AdMob Guide

A detailed guide on everything AdMob

Creating an AdMob Account

If you don't have an AdMob account, go to AdMob to sign up.

You are set if you are navigated to the screen below

AdMob page

Creating an AdMob unit

An ad unit is one or more Google ads displayed using one piece of the AdSense ad code. You need to generate an Ad Unit to show ads inside your application.

Create an Ad Unit inside your AdMob account

Under your AdMob console, click on Apps and click on Add App. Follow the steps to add the app.

Enter an app name, select Android, and click Add

Adding an app not on the Play Store

On the next page, click Next: Create Add Unit

You don't need the App ID for Sketchware

On the next page, click either Banner or Interstitial

You can specify ad type (Text, Image, and rich media or Video), and more under Advanced Settings.

Enter an ad unit name, and click Create Ad Unit

Ignore the steps on the next screen and copy the ad unit ID (the one at the bottom). You will need it for the next step.

Ad unit sucessfully created

Add Ad Unit ID inside Sketchware

Navigate to the Library Manager, and select AdMob.

Add Ad Units

Tap Add Manually

Enter the Ad Unit Name you used to create the ad unit in AdMob, and paste the Ad Unit ID you copied earlier, then click Add.

Adding the Ad Unit

Repeat until you have both Banner and Interstitial ad units then click Next.

Assign Ad Unit IDs

Click on edit next to Banner AD and select the Ad Unit you added in the last step that will be used for Banner Ads.

Repeat until an ad unit is assigned for Interstitial. It should look similar to this:

Configure Test Devices

Click on Add Test Devices and click Add. Click Next.

Review Information

Check that all the information is correct, then click Save.

Congratulations, you have successfully added ads to your app.

Ads will only show if the app is signed, and it may take over a week for real ads to show.

For more information, see this blog post.