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Jul 16, 2026Denied and ghosted repeatedly!
I've been busy the last two weeks or so since I posted the first devlog, but mostly I've actually just been waiting for time to pass. I can't believe it's been so difficult for me to get approved for a publisher account so that I can start showing ads and monetizing a little bit. I'm not even try to spam ads, just implement rewards ads right now.
Summary:
- Admob has rejected me 5 times, and in their automated response, they actually state that inquiries into why I was rejected may not get a response. So, in short, they've rejected me five times, and they're not going to tell me? How would I even begin to fix this so that I can finally be approved? Gemini did identify a few problems I originally had, which have since been fixed, but I'm still denied. According to a subreddit I found, if your account has been rejected once, it will never get approved, so just give up and start over with a new account. I'd really rather not do this, but I might have to.....
- Applovin has completely ghosted me. Their automated response says most people get approved within 1-7 days of application. Not me! 14 days and counting... Not even a response after I responded to their automated short questionnaire.
- Unity Ads has also ghosted me. Again, no response....Every time I check the dashboard, it tells me my account isn't approved yet. 7 days and counting....Literally, this is the message that's been burning pixles on my screen:
Your ironSource Ads account is pending approval. We’ll notify you by email when your account is approved.
I would love to hear if anyone else has had any issues getting their ads publisher account approved, and how did they finally get there!
-- Edit -- I may have finally been approved for my Unity Ads account. At least the screen looks different, though I have not received an approval email, not even in my spam folder. Even if this is still approved, I still want to be on AppLovin or AdMob.


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