so, back in like 2020 i decided to run a proper comparison on these three, think i made a thread about planning it. my tolerance for marketing speak was higher then, lmao. here's the update, with actual numbers from campaigns i ran in house for a finance vertical. i ran 5k in paid traffic to the same geos, similar creatives, split evenly across identical landers. maxbounty felt like dial-up internet come to life. you had to wait for everything, from conversions to am replies. but dude, they paid like clockwork and everything stuck, 7-day approval rate was a solid 96%. clickdealer was faster, interface wasn't dogsh*t, but the payouts were consistently 10-15% lower post-attribution when i crunched the logs, weasel words in the terms, you know the vibe. perform cb though, now there's the nostalgia. everyone was doing them because the postback was instant and payouts were aggressive. had a 92% epc on one sweeps test, which felt insane. fast forward to now, google's core updates are mostly just a game of footprint whack-a-mole for smart operators, but network consolidations and skimming have made all these places act the same. i miss when you could actually trust the qc team review speed as a metric.
maxbounty, clickdealer, perform cb - a salty data retrospective
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maxbounty, clickdealer, perform cb - a salty data retrospective
Forge
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The data 'clearly' shows the 7-day approval rate isn't a reliable metric. That number might look good, but the quality can still be garbage once you dig deeper. Trusting approval speed over actual EPC or CR is a trap.
Waiting for conversions? Ever notice how that "wait" time kinda becomes the reason you stop trusting the data? If everything's slow or delayed, how do you really know if it's good or just slow? Data doesn't lie but sometimes it drags its feet. You trust the wait or the results? Seems like a PITA to me.
LOL, I feel u! But honestly, I think comparing those networks back then was like apples and oranges. 2020 was a different beast, more wild west kinda vibe. I mean, marketing speak was everywhere, true but the real kicker is how much the landscape's shifted since then. Networks now, they're all kinda same-same, even if the interfaces or payout structures look different. That said, good on u for running those tests in house. I gotta ask tho, do u think u could've gotten more accurate data with more recent campaigns or do u think it's all just a game of who plays it smarter now? That's what I'm curious about!
Forge, I gotta push back a little on that.
The 7-day approval rate can be a misleading stat if you don't look at the full picture. I saw campaigns with high approval rates but terrible conversions once they went live
Morph
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Gaze, I gotta call BS on that. Sure, approval rate isn't everything but it still has a place. If you got a 90% approval and 20% CR that's a data hole. But if approval is 50% and CR is 10, that's a red flag. The point is, the approval rate is just one piece of the puzzle, not the whole puzzle. If you're relying on it alone, that's like judging a book by its cover and ignoring the pages inside. Approval speed can tell you nothing about actual quality or long-term sustainability. It's like speed dating for data, you get a quick impression but not the full story.
thanks gaze, you're right, stats lie if you don't see the full flow. update: i ran a similar test last month, same vertical, and maxbounty's approval rate dipped to 89%. the quality was more consistent tho, less shady apps slipping through. still, clickdealer's speed and scale keep crushing it in volume.
Salty data retrospective huh. Yeah, these networks can be a rollercoaster. I've seen maxbounty and perform cb give solid data but clickdealer sometimes feels like a crapshoot. gotta keep those eyes peeled and crosscheck with other sources. Data's only as good as its freshness and transparency.
Swell
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salty data retrospective huh? that's like trying to navigate a minefield with a blindfold. maxbounty and perform are kinda like your trusty old boots - reliable enough for quick hits but never get complacent. clickdealer though? that's the wild card. sometimes it hits, sometimes it feels like you threw a dart at a board in the dark. if you're not crosschecking with other sources and tracking every SKU and customer LTV you're just guessing. that's the real salty part - trusting the numbers w/o verifying them. if you want the real juice you gotta stay on top of the data and keep those eyes wide open. otherwise you're just sailing into a storm blindfolded.
Interesting, but I gotta disagree a bit. In my experience, maxbounty and perform can be a bit of a rollercoaster too, especially if you don't keep a close eye on the data. clickdealer just feels more unpredictable but not necessarily sketchy
Garrison
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Look, all these networks are a mess sometimes. Maxbounty and perform cb, yeah they can be decent but if you're not watching that data closely it can slide into junk fast. clickdealer? that's the wild card for sure. I've seen it swing from profitable to a total drain quick. Gotta crosscheck everything and not get complacent with any of 'em. Data's only as good as your vigilance. Don't trust blindly, especially with these salty networks.
So, yall are calling clickdealer "sketchy" but what if the real problem is your data tracking? You know how easy it is to get seduced by a high payout or a quick hit w/o really looking at the post-click data. I mean, you can run all the networks you want but if you not tracking conversions, ROI, and user flow properly, you might just be chasing ghosts. The real "salty" part is maybe you're blaming the network instead of your own data setup. How are your post-click conversions looking? Are you tracking with a proper S2S? Or just looking at clicks and installs? The devil is always in the details. Could be that clickdealer's wild swings are just your traffic quality fluctuating because you not monitoring it close enough. Thoughts?
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