Top Mobile Games Startups in 2026

The world doesn't need another company just because. We promised only to build tapouts if we could figure out a way to impact society for the better. By 2025, tapouts will prepare one million children to take on our future challenges by transforming stress into success. tapouts is a science-backed program that was developed by educators and scientists to create a fun and safe space that enables children, ages 4-16 years, to learn lessons that last a lifetime. tapouts’ experienced and caring certified coaches help kids learn to express feelings, improve self-control, build confidence, and make friends around the world on their online platform. The weekly live virtual group sessions are 30 minutes and filled with games (and prizes!) with an approach combining best practices across interdisciplinary fields such as psychology, neuroscience, and education

Skillz is the leading marketplace platform that helps players discover mobile games and compete against other players around the world. At the same time, the company helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz has hosted over 2 billion tournaments entries for 30 million mobile players worldwide and distributes over $60 million in prizes each month. Headquartered in San Francisco and Portland, the company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports leagues and franchises including the investment arm of the NFL and owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets and Sacramento Kings. Skillz has also earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000.

Wildlife Studios is one of the 10 largest mobile gaming companies in the world. Founded in Brazil in 2011, our studio has grown to become a truly global organization. We have offices in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and Ireland, and are still expanding. Today, our portfolio of over 70 games engages billions of players around the world. We develop and publish mobile games that will be remembered and shared for generations.

Aceable is changing required education by making it fun, convenient, and effective. Required education are all the courses you have to take for one reason or another (defensive driving, continuing education, pre-license education, corporate training, etc). The first vertical we're attacking is the $600M Driver Training (drivers ed/defensive driving) market. Using humor, animation, story, game mechanics, and personalized learning techniques our mobile delivery platform makes Driver’s Education and Driver’s Safety engaging, memorable and convenient.

We have developed more than 200 fun titles, and offer games that are enjoyed all around the world. Our franchises include Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. At King, we design games with a broad appeal, which allow people to play for a moment, then move on with their day and pick up their game later. Our games are also synchronised across platforms, allowing players to switch seamlessly between devices and platforms and continue their game wherever they left off, so they can play anywhere, any time and on any device. For us, this is encapsulated in the idea of bitesized entertainment. We also build on a unique and passionate company culture predicated on collaboration, humility and respect. We believe all of these elements in combination have made our games a great part of our players’ daily entertainment. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company.

Our core product is the Apple Design Award-winning preschool app, Pok Pok Playroom. It's a playroom of open-ended, evergreen toys that spark creativity, imagination and learning through play. There are no rules, no menus and no language. Kids can't win or lose. It's an intuitive, empowering experience that kids 2-6 and beyond can play with independently for years. We stripped away all the fluff and prioritize safety first so kids can simply play (and learn!) and parents can finally feel good about screen time.

TimePlay has a proven track record of connecting casual gamers through immersive social play. Our cloud based platform transforms players’ phones into feature rich controllers that interact with content on smart TV’s, PC’s and other viewing devices. Combining proprietary and 3rd party content with a powerful platform and distribution creates real social experiences from a single living room to connecting players across the world.

Storytime is a mobile platform that empowers storytellers to create expressive films using synthetic media technology. The way we create media is transforming dramatically. Gone are the days when a small elite class creates what the masses consume. People craft their own worlds in Roblox, Mario has evolved into Mario Maker, and meme culture has turned everything into a personal artistic medium. This trend has yet to impact all media, however. Creating a film or TV series still requires a massive budget and production team. We’d rather live in a world where a few friends can create the next hit film franchise from their phones. To realize this vision, we created a company. Storytime provides creative writers with a new filmmaking toolkit. We pair breakthroughs in machine learning with intuitive design to make storytelling simple, expressive, and most of all, rewarding. After all, the joy of storytelling lies as much in the creative process as it does in the result. But Storytime is more than just a toolkit. It’s a global community of artists. Much like open-source computing, the future of filmmaking will be collaborative. To that end, Storytimers create and share the building blocks of great stories: characters, environments, music, and more. Paradigm shifts this large are rare. And yet, for all its differences, this strange new world will remain the same in one way: people will always seek meaning and expression through storytelling. Whether in books, film, music, or video games, a great story is the cornerstone of what it means to be human.

GreedyGame is an in-app native advertising platform that helps brands to tap into their precise target demographic; publishers to monetize their content without the fear of compromising on quality or losing their audience base; and end-users to enjoy the applications seamlessly, without annoying ads interrupting their experience. GreedyGame is building mobile first advertising solutions. We are a platform which enables blending of ads within mobile apps and games so that they become a part of the content. This allows developers to monetise their apps and games without degrading the user experience. Check out greedygame.com to know more!

Medal.tv is one of the fastest-growing consumer applications in gaming! Our users capture and share millions of videos every week, and connect with one another around their shared gaming experiences.