Nativ Mobile

What Nativ Mobile does

Mode Mobile (formerly Nativ Mobile) is a Chicago-based, privately held mobile platform company founded in 2017 that operates a diversified, M&A-driven ecosystem unified by EarnOS, its proprietary rewards and monetization engine. The company acquires high-engagement consumer apps — including NGL, Gallery, Cleaner, Applock, Trimbox, Uplift, Miss Merge Mystery Story, FashionGame, and the Mode Earn App — and integrates them with EarnOS to drive retention, cross-promotion, and unified monetization across what the company reports as 100M+ monthly active users. Beyond software, Mode Mobile sells the EarnOS-powered EarnPhone 2 smartphone (starting at $99) through major US national retail partners (Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, Groupon, Newegg), where the device has sold out, and is actively expanding EarnOS into a B2B licensing offering for OEM and carrier partners globally.

The company's business model spans multiple revenue streams: hardware sales of the EarnPhone 2, freemium in-app monetization across the acquired app portfolio, EarnOS licensing royalties from OEM/carrier partners, advertising revenue through its Mode Media first-party advertising network (reaching millions of newsletter subscribers across properties such as Market Munchies, Insider$, Free Finds, Crypto Club, Class Action, and Crypto Cookies), and a financial services division called Mode Money that targets higher-net-worth investors with curated investment opportunities. Since 2017, Mode Mobile has raised over $75M in venture funding and continues to solicit acquisitions of profitable app businesses with $1M+ revenue to expand the portfolio. The company also pursues an impact-marketing strategy, with over $250,000 worth of EarnPhones donated to charity partners including the Youngstown Community Food Center.

Name

Nativ Mobile

Legal name

Mode Mobile

Website

https://nativ.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Mode Mobile (formerly Nativ Mobile) is a Chicago-based mobile platform company that runs an M&A-driven ecosystem of consumer apps, devices, media, and financial services unified by its proprietary EarnOS rewards and monetization engine, serving 100M+ monthly active users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Rewards Software Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing (334210)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus (3661)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Operating Systems & Firmware (Android forks, OEM UI, Feature Phone OS) (CRACALAE)

Keywords

• Mobile rewards platform
• Consumer app monetization
• Rewards engine software
• Smartphone device licensing
• Mobile app portfolio

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Device Sales: Sale of EarnPhone 2 smartphones starting at $99, sold through national retail partners (Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, Groupon, Newegg). EarnOS-enabled devices reward owners for daily habits.
2. App Portfolio Monetization: Revenue from high-engagement consumer apps (NGL, Gallery, Cleaner, Applock, Mode Earn App, Trimbox, Uplift, etc.) integrated with EarnOS. Apps monetized through in-app features and rewards engagement.
3. EarnOS Licensing: Licensing EarnOS technology to OEM and carrier partners, enabling them to launch EarnOS-enabled devices and embed income infrastructure at global scale.
4. Media Division: Owned and operated media engine reaching millions of newsletter subscribers across verticals. First-party advertising network distributes, tests, and monetizes content at scale.
5. Financial Services (Mode Money): Curated financial opportunities for higher-net-worth investors focused on stronger returns and capital preservation.
6. App Acquisitions: Acquiring profitable app businesses with $1M+ revenue and strong user metrics as part of M&A-driven growth strategy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mode Mobile operates a proprietary rewards and monetization platform called EarnOS that runs on any mobile phone and rewards users for daily habits and activities. The company operates a diversified, M&A-driven platform spanning consumer mobile apps (NGL, Gallery, Cleaner, Applock, Mode Earn App, Trimbox, Uplift, Miss Merge Mystery Story, FashionGame), EarnOS-powered hardware devices (EarnPhone 2), an owned media division (Mode Media) reaching millions of newsletter subscribers, and a financial services division (Mode Money) for higher-net-worth investors.

