101 Market Leading Mobile Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Mobile space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Market Position
    • Market domination
    • Market leader
    • Strong market competitor

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Mobile industry.

Top Mobile Companies


BT Global Services

BT Global Services plc is a division of United Kingdom telecommunications operator BT Group.

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HotUkDeals

HUKD is a community for deal seekers. Find and share the best deals, promotional codes and vouchers from on and off the web.

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O2

O2 provides mobile and broadband services for individuals and businesses in the UK.

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EE

EE is a telecommunications company that provides 4G mobile and fixed fiber broadband services to personal and business customers.

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Vodafone

Vodafone is a mobile telecommunications company that offers voice, messaging, and data services.

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MakeUseOf

MakeUseOf Directory is an online directory listing free web-based and mobile applications. At the moment site receives around 1,500,000

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TalkTalk

TalkTalk is a phone and broadband company that offers fixed and mobile telephony and broadband