CRAIN'S LIST: LARGEST MOBILE APP DEVELOPERS Ranked by total downloads as of May 2013 Number of applications developed per platform Company Number of total Address downloads of Phone; website mobile apps Top local executive(s) as of Rank May 2013 Android BlackBerry iPad iPhone Other Notable applications Notable clients Compuware Corp. Robert Paul 29,088,000 93 66 52 135 39 Connected vehicle, smart product (M2M) apps, Clients across automotive, health care, 1 Campus Martius, Detroit 48226 president and CEO consumer retail apps, field mobility solutions, manufacturing, transportation, financial, 1. (313) 227-7300; www.compuware.com enterprise app stores retail, government, telcom and tech sectors Jacobs Media/jacAPPS Paul Jacobs 19,000,000 240 15 0 535 0 Food Tripping, Chicago's Best TV show, KIRO FM Greater Media (WRIF/WCSX), SHFT, C-SPAN, 29777 Telegraph Road, No. 2650, Southfield president Ford, WGN-TV 2. 48034 (248) 353-9030; www.jacapps.com Detroit Labs Paul Glomski 8,500,000 27 0 17 44 34 Domino's Pizza Ordering, Chevy Volt DC, ClevelandGeneral Motors, Domino's Pizza, Caesars 3. 1555 Broadway St., Detroit 48226 co-founder and CEO Cavaliers, DTE Energy Entertainment, DTE Energy, Quicken Loans (313) 444-3063; www.detroitlabs.com EyeWyre Software Studios Matthew Chartier 6,000,000 125 0 40 35 2 LLamasoft Supply Chain Sherpa; Saagara, Health Llamasoft Inc., Saagara LLC, R.L. Polk, FedEx 4. 65 Market St., Suite 100, Mount Clemens 48043 president and CEO, director of Through Breath: Pranayama (586) 932-1002; www.eyewyre.com product development PixoFactor LLC Chris Firestone 5,000,000 30 0 25 30 0 Mobile game for Ford Social/Team Detroit, Harman Ford, GM, Harman Kardon, U.S. Navy 24300 Southfield Road, Suite 103, Southfield president Dynamic World, Cengage NCCO Explorer, Physics- 5. 48075 based game for Blue Goji (248) 996-8298; www.pixoent.com Arbormoon Software Inc. Dave Koziol 4,750,000 12 4 10 50 13 AutoBike, WunderMap, FlockTag, XanEdu, The Weather Channel, University of Michigan 6. 212 S. Fourth Ave., Suite 2D, Ann Arbor 48104 president LectureTools Health System, Peterbilt, Xerox, TechSmith (734) 996-5654; www.arbormoon.com Marvel Apps LLC Michael Antaran 3,987,500 5 0 24 24 5 Missile Barrage, Thresher Wing, Fantasy Football, Coleman, Colorado; Mefuru Studios, London, 7. 628 Parent, Suite 106, Royal Oak 48067 CEO Tapestry Twist, Quarantine London, Coleman England; John Floros, game inventor, Ferndale (248) 980-7858; www.marvelapps.com Lantern, Coleman Creepy Camp Fire Stories UnlimApps Inc. Enea Gjoka 2,600,000 0 0 5 7 0 WordFactory, UnlimTones, UnlimDownloads, NA 8. 2000 Byrd St., Dearborn 48124 owner and president QuickIM, UMBus (313) 520-9727; unlimapps.com Relium Corp. Eric Shapiro 2,500,000 0 1 4 6 20 Weather Underground for iPhone, BatterySense by Weather Underground, Diagnostic 9. 3185 Appleridge Drive, Ann Arbor 48103 president Philips Instruments, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, (734) 663-0706; www.relium.com Philips Electronics, Apple Vectorform LLC Kurt Steckling 2,300,000 10 1 112 34 20 Toolbox for Windows 8, Volkswagen Golf Nike, Volkswagen, Disney, Coca-Cola, 3905 Rochester Road, Royal Oak 48073 Jason Vazzano e-catalog, Volkswagen Up!, Galatic Alliance 2, Chrysler 10. (248) 777-7777; www.vectorform.com co-presidents, co-CEOs and Kayak co-founders Ilium Software Inc. Ken Morse 1,000,000 3 1 1 6 6 eWallet, ListPro NA 11. 