# Applicaster

> Applicaster sells Zapp, a no/low-code platform for building and operating branded streaming apps across mobile, connected TV and web. Media owners use it to manage interfaces and integrate video, subscriptions, analytics and other services without commissioning every routine change as a separate development project.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jonathan Laor (Co-founder; CEO in 2020, identified as President in a 2024 company post), Neer Friedman (Co-founder and CTO (2020 announcement))
- **Products:** Zapp App Management Platform, Zapp Marketplace, Quick Brick, App Dashboard
- **Notable:** Reported 100% annual recurring revenue growth for the year preceding its March 2019 financing., Powered the app layer for VBTV’s 2024 relaunch, announced when VBTV had 1.5 million members; the member count predates the new platform’s results., AMCNI CNE launched Zapp-powered SELEKT in Hungary in 2024.

## Products & services

- **Zapp App Management Platform** — No/low-code SaaS for branded streaming apps, visual configuration, deployment and ongoing management across mobile, connected TV and web.
- **Zapp Marketplace** — Plugins and integrations for third-party content, identity, analytics, payments and engagement services.
- **Quick Brick** — Cross-platform app framework introduced in June 2020 to reuse visual development across supported platforms.
- **App Dashboard** — Insight add-on showing loading times, platform breakdowns, version adoption and feature adoption, supported by customer-success guidance.

## Achievements

- Reported 100% annual recurring revenue growth for the year preceding its March 2019 financing.
- Powered the app layer for VBTV’s 2024 relaunch, announced when VBTV had 1.5 million members; the member count predates the new platform’s results.
- AMCNI CNE launched Zapp-powered SELEKT in Hungary in 2024.
- B Live’s Ian Dwyer reported individually launching apps for more than six customers, averaging one month.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Announced App Dashboard, an insight add-on for app performance and feature adoption.
- **2026-09** — Company LinkedIn advertised meetings at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam, September 11-14.

## Links

- Website: https://www.applicaster.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/applicaster-ltd/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Applicaster
- GitHub: https://github.com/applicaster
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcUVcIIxenqWdnW0bplNEmw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/applicaster/

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Last updated: 2026-10-04