB)
x
x
v
v
???
v
v
v (EPUB)
x
x
v
v
???
v
v
v (EPUB)
x
x
v
v
???
v
v
v (EPUB)
x
x
v
v
???
v
v
v (EPUB)
x
x
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
v
v
v
v
v
x
x
x
x
v

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