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| Ketchapp was founded on January 28, 2014 by Antoine and Michel Morcos. | Ketchapp was founded on January 28, 2014 by Antoine and Michel Morcos. | ||
| In 2014, the company took Gabriele Cirulli's open-source puzzle game '']'' and published it as an app, with advertising.<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/04/the-messy-story-behind-a-game-clone/|title=The Messy Story Behind A Game Clone|author=Patrick Klepek|work=kotaku.com.au}}</ref> |
In 2014, the company took Gabriele Cirulli's open-source puzzle game '']'' and published it as an app, with advertising.<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/04/the-messy-story-behind-a-game-clone/|title=The Messy Story Behind A Game Clone|author=Patrick Klepek|work=kotaku.com.au}}</ref> and eventually reached the top of ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/daily-app-2048-by-ketchapp-is-a-perfect-port-of-the-popular-web/|title=Daily App: 2048 by ketchapp is a perfect port of the popular web-based numbers game|author=Kelly Hodgkins|publisher=AOL|work=Engadget}}</ref> Ketchapp became successful by adapting ideas from other popular apps,<ref name="vb"/> with many of its releases being variations on existing games, such as reworking the popular game '']'' as both ''Hoverboard Rider''<ref name="kotaku"/> and ''Run Bird Run''.<ref name="vb">{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/how-one-studio-is-finding-repeated-success-with-flappy-bird-style-games/|title=How one studio is finding repeated success with Flappy Bird-style games|date=25 March 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|first1=Jeff|last1=Grubb|website=]}}</ref> Some developers, such as Matt Akins, are saying Ketchapp steals their ideas and republishes them onto the App Store.<ref name="stealingapps">{{cite web|url=http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/28/is-ketchapp-stealing-games-that-developers-submit-to-them/|title=Is Ketchapp Stealing Games That Developers Submit to Them?|date=28 April 2015|access-date=6 August 2015|website=]|first1=Carter|last1=Dotson}}</ref> | ||
| The company's second most popular game after ''2048'' was the scrolling reaction game '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/06/ketchapps-zigzag-will-test-skills-sanity/|title=Ketchapp's ZigZag Will Test Your Skills and Sanity |
The company's second most popular game after ''2048'' was the scrolling reaction game '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/06/ketchapps-zigzag-will-test-skills-sanity/|first1=Tom|last1=Christiansen|date=6 February 2015|title=Ketchapp's ZigZag Will Test Your Skills and Sanity|website=]}}</ref> which was praised for not being a clone of an existing game,<ref name="vb"/> although Mudloop, the developer of ], said they sent Ketchapp a copy of their game. ZigZag reportedly published ''ZigZag'' later. | ||
| {{quote|A while ago, I sent Ketchapp a development build of one of my games, Zig Zag Boom. They never got back to me, and now I know why - they made a rip-off.|], developer of ZigZag Boom.<ref name="stealingapps"/>}} | |||
| Other games by Ketchapp include '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.droidgamers.com/index.php/game-reviews/8594-jelly-jump-is-another-successful-one-touch-button-game-from-ketchapp|title=Jelly Jump is Another Successful One-Touch Button Game from Ketchapp|first1=Jaymes|last1=Carter|website=]}}</ref> ''Don't Touch the Spikes''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/07/30/dont-touch-the-spikes-is-the-latest-flappy-bird-clone-with-a-twist/|title=Don't Touch The Spikes Is the Latest Flappy Bird Clone, With a Twist|first1=Cory|last1=Gunther|date=30 July 2014|website=]}}</ref> and ''The Tower''. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Mobile games |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Paris  |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Antoine Morcos (CEO) Michel Morcos (Chairman) |
| Products | Video games |
| Website | www |
Ketchapp is a mobile game publishing company that develops iOS and Android games. The company first came into the public eye in 2014 through its port of the open-source game 2048. Following 2048's success, Ketchapp developed several games such as Circle, Don't Touch the Spikes and ZigZag.
History
Ketchapp was founded on January 28, 2014 by Antoine and Michel Morcos.
In 2014, the company took Gabriele Cirulli's open-source puzzle game 2048 and published it as an app, with advertising. and eventually reached the top of iOS App Store. Ketchapp became successful by adapting ideas from other popular apps, with many of its releases being variations on existing games, such as reworking the popular game Flappy Bird as both Hoverboard Rider and Run Bird Run. Some developers, such as Matt Akins, are saying Ketchapp steals their ideas and republishes them onto the App Store.
The company's second most popular game after 2048 was the scrolling reaction game ZigZag which was praised for not being a clone of an existing game, although Mudloop, the developer of ZigZag Boom, said they sent Ketchapp a copy of their game. ZigZag reportedly published ZigZag later.
A while ago, I sent Ketchapp a development build of one of my games, Zig Zag Boom. They never got back to me, and now I know why - they made a rip-off.
— Mudloop, developer of ZigZag Boom.
Other games by Ketchapp include Jelly Jump Don't Touch the Spikes and The Tower.
References
- ^ Patrick Klepek. "The Messy Story Behind A Game Clone". kotaku.com.au.
- Kelly Hodgkins. "Daily App: 2048 by ketchapp is a perfect port of the popular web-based numbers game". Engadget. AOL.
- ^ Grubb, Jeff (25 March 2015). "How one studio is finding repeated success with Flappy Bird-style games". Venture Beat. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Dotson, Carter (28 April 2015). "Is Ketchapp Stealing Games That Developers Submit to Them?". Touch Arcade. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- Christiansen, Tom (6 February 2015). "Ketchapp's ZigZag Will Test Your Skills and Sanity". GameZebo.
- Carter, Jaymes. "Jelly Jump is Another Successful One-Touch Button Game from Ketchapp". Droid Gamers.
- Gunther, Cory (30 July 2014). "Don't Touch The Spikes Is the Latest Flappy Bird Clone, With a Twist". Gotta Be Mobile.