Product overview

Mode Mobile operates a diversified, M&A-driven mobile ecosystem built around EarnOS, a proprietary rewards and monetization engine that runs on any mobile phone. The platform unifies a growing portfolio of mobile apps (including NGL, Gallery, Cleaner, Applock, Mode Earn App, Trimbox, Uplift, Miss Merge Mystery Story, FashionGame) integrated with EarnOS for unified rewards, monetization, data, and distribution. Beyond software, the company sells EarnOS-powered devices like the EarnPhone 2 through national retail partners. The ecosystem also includes Mode Media (newsletter and content properties reaching millions) and Mode Money (financial services for higher-net-worth investors), collectively generating over $1 billion in combined earnings and estimated savings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EarnOS: Proprietary rewards and monetization engine that unifies rewards, monetization, data, and distribution across the company's app portfolio and devices.
• EarnPhone 2
• Mode Money
• Mode Media
• Market Munchies

Products and services

• EarnOS

Quantifiable outcome

• 100M+ Monthly Active Users
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Best BuycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational retail partner for EarnPhone 2 distribution. Device sold out at Best Buy locations.
• AmazoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational retail partner for EarnPhone 2 distribution through Amazon.com.
• WalmartcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational retail partner for EarnPhone 2 distribution through Walmart stores and website.
• GrouponcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail partner for EarnPhone 2 distribution through Groupon platform.
• NeweggcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTechnology retail partner for EarnPhone 2 distribution through Newegg.
• Youngstown Community Food CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partner receiving EarnPhone donations. Over $250,000 worth of EarnPhones donated to families and veterans in need. Supported by Congressman Tim Ryan and San Francisco 49ers owners.
• Earnft NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlobal partner referenced in footer links as earnft.com.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AppLovin: AppLovin is a leading mobile app monetization and advertising platform with a portfolio of consumer apps — broadly comparable to Mode Mobile's combined app portfolio plus EarnOS monetization layer, though at vastly greater scale and public-market maturity.
• ironSource (Unity): ironSource (now part of Unity) operates a rewarded ad mediation and app monetization platform — directly comparable to the EarnOS rewards engine, with both helping developers monetize through value-exchange ad formats.
• Rakuten Rewards: Rakuten Rewards is an established cash-back and rewards platform — comparable to Mode Mobile's rewards engine but anchored in shopping behavior, with a much larger marketing budget and a publicly listed parent (Rakuten Group).

Direct peers

• Tapjoy: Tapjoy operates a rewarded advertising platform that pays mobile users for in-app engagement and offers — directly analogous to Mode Mobile's EarnOS mechanic of rewarding users for daily habits and activities within its app ecosystem.
• Prodege (Swagbucks): Prodege operates Swagbucks and other reward platforms that pay consumers for activities such as surveys, shopping, and watching videos — sharing Mode Mobile's core value proposition of converting everyday user engagement into tangible rewards.
• Sweatcoin: Sweatcoin rewards users for physical activity (steps) with a digital currency convertible to goods and rewards — a close conceptual cousin to EarnOS, which rewards users for daily phone habits, both built on the premise of monetizing everyday user activity.
• Shopkick: Shopkick rewards consumers for shopping-related activities such as walking into stores and scanning products — a peer to Mode Mobile's rewards-for-activity model, though Shopkick focuses on retail-shopping behavior rather than screen time.
• Digital Turbine: Digital Turbine delivers app installation, media, and monetization solutions preloaded on mobile devices via carrier and OEM partnerships — directly comparable to Mode Mobile's EarnOS licensing strategy of embedding software into devices through carrier and OEM channels.

Emerging players

• InboxDollars: InboxDollars pays consumers for everyday online activities like reading emails, taking surveys, and watching videos — sharing Mode Mobile's core premise of converting passive digital activity into rewards, though with a desktop/email heritage.

Others

• Branch Metrics: Branch provides mobile linking, attribution, and deep-linking infrastructure used by app developers to measure and monetize their user base — adjacent to Mode Mobile's EarnOS data and distribution layer that unifies its app portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/EarnWithMode
• Facebookfacebook.com/EarnWithMode
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/modemobile
• Instagraminstagram.com/earnwithmode

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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