App42 Cloud API review
A hosted leaderboard API with broad ranking types and SDK access for older games.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
App42 Cloud API is a REST-based backend service for application and game developers who need hosted game data and leaderboard functionality. Its leaderboard tools cover game creation, score persistence, overall and top rankings, social and buddy-list rankings, location-based rankings, date-filtered results, and user rank and score queries. It also includes reward creation, earning, and redemption, making it suitable for games that combine rankings with reward mechanics.
Pricing is organized around usage capacity and leaderboard limits. The Free (1 Mo) plan provides 1 million API calls, 1 GB of bandwidth, 1 GB of storage, 5 leaderboards, and a 25 burst limit. The Medium plan costs $100 per month with monthly billing, or $95 per month with biannual billing, and increases capacity to 15 million API calls, 15 GB of bandwidth, 15 GB of storage, 50 leaderboards, and a 30 burst limit. Large costs $300 monthly or $285 with biannual billing, with 50 million API calls, 50 GB of bandwidth, 50 GB of storage, 200 leaderboards, and a 40 burst limit. Enterprise offers a customized package and committed SLAs. The published starting price is $85 per month with annual billing, while the Free (1 Mo) tier is a one-month trial.
Platform coverage is a central strength for teams maintaining games across varied technologies. App42 provides REST, JSON, XML, and native SDK access, with support spanning web, Windows, iOS, Android, and API use; the platform details also name Swift, Java, Unity, JavaScript, Corona, Cocos2DX, .NET, PHP, Marmalade, Ruby, and Flash. The breadth fits older or multi-platform games that need hosted ranking services without building leaderboard infrastructure from scratch. Teams seeking a permanently free plan, current-first documentation, or a narrower standalone leaderboard product should consider the pricing structure and legacy examples carefully.
App42 Cloud API pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports social, buddy, location, and date-filtered rankings
- Offers REST, JSON, XML, and native SDK access
- Persists scores and supports user rank queries
- Where it doesn't
- The Free (1 Mo) tier is a one-month trial
- Published documentation includes legacy SDK examples
- Higher usage tiers add substantial monthly costs
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