Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Crates Robert Bruce

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/30/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Tapinator, Inc. [TAPM]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TAPINATOR, INC., 110 WEST 40TH ST., SUITE 1902

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10018

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1000000	I	Entity ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to Purchase Common Stock	⁽²⁾	5/11/2027	Common Stock	250000	$0.1100	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	250000	$0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares are held in the name of Riverview Capital Partners. The Reporting Person has voting control of Riverview Capital Partners, however the Reporting Person has no ownership of Reviewview Capital Partners, which is solely owned by one of the Report Person's children. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	This grant began vesting on June 30, 2017 and shall continue to become exercisable ratably in quarterly installments over the next three years thereafter at an exercise price of $0.11. The Reporting Person must be a member of the Board of Directors as of each vesting date.
(3)	This grant will begin vesting on August 21, 2019 and will vest ratably in monthly installments over the next eighteen months thereafter. The Reporting Person must be a member of the Board of Directors as of each vesting date.

Remarks:
The Reporting Person has elected to begin making Section 16 filings as of the date hereof and in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 by the Issuer as of the date hereof.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Crates Robert Bruce C/O TAPINATOR, INC. 110 WEST 40TH ST., SUITE 1902 NEW YORK, NY 10018	X

Signatures
/s/ Robert Crates		4/30/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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