Philips Electronics, Apple. 10. Vectorform LLC ... Robin Moulder-McComb. CEO, producer and developer. 47,000 ... account
CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST MOBILE APP DEVELOPERS Ranked by total downloads as of May 2013 Number of applications developed per platform
iPad
iPhone
Compuware Corp.
Robert Paul president and CEO
29,088,000
93
66
52
135
39 Connected vehicle, smart product (M2M) apps, consumer retail apps, field mobility solutions, enterprise app stores
Clients across automotive, health care, manufacturing, transportation, financial, retail, government, telcom and tech sectors
Jacobs Media/jacAPPS
Paul Jacobs president
19,000,000
240
15
0
535
0
Greater Media (WRIF/WCSX), SHFT, C-SPAN, Ford, WGN-TV
3.
Detroit Labs
Paul Glomski co-founder and CEO
8,500,000
27
0
17
44
34 Domino's Pizza Ordering, Chevy Volt DC, Cleveland General Motors, Domino's Pizza, Caesars Cavaliers, DTE Energy Entertainment, DTE Energy, Quicken Loans
4.
EyeWyre Software Studios
Matthew Chartier president and CEO, director of product development
6,000,000
125
0
40
35
2
LLamasoft Supply Chain Sherpa; Saagara, Health Through Breath: Pranayama
PixoFactor LLC
Chris Firestone president
5,000,000
30
0
25
30
0
Mobile game for Ford Social/Team Detroit, Harman Ford, GM, Harman Kardon, U.S. Navy Dynamic World, Cengage NCCO Explorer, Physicsbased game for Blue Goji
6.
Arbormoon Software Inc.
Dave Koziol president
4,750,000
12
4
10
50
13 AutoBike, WunderMap, FlockTag, XanEdu, LectureTools
The Weather Channel, University of Michigan Health System, Peterbilt, Xerox, TechSmith
7.
Marvel Apps LLC
Michael Antaran CEO
3,987,500
5
0
24
24
5
Missile Barrage, Thresher Wing, Fantasy Football, Tapestry Twist, Quarantine London, Coleman Lantern, Coleman Creepy Camp Fire Stories
Coleman, Colorado; Mefuru Studios, London, England; John Floros, game inventor, Ferndale
8.
UnlimApps Inc.
Enea Gjoka owner and president
2,600,000
0
0
5
7
0
WordFactory, UnlimTones, UnlimDownloads, QuickIM, UMBus
NA
9.
Relium Corp.
Eric Shapiro president
2,500,000
0
1
4
6
20 Weather Underground for iPhone, BatterySense by Philips
Weather Underground, Diagnostic Instruments, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Philips Electronics, Apple
Vectorform LLC
Kurt Steckling Jason Vazzano co-presidents, co-CEOs and co-founders
2,300,000
10
1
112
34
3905 Rochester Road, Royal Oak 48073 (248) 777-7777; www.vectorform.com
20 Toolbox for Windows 8, Volkswagen Golf e-catalog, Volkswagen Up!, Galatic Alliance 2, Kayak
Nike, Volkswagen, Disney, Coca-Cola, Chrysler
11.
Ilium Software Inc.
Ken Morse CEO
1,000,000
3
1
1
6
6
eWallet, ListPro
NA
12.
ePrize
Matt Wise CEO
987,244
14
3
8
13
1
ForRent.com augmented reality, The Gap Casting Call, Michigan Lottery
Michigan Lottery, ForRent.com, The Gap, Famous Footwear
Breeze Design Studio
Rukmal Fernando president, founder and CEO
875,000
12
2
6
19
Five Lakes Studio
Tod Cunningham co-founder
700,000
0
0
10
10
0
Euchre HD, Picross HD, Droptzee, Hashi
NA
RIIS LLC
Godfrey Nolan president
251,070
7
0
4
13
0
DTE Outage Center iPhone app; in development, MyGasBiz, real-time traffic app with FordSync API
ShopAutoWeek, DTE Energy, Broadsoft, Interlochen Public Radio, ThyssenKrupp Materials North America
Post-Newsweek Digital
Catherine Badalamente VP digital media Jon Beard director of digital product development
100,000
19
0
0
19
0
North American International Auto Show official app, Max Tracker, Local 10 Heat News, Cruise the D, Plus television station branded apps for all six Post-Newsweek television stations
North American International Auto Show
550 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit 48226 (313) 222-0488
Quantum I.S. Solutions
Ron Conigliaro president
100,000
11
0
11
11
0
Business intelligence reporting, first-in first-out inventory management, mobile fishing
Ford, Getrag, Raytheon
18.
MyTalk LLC
Bick Pratt creator and founder
50,000
0
0
1
1
0
MyTalkTools
NA
19.
3lb Games
Robin Moulder-McComb CEO, producer and developer
47,000
1
1
8
16
0
Numenera character creator, Kiki, Kidwords
Monte Cook Games, Donor Dialogue
20.
Moveable Bytes
Tom Crawford owner and founder
40,000
2
0
7
8
0
Happy Hour Deals, OnStage Now, VizChef, Return2Play
NA
Open Systems Technologies - Ann Arbor
Tad McConkey account executive Dan Behm president and CEO
20,000
1
0
2
2
0
Service Scheduling System, Global Just In Time Inventory Portal, Financial mobile site
Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ProQuest, Cummins, Sterling Commercial Credit Union
PhotoSocial LLC
Jeff Bargmann founder
18,000
0
0
0
1
0
Photoful
NA
Securely Mobile, a division of Securely Yours LLC
Sajay Rai president and CEO
16,000
12
0
14
14
Zachary Ball 23650 Woodward Ave., Suite 300, Pleasant Ridge president 48069 (248) 414-7300; www.hgstudio.com
16,000
3
0
2
4
iRule LLC
11,000
NA
NA
NA
NA
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1 Campus Martius, Detroit 48226 (313) 227-7300; www.compuware.com 29777 Telegraph Road, No. 2650, Southfield 48034 (248) 353-9030; www.jacapps.com 1555 Broadway St., Detroit 48226 (313) 444-3063; www.detroitlabs.com 65 Market St., Suite 100, Mount Clemens 48043 (586) 932-1002; www.eyewyre.com 24300 Southfield Road, Suite 103, Southfield 48075 (248) 996-8298; www.pixoent.com 212 S. Fourth Ave., Suite 2D, Ann Arbor 48104 (734) 996-5654; www.arbormoon.com 628 Parent, Suite 106, Royal Oak 48067 (248) 980-7858; www.marvelapps.com 2000 Byrd St., Dearborn 48124 (313) 520-9727; unlimapps.com 3185 Appleridge Drive, Ann Arbor 48103 (734) 663-0706; www.relium.com
3759 Prospect, Ann Arbor 48105 (734) 973-9388; www.iliumsoft.com One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge 48069 (248) 543-6800; www.eprize.com 2175 Cole St., Birmingham 48009 (248) 566-2464; www.breezestudio.com and www.jalappeno.com 29491 Emelbe Drive, New Hudson 48165 (313) 399-5551; www.fivelakesstudio.com 1250 Stephenson Highway, Suite 200, Troy 48083 (248) 351-1200; riis.com
2805 Pontiac Lake Road, Suite 2c, Waterford Township 48328 (248) 393-3621; www.qinfosys.com P.O. Box 674, Rochester Hills 49675 (800) 249-7040; www.mytalktools.com 1020 Maryland St., Grosse Pointe 48230 (313) 377-0428; www.3lbgames.com 1572 Siller Terrace, Ann Arbor 48103 (734) 355-1812; www.viznetwork.com
2723 S. State St., Suite 150, Ann Arbor 48104 (616) 574-3500; www.ostusa.com 333 Packard St. No. 3, Ann Arbor 48104 (585) 281-4268; www.getphotoful.com
Top local executive(s)
131 Guilford Road, Bloomfield Hills 48304 (866) 531-8620; www.securelymobile.com
Mercury Studio
1 Campus Martius, Detroit 48226 (313) 227-6136; www.iruleathome.com
Itai Ben-Gal president and CEO
Other
BlackBerry
Number of total downloads of mobile apps as of May 2013
Android
Company Address Phone; website
Notable applications
Food Tripping, Chicago's Best TV show, KIRO FM
NA Eagle Advancement Institute, Ink Robin, iWannaTicket
Notable clients
Llamasoft Inc., Saagara LLC, R.L. Polk, FedEx
Detroit Regional Chamber, Eagle Advancement Institute, Odel, Big Rock Chop House, D'Amatos, Global Prep Academy
NA Password check, security awareness training, security NA assessment app; Spell the Word, The States and Capital Quiz, The Element Quiz, Movie Scramble 0
Ford Racing Catalog, Ford Sales & Delivery Tools, MOBIBO
Embark Digital, Jackson-Dawson Communications
NA iRule cloud-based programmable and customizable NA universal remote control
This list of mobile application developers is an approximate compilation of the largest such companies in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston or Washtenaw counties. It is not a complete listing but the most comprehensive available. Unless otherwise noted, information was provided by the companies. Actual download figures may vary. Companies with headquarters elsewhere are listed with the address and top executive of their main Detroit-area office. NA = not available. LIST RESEARCHED BY BRIANNA REILLY