3759 Prospect, Ann Arbor 48105 CEO (734) 973-9388; www.iliumsoft.com ePrize Matt Wise 987,244 14 3 8 13 1 ForRent.com augmented reality, The Gap Casting Michigan Lottery, ForRent.com, The Gap, 12. One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge 48069 CEO Call, Michigan Lottery Famous Footwear (248) 543-6800; www.eprize.com Breeze Design Studio Rukmal Fernando 875,000 12 2 6 19 NA Eagle Advancement Institute, Ink Robin, Detroit Regional Chamber, Eagle 2175 Cole St., Birmingham 48009 president, founder and CEO iWannaTicket Advancement Institute, Odel, Big Rock Chop 13. (248) 566-2464; www.breezestudio.com and House, D'Amatos, Global Prep Academy www.jalappeno.com Five Lakes Studio Tod Cunningham 700,000 0 0 10 10 0 Euchre HD, Picross HD, Droptzee, Hashi NA 14. 29491 Emelbe Drive, New Hudson 48165 co-founder (313) 399-5551; www.fivelakesstudio.com RIIS LLC Godfrey Nolan 251,070 7 0 4 13 0 DTE Outage Center iPhone app; in development, ShopAutoWeek, DTE Energy, Broadsoft, 1250 Stephenson Highway, Suite 200, Troy president MyGasBiz, real-time traffic app with FordSync API Interlochen Public Radio, ThyssenKrupp 15. 48083 Materials North America (248) 351-1200; riis.com Post-Newsweek Digital Catherine Badalamente 100,000 19 0 0 19 0 North American International Auto Show official North American International Auto Show 550 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit 48226 VP digital media app, Max Tracker, Local 10 Heat News, Cruise the (313) 222-0488 Jon Beard D, Plus television station branded apps for all six 16. director of digital product Post-Newsweek television stations development Quantum I.S. Solutions Ron Conigliaro 100,000 11 0 11 11 0 Business intelligence reporting, first-in first-out Ford, Getrag, Raytheon 2805 Pontiac Lake Road, Suite 2c, Waterford president inventory management, mobile fishing 16. Township 48328 (248) 393-3621; www.qinfosys.com MyTalk LLC Bick Pratt 50,000 0 0 1 1 0 MyTalkTools NA 18. P.O. Box 674, Rochester Hills 49675 creator and founder (800) 249-7040; www.mytalktools.com 3lb Games Robin Moulder-McComb 47,000 1 1 8 16 0 Numenera character creator, Kiki, Kidwords Monte Cook Games, Donor Dialogue 19. 1020 Maryland St., Grosse Pointe 48230 CEO, producer and developer (313) 377-0428; www.3lbgames.com Moveable Bytes Tom Crawford 40,000 2 0 7 8 0 Happy Hour Deals, OnStage Now, VizChef, NA 20. 1572 Siller Terrace, Ann Arbor 48103 owner and founder Return2Play (734) 355-1812; www.viznetwork.com Open Systems Technologies - Ann Tad McConkey 20,000 1 0 2 2 0 Service Scheduling System, Global Just In Time Thomson Reuters, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Arbor account executive Inventory Portal, Financial mobile site ProQuest, Cummins, Sterling Commercial 21. Dan Behm Credit Union 2723 S. State St., Suite 150, Ann Arbor 48104 president and CEO (616) 574-3500; www.ostusa.com PhotoSocial LLC Jeff Bargmann 18,000 0 0 0 1 0 Photoful NA 22. 333 Packard St. No. 3, Ann Arbor 48104 founder (585) 281-4268; www.getphotoful.com Securely Mobile, a division of Sajay Rai 16,000 12 0 14 14 NA Password check, security awareness training, securityNA president and CEO assessment app; Spell the Word, The States and Securely Yours LLC Capital Quiz, The Element Quiz, Movie Scramble 22. 131 Guilford Road, Bloomfield Hills 48304 (866) 531-8620; www.securelymobile.com Mercury Studio Zachary Ball 16,000 3 0 2 4 0 Ford Racing Catalog, Ford Sales & Delivery Tools, Embark Digital, Jackson-Dawson 23650 Woodward Ave., Suite 300, Pleasant Ridge president MOBIBO Communications 24. 48069 (248) 414-7300; www.hgstudio.com iRule LLC Itai Ben-Gal 11,000 NA NA NA NA NA iRule cloud-based programmable and customizable NA 25. 1 Campus Martius, Detroit 48226 president and CEO universal remote control (313) 227-6136; www.iruleathome.com 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.