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adjoe

Builds advertising tools for mobile app businesses

Overview

adjoe builds advertising and monetization software for mobile app publishers and advertisers. Its Playtime product places rewarded games inside other apps, letting users earn in-app currency while advertisers attract players and host apps earn advertising income. The company also runs an automated advertising marketplace for video, playable and banner ads, where software matches advertiser bids with available space in apps. Publishers add its software to their apps and use reporting tools to track engagement and revenue, while advertisers pay for campaigns that bring users to their products. Founded in 2018, adjoe is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

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Why adjoe is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Hamburg, Germany

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • Regional business expanded: adjoe's May 2026 announcement reports 140% growth over the previous year in Latin America.
  • Referrals earn rewards: adjoe's careers page advertises payments up to EUR7,000 for referring friends.
  • Leave is substantial: adjoe's hybrid, full-time Hamburg Business Analyst posting lists 30 vacation days and three annual remote-work weeks.

What critics are saying

  • Identifier targeting needs consent: adjoe's Wave notice lets users withdraw permission for mobile advertising-identifier processing.
  • Fraud threatens reward quality: adjoe's anti-fraud team builds defenses against fake installs and forged app activity.
  • Hybrid has set office days: adjoe's Hamburg full-time Mobile Integrations Product Owner attends Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

What makes adjoe unique

  • Decision systems run at scale: adjoe's Hamburg data-engineer posting describes over 100,000 predictions per second.
  • Security is certified: adjoe reports ISO 27001 certification across its technology environment.
  • Media investment supports the business: adjoe identifies media company Bertelsmann as the source of its $100 million backing.

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adjoe
Nov 4th, 2026
adjoe's Top 10 rankings in AppsFlyer Performance Index.

adjoe's Top 10 rankings in AppsFlyer Performance Index. adjoe earned 10 Top-10 placements in AppsFlyer's 2026 Performance Index, spanning gaming categories and regional markets. * On iOS, adjoe ranked among the top 10 in Gaming Overall; key markets include North America, Western Europe, and Japan & Korea. * On Android, adjoe achieved a Top-10 rank in Western Europe and North America, a Top-6 rank in gaming overall in Japan & Korea, and strong performance in Southeast Asia and Africa. Key regional market highlights. adjoe is recognised across eight regional markets in global gaming rankings, showing strong performance across both iOS and Android. * iOS Gaming: adjoe achieved rankings in four key markets: Global (#11), Western Europe (#7), North America (#11) for puzzle and lifestyle, and Japan & Korea (#10). * Android Gaming: adjoe secured rankings across regional and global markets, including Global, North America, Western Europe (#11), Eastern Europe, Japan & Korea (#6), LATAM (#12), Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and Africa. Exclusive global supply. These top rankings represent more than just geographical reach. They reflect adjoe's deep understanding of regional market dynamics and the unique needs of apps across different verticals worldwide. This progress is closely tied to adjoe's international expansion last year, including strengthening its presence in APAC (Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing) and LATAM (São Paulo) through new offices and closer connections with partners and customers. As adjoe focuses on new regional markets, the teams continue to build a stronger global footprint while building lasting connections across local regions. Underpinning this growth is adjoe's powerful engagement technology, delivering top-tier performance across both Android and iOS markets. Combined with a growing global network of exclusive supply partners, adjoe is turning rewarded engagement into a flexible and scalable growth engine for gaming advertisers. This exclusive global supply network of 2,000+ integrated partner apps is built through direct relationships across the app ecosystem. It spans diverse app categories, including loyalty, fintech, QSR, retail, and entertainment. With adjoe, advertisers gain diverse access to exclusive partner inventory, connecting them with highly engaged users of the world's most popular mobile apps. From adjoe's Demand leadership. "Both the rewarded advertising industry and adjoe continue to grow, and that is the key takeaway. At the same time, the market is evolving quickly, with competition becoming stronger and more global. Its ambition is not just to keep growing, but to accelerate its growth, strengthen its position, and expand its impact across global markets. Adjoe has made meaningful progress, but there's still a lot of untapped potential and opportunity ahead of Adjoe." - Berkay Doğan Uslu, Director of Demand Growth, adjoe Let's create interactions that last. adjoe shares a big thank you to its partners who've been part of this journey and congratulates its peers on their achievements. Looking ahead, the entire team remains committed to delivering engaging rewarded solutions for partners that support long-term growth. With adjoe, every interaction builds something meaningful, as advertisers engage and retain users while building loyalty among the publishing partners' audiences. It is through these repeated interactions and continued engagement that lasting value is created for its partners. The team is excited to see rewarded engagement gaining momentum across the industry and looks forward to shaping its role in the future of app growth. AppsFlyer Performance Index 2026 methodology. Android Index Ranks media sources based on two measures: * Volume Ranking: Based primarily on the total number of non-fraudulent attributed installs, with additional consideration given to the number of apps running with each media source. * Power Ranking: Combines non-fraudulent install volume, the number of active apps, and advertiser investment momentum (quarter-over-quarter ad spend growth). iOS SSOT Index Uses a similar methodology to Android, combining install volume and advertiser investment momentum to determine Power Rankings, while Volume Rankings focus on attributed install volume. The index uses AppsFlyer's Single Source of Truth (SSOT) technology, which deduplicates SKAN and AppsFlyer attribution data to provide a unified view of installs. Since SKAN does not provide regional data, regional rankings are estimated using the geographical distribution of AppsFlyer-attributed installs.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 7th, 2026
adjoe appoints Matthew Freter as US marketing director amid 24% revenue growth

adjoe, the leading rewards-based mobile platform, has appointed Matthew Freter as U.S. Marketing Director. Freter will lead marketing efforts and align strategy with sales and business operations to drive revenue as more brands adopt adjoe's Arcade solution for gamified, non-transactional rewards programmes. Since achieving unicorn status in 2025, adjoe has grown U.S. revenue by 24% year-over-year and more than doubled its Boston headcount. The company now reaches 770 million users and partners with over 1,000 companies worldwide, including Fetch, GasBuddy and EarnIn. Freter joins from TrueBlue, where he directed global growth marketing. His appointment supports adjoe's expansion as the largest rewarded ad network on iOS and Android in AppsFlyer's 2025 Performance Index.

Business Wire
Apr 7th, 2026
adjoe names Matthew Freter U.S. Marketing Director as global growth accelerates.

adjoe names Matthew Freter U.S. Marketing Director as global growth accelerates. Freter joins adjoe to lead strategic marketing initiatives and strengthen the company's brand presence across the U.S. market. BOSTON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-adjoe, the leading rewards-based mobile platform, today announced the appointment of Matthew Freter as U.S. Marketing Director. Freter will lead the company's U.S. marketing efforts and work closely with sales and business operations to align strategy and drive revenue. As more brands across fintech, QSR, airlines, and other industries seek to create richer in-app experiences for their customers, Matthew's appointment will enable adjoe to expand the reach of its flagship solution, Arcade, which enables brands to boost engagement, loyalty, and revenue through gamified, non-transactional rewards programs. The mobile gaming industry is rapidly expanding, with a market size projected to reach $227B by 2028, making it an ideal time for adjoe to accelerate growth as the largest rewarded ad network on both iOS and Android in AppsFlyer's 2025 Performance Index. Since achieving unicorn status in 2025, adjoe has grown U.S. revenue by 24% year-over-year, significantly outpacing the digital advertising industry's projected 6.7% growth. This momentum gives the company greater resources to help brands reach cost-conscious consumers through mobile gameplay and rewarded advertising. To support this growth, adjoe has more than doubled its Boston headcount in the past year. As more app companies incorporate advertising into their revenue strategies, rewarded formats are gaining momentum by creating a more balanced value exchange, where users receive meaningful rewards in return for their attention. The company now reaches 770 million users and partners with more than 1,000 companies worldwide, including U.S. brands like Fetch, GasBuddy, and EarnIn. "Brands across the U.S. are looking for better ways to increase engagement, build lasting loyalty, and improve the bottom line," said Tommy Yannopoulos, VP of Revenue, Americas at adjoe. "We are bringing Matthew Freter on board not only to strengthen our presence in our Boston headquarters, but to support business growth nationwide. His marketing expertise will help brands discover meaningful adtech solutions like Arcade and enable adjoe to deliver more best-in-class loyalty programs." Freter is a seasoned enterprise marketer with experience across app-based, lead generation, and performance marketing for global teams. Previously, Freter was the Director of Growth Marketing at TrueBlue, where he led the global growth marketing team, supporting the entire TrueBlue portfolio, including PeopleScout, Staff Management, and PeopleReady, along with its mobile app, JobStack. Coming from the staffing industry, Freter holds valuable people-first insights that will help adjoe understand its users from a product development perspective. His expertise in scaling marketing operations and integrating brand strategy across diverse markets also positions him to help adjoe accelerate its U.S. growth and drive measurable outcomes for its brand partners. "adjoe has set the pace in rewarded gaming, and that leadership creates a strong foundation for what comes next," said Freter. "There's still significant untapped potential to deliver real value for consumers while driving more consistent, meaningful engagement for brands. I'm looking forward to building on that momentum and helping shape the next generation of loyalty for U.S. enterprises." To further strengthen its U.S. team, adjoe has also hired Myra Nguyen as Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Development, and James Shin as Technical Account Manager. Myra will focus on driving adjoe's growth in the Americas and globally through strategic initiatives, partnerships, and operational improvements, while James will lead technical implementations of adjoe's rewarded solutions. The company also recently appointed Maximilian Niederau as Managing Director, Go-to-Market, APAC, with plans to open a new hub in China, and expanded into Brazil with the appointment of Ricardo Feldman as Regional Manager, LATAM, to drive regional growth across Latin America. About adjoe adjoe is a leading mobile advertising platform committed to challenging the industry status quo. The company's market-changing technologies and engaging ad formats, from unique in-app monetization solutions to its own marketplace, help app developers and publishers unlock new ways to exceed their user acquisition and revenue goals. Founded in 2018 with headquarters in Hamburg, adjoe has expanded into the U.S., Europe, LATAM, and APAC, engaging 500 million mobile users annually and partnering with over 500 gaming studios and 1,000+ games globally. Find out more at https://adjoe.io. Contacts. PR Contact Sara DeMoranville BIG FISH PR for adjoe [email protected] More News From adjoe CHICAGO-( BUSINESS WIRE )-adjoe, the leading rewards-based mobile platform, today announced the appointment of Jed Strong as Enterprise Sales Director. In this new role, Strong will work closely with adjoe's global leadership team to scale enterprise strategy, execute deals with key brands and retailers, and ensure long-term partner success across the North American region. adjoe is known for helping brands boost user engagement, strengthen customer loyalty, and unlock sustainable revenue growt... BOSTON-( BUSINESS WIRE )-adjoe, the leading rewards-based mobile ad platform, today announced the opening and expansion of its first U.S. headquarters in Boston, serving as the company's strategic North American hub as it continues to scale throughout the region. adjoe first launched its Boston operations in 2023 with a single remote employee. Since then, the company has grown to an 18-person team and plans to double its headcount by the end of 2025. The new Boston headquarters will be centrall... Release Summary adjoe appoints Matthew Freter as U.S. Marketing Director to lead strategic marketing efforts, strengthen brand presence, and support regional growth. Release Versions PR Contact Sara DeMoranville BIG FISH PR for adjoe [email protected]

Tech in Asia
Mar 26th, 2026
Adjoe reaches 210M users with reward-based mobile gaming platform turning ads into in-app currency

Adjoe, a mobile advertising startup founded in 2018, has raised funding to scale its reward-based gaming platform globally. The company addresses low conversion rates in mobile apps — where install-to-purchase sits at 5.5% and install-to-subscription at 2.1% — by replacing interruptive ads with voluntary engagement. The platform, called Playtime, integrates a gaming hub into non-gaming apps, allowing users to earn native currency by playing games. Machine learning matches users with relevant games, whilst advertisers gain access to high-intent audiences. Adjoe now reaches 770 million mobile users globally with 210 million monthly active users, achieving triple-digit year-on-year revenue growth in APAC. Partners include ShopBack, Line and yuu Rewards Club. The company operates on a performance-based model, with advertisers paying per install or engagement.

PR Newswire APAC
Feb 11th, 2025
German Leading Adtech Firm Adjoe Expands To Apac Region

SINGAPORE and HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamburg-based adjoe, a global leader in mobile advertising, has announced its expansion into the APAC region, with new offices established in Singapore and Tokyo. The move signals adjoe's commitment to  high-potential markets for mobile gaming and advertising like China, Japan, and South Korea. This expansion builds on adjoe's strong growth since its €100 million funding round in 2022, backed by Bertelsmann, which enabled milestones like launching US operations in 2023 and expanding into APAC in 2024. By onboarding key players in the app space, adjoe has cemented its position as a global leader in mobile advertising, with the APAC region offering significant growth opportunities through its thriving mobile gaming and app ecosystems. At the core of adjoe's product suite is Playtime, a rewarded ad solution that distinguishes itself through an arcade-style integration within non-gaming apps

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