# Ketchapp

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French mobile game developer

Ketchapp SARL Type Subsidiary Industry Video games Founded 2014; 12 years ago (2014) Founders Antoine Morcos Michel Morcos Headquarters Paris , France Area served Worldwide Key people Antoine Morcos (CEO) Michel Morcos (CEO) Christian Calderon (CRO) Parent Ubisoft (2016–present) Website www.ketchappgames.com

**Ketchapp SARL** is a French [video game publisher](/source/Video_game_publisher) based in [Paris](/source/Paris), specializing in the [mobile games](/source/Mobile_game) market. Founded in 2014 by brothers Antoine and Michel Morcos, the company first came into the public eye later that year, through its port of the [open-source game](/source/Open-source_video_game) *[2048](/source/2048_(video_game))*. Ketchapp has been accused of cloning popular [casual games](/source/Casual_game) by other developers. When Ketchapp was acquired by [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft) in September 2016, the company had more than 700 million downloads across their portfolio of games.[1]

## History

Ketchapp was founded by brothers Antoine and Michel Morcos in 2014 in [Paris](/source/Paris).[2]

In March 2014, the company [cloned](/source/Video_game_clone) Gabriele Cirulli's [open-source](/source/Open-source_video_game) [puzzle game](/source/Puzzle_video_game) *[2048](/source/2048_(video_game))* and published it as an [iOS](/source/IOS) app, with advertising and [in-app purchases](/source/In-app_purchase).[3] It eventually reached the top of the iOS [App Store](/source/App_Store_(iOS)) charts.[4] 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 2013 game *[Flappy Bird](/source/Flappy_Bird)* as *Run Bird Run*.[5]

In February 2015, the company released the scrolling reaction game *ZigZag*,[6] which was praised for not being a clone of an existing game,[5] however, in April 2015, developer Mudloop accused Ketchapp that *ZigZag* was a version of their game, *Zig Zag Boom*, that was submitted to but rejected by Ketchapp, and published under a different title without credit.[7] Mudloop later stated that they had learned that their submission of *Zig Zag Boom* to Ketchapp post-dated Ketchapp having a working version of *ZigZag*.[8]

In 2016, Christian Calderon joined Ketchapp as [chief revenue officer](/source/Chief_revenue_officer).[9]

As of November 2017, Ketchapp has released 137 games,[10] including *Jelly Jump*.[11] On 27 September 2016, French video game publisher [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft) announced that they had acquired Ketchapp.[12]

On 16 May 2017, Ketchapp released a [fidget spinner](/source/Fidget_spinner)-themed game, titled simply *Fidget Spinner* and developed by [Estoty](/source/Estoty). The app received seven million downloads in the first two weeks after it was released,[13] as a result of which Ketchapp set up a [Fanfiber](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fanfiber&action=edit&redlink=1) store to sell [limited edition](/source/Limited_edition) Ketchapp-branded fidget spinners.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Chapple, Craig; Editor, Senior. ["Ubisoft acquires prolific mobile games publisher Ketchapp"](https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/64068/ubisoft-acquires-prolific-mobile-games-publisher-ketchapp/). *pocketgamer.biz*. Retrieved 5 January 2022. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |last2= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Stenovec, Tim (26 February 2016). ["Two brothers from France have figured out how to take over the App Store — and now they're making a fortune"](http://www.businessinsider.sg/ketchapp-is-taking-over-the-app-store-2016-2/). *[Business Insider Singapore](/source/Business_Insider_Singapore)*. [Rev Asia](/source/Rev_Asia). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170420200743/http://www.businessinsider.sg/ketchapp-is-taking-over-the-app-store-2016-2/) from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Klepek, Patrick (30 April 2015). ["The Messy Story Behind A Game Clone"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161003171019/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/04/the-messy-story-behind-a-game-clone/). *[Kotaku Australia](/source/Kotaku_Australia)*. [Allure Media](/source/Allure_Media). Archived from [the original](https://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/04/the-messy-story-behind-a-game-clone/) on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hodgkins, Kelly (4 April 2014). ["Daily App: 2048 by ketchapp is a perfect port of the popular web-based numbers game"](https://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/daily-app-2048-by-ketchapp-is-a-perfect-port-of-the-popular-web/). *[Engadget](/source/Engadget)*. [AOL Tech](/source/AOL_Tech). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160531195657/http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/daily-app-2048-by-ketchapp-is-a-perfect-port-of-the-popular-web/) from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VentureBeat_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VentureBeat_5-1) Grubb, Jeff (25 March 2015). ["How one studio is finding repeated success with Flappy Bird-style games"](https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/how-one-studio-is-finding-repeated-success-with-flappy-bird-style-games/). *[GamesBeat](/source/GamesBeat)*. [VentureBeat](/source/VentureBeat). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170313075912/http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/25/how-one-studio-is-finding-repeated-success-with-flappy-bird-style-games/) from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Christiansen, Tom (6 February 2015). ["Ketchapp's ZigZag Will Test Your Skills and Sanity"](http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/06/ketchapps-zigzag-will-test-skills-sanity/). *[GameZebo](/source/GameZebo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20151006161358/http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/02/06/ketchapps-zigzag-will-test-skills-sanity/) from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Dotson, Carter (28 April 2015). ["Is Ketchapp Stealing Games That Developers Submit to Them?"](http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/28/is-ketchapp-stealing-games-that-developers-submit-to-them/). *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170516024422/http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/28/is-ketchapp-stealing-games-that-developers-submit-to-them/) from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Dotson, Carter (28 April 2015). ["Was 'Circle Pong' a Ketchapp Clone of Another Game? Signs Point to No"](http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/28/was-circle-pong-a-ketchapp-clone-of-another-game-signs-point-to-no/). *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170622104332/http://toucharcade.com/2015/04/28/was-circle-pong-a-ketchapp-clone-of-another-game-signs-point-to-no/) from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Staff, PocketGamer biz. ["Speaker Spotlight: Gamejam CEO Christian Calderon on hyper-casual and mobile ads industry consolidation"](https://www.pocketgamer.biz/interview/69709/speaker-spotlight-gamejam-christian-calderon-hyper-casual/). *pocketgamer.biz*. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Ketchapp Games for iOS and Android"](http://www.ketchappgames.com/). *Ketchapp*. [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170518132449/http://www.ketchappgames.com/) from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Oxford, Nadia (5 March 2015). ["Jelly Jump is Slippery, Tasty"](http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/03/05/jelly-jump-is-a-slippery-and-tasty-endless-jumping-game/). *[GameZebo](/source/GameZebo)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012109/http://www.gamezebo.com/2015/03/05/jelly-jump-is-a-slippery-and-tasty-endless-jumping-game/) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Yin-Poole, Wesley (28 September 2016). ["Ubisoft buys mobile game company behind Threes clone, 2048"](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-09-28-ubisoft-buys-mobile-game-company-behind-threes-clone-2048). *[Eurogamer](/source/Eurogamer)*. [Gamer Network](/source/Gamer_Network). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021751/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-09-28-ubisoft-buys-mobile-game-company-behind-threes-clone-2048) from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Karissa, Bell (2 June 2017). ["Fidget spinner apps are totally ridiculous and people can't get enough of them"](http://mashable.com/2017/06/01/fidget-spinner-apps-popular/). *[Mashable](/source/Mashable)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170615162427/http://mashable.com/2017/06/01/fidget-spinner-apps-popular/) from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.ketchappgames.com/)

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