Ad


 * This article is about the gameplay element. For the mathematical background, see Daily ads (stochastic process).

An ad (short for advertisement) is a video clip that is shown to players as part of the "freemium" concept of the Asphalt games.

Random ads are shown to non-VIP players at various moments during the game. They are deactivated for players with a VIP status who have paid real money for an in-game purchase. This does not affect ads that can be watched intentionally in order to obtain extra features.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
Players normally can watch all of the following ad types independently from each other. However, there have been reports that some Windows players can only watch 2 ads per day in total.

Daily ads
Players can watch 10 ads per day by tapping on the red and yellow box icon in the upper right corner of the main screen.

Current possible rewards:
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * or
 * 1 Lamborghini Asterion or if a player already owns the car
 * 1 Lamborghini Asterion or if a player already owns the car

As the reward is very rare, it is possible that it has replaced the  Asterion reward.

History

 * June 5, 2019: Currency rewards have been raised from to  and from  to.
 * May 30, 2019: Season Tickets and Lamborghini Egoista Blueprints have been removed from the list of possible rewards.
 * April 10, 2019: The 2019 Spring Update has reduced the Credits reward from to.

Pro Kit Box extra cards
Since the 2019 Spring Update, players are given the option to watch an ad after opening a Pro Kit Box to get an extra card twice per day. For boxes that only grant one specific card, the extra card will be of the same kind, so players have the possibility to increase their number of rare Pro Kits by using the ad option only for these boxes.

The doubling for one-card boxes is also extremely useful for players who want to assemble a Blueprint vehicle, but couldn't obtain the required blueprints due to the restrictions and Pro Kit Boxes no longer granting blueprints since the 2019 Spring Update.


 * Note: Players have to make sure that there is a free additional slot in their inventory to enable the ad option. Otherwise the box will be opened, but no extra card option shown.

Boosters
Before starting a race, players can watch an ad to get a free Nitro Starter or Tuning Kit. This can be repeated 5 times per day and booster.

Ad boosters are different from bought/free boosters: While the latter ones last for a certain period of time (Nitro Starter: 10 min., Tuning Kit: 15 min.), ad boosters are active for 1 race and can be accumulated, no matter when a race is started or how long it is. This can be useful and effective for races with 2 or 3 laps as well as in situations when players have to wait for competitors in Multiplayer races.

Multi-Credits
Replacing Double Credits, Multi-Credits works in a similar fashion, and can be earned 3 times a day. Instead of factor 2, the rewarded Credits are now multiplied with the smallest integer factor such that the result is greater than or equal to a defined threshold. The threshold depends on the player's earned career ; for advanced players, it is.

The amount of rewarded Credits is no longer relevant&mdash;the smaller the amount of Credits, the greater the factor.

Championship tires
During Championships, players can watch 3 ads per day to get an extra tire.

2019 Halloween Update
Between October 31 – November 14, 2019, a special version of daily ad rewards that had milestone was available. The following rewards were obtainable from watching an ad: The following milestone rewards were obtainable:
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * Fuel Refill
 * 10 ads:
 * 25 ads: 2x Mid-Tech:0:0
 * 50 ads:
 * 75 ads: 2x
 * 100 ads: 1x Free Class B Upgrade
 * 130 ads: 2x Lamborghini Terzo Millennio

Double Credits
After a race, players are given the option to watch an ad in order to double their earned Credits twice per day. It is recommended to reserve this option for races with a high Credits output, namely Season 9, McLaren Legends Season or long Multiplayer races.

There is an upper limit of around ( prior to the 2019 Spring Update) up to which the double Credits option is offered. If a player earns more Credits than this limit, the option is not displayed.

Double Credits was replaced with Multi-Credits in the Sixth Anniversary Update.

Elite cars timer
Players can watch up to 10 ads per day to reduce the waiting time when tuning up Elite Cars. This was removed in the Sixth Anniversary Update as the Elite status was removed.

Asphalt 9: Legends
Players can watch ads to earn more rewards such as packs, reduce refuel time on cars and much more. The number of times an ad can be watched depends on the rewards/race consumables.

Ads Pack
Players can watch 4 ads per day. Possible rewards are:
 * Tokens
 * Credits
 * 1x  Nitro BP
 * 1x Top Speed BP
 * 1x  Handling BP
 * 1x  Acceleration BP
 * 1x  Nitro BP
 * 1x Top Speed BP
 * 1x Handling BP
 * 1x Acceleration BP
 * Vehicle BPs
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
 * BMW Z4 LCI E89
 * Chevrolet Camaro LT
 * Nissan 370Z NISMO
 * Dodge Challenger SRT8
 * Volkswagen XL Sport Concept
 * BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage
 * Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 50th Edition
 * DS Automobiles DS E-Tense
 * Lotus Evora Sport 410
 * Dodge Challenger 392 Hemi Scat Pack
 * Porsche 911 GTS Coupé
 * Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S
 * Aston Martin DB11
 * BMW M4 GTS
 * Exotic Rides W70
 * Porsche 718 Cayman S
 * Lotus Elise Sprint 220
 * Jaguar F-Type SVR
 * Ford Shelby GT350R
 * Dodge Viper ACR
 * Ford GT
 * Pininfarina H2 Speed
 * Aston Martin Vulcan
 * Nissan GT-R NISMO

Car Fuel Refill
Players can watch ads to reduce the amount of time it takes for a car to refill its fuel. Depending on the car, the number of ads required to fully refuel a car will vary. The game allows the player to refill certain cars fuel by different percentages depending on the car and the car's star rank. ​​​

Tickets
Players can watch ads to gain tickets to continue racing in TLE's or Special Event races if they have partially or completely used all their tickets. A player can watch up to a total of 10 ads to gain tickets per day.

Asphalt Xtreme
All of the following ad types can be watched independently from each other.

1-Card Box
Players can watch 10 ads per day to obtain 1-Card Boxes by tapping on the blue "Watch an ad" button in the upper right corner of the main screen. Contrary to its name, the box is a "1-drop box" that grants varying amounts of a single card type.

Tokens
Token ads grant each.
 * 10 by tapping on the green "Watch an ad" button in the upper right corner of the main screen.
 * 10 in the "token packs" section of the shop (yellow box icon to the left on the main screen)

Double credits
After a race, players are given the option to watch an ad in order to double their earned Credits 4 times per day.

Box extra cards
Players are given the option to watch an ad after opening a Box to get an extra card ? times per day. This is always a single card and not a "multi-card" drop.

Unlike the Asphalt 8 equivalent, the extra card is not guaranteed to have same type as the box content. For example, the extra card for an A-Class Box can also be a D-Class Blueprint, although the Box contains only A-Class Blueprints.

Tickets
Players can watch ads to gain to continue racing in Limited-Time Events if they have partially or completely used all their tickets.

Oil change
When a vehicle's oil is changed, players can reduce the waiting time by watching an ad to get an "Oil-Change Booster". This is not a booster in the common sense; it is only applied to the selected vehicle and reduces the waiting time by 30 minutes or (rarely) 1 hour.

The ad option only appears after the oil change process has been started. As it seems, there is no daily limit; 12 ads have been tested.

Upgrade timer
Players can reduce a vehicle's upgrade time by watching an ad to get an " boster". As with the "Oil-Change Booster", this is not a booster in the common sence; it is only applied to the currently upgraded vehicle and reduces the waiting time by 30 minutes.

Asphalt Nitro
Ads in Asphalt Nitro depend very much on the internet connection. If the connection is unstable for a short moment, an ad option stops being displayed. This can be annoying, especially during an "ad spree" for Double Credits ads (see below).

Tokens
The "Earn free Tokens!" panel on the main screen (displayed together with other offers) lets the player watch 20 ads per day, each granting.

Double Credits
After a race, players are given an option to watch an ad in order to double their earned Credits. There are two important differences to the former Double Credits option in Asphalt 8: This makes the Double Credits option extremely valuable for races with a high Credits output as it increases the earnings exponentially.
 * There is no upper limit up to which the Double Credits option is offered.
 * Players can watch an ad for the same race several consecutive times, enabling them to double already doubled Credits again.

Example: Watching 8 ads after a race with an output of gives
 * · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 = · 28 =.

Combining the ad option with the booster would even result in
 * · 29 =.

The number of times the ad can be watched in one run seems to vary from 4 to 8. It has been observed that if the internet connection is unstable for a short moment, the Double Credits option stops being displayed for the current race, although it is available again for the next race.

Boosters
Players can watch an 8 ads per day on the boosters pre-race screen to get a free. There is no difference between Nitro Starters from ads and bought ones; they both last 10 minutes. The video ad option is not shown
 * if the player has free Nitro Starters.
 * on the boosters tab in the shop.

Other boosters cannot be obtained from ads and must be bought.