Ketchapp
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile games |
| Founded | 2014 |
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.[1] The game reached the top of iOS App Store.[2] Ketchapp became successful by lifting ideas from other popular apps,[3] with many of its releases being variations on existing games, such as reworking the popular game Flappy Bird as both Hoverboard Rider[1] and Run Bird Run.[3]
The company's second most popular game after 2048 was the scrolling reaction game ZigZag[4] which was praised for not being a clone of an existing game.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Don't Touch the Spikes[5] and The Tower.
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/how-one-studio-is-finding-repeated-success-with-flappy-bird-style-games/
- ^ "Ketchapp's ZigZag Will Test Your Skills and Sanity - Gamezebo". GameZebo.
- ^ Gunther, Cory (30 July 2014). "Don't Touch The Spikes Is the Latest Flappy Bird Clone, With a Twist". Gotta Be Mobile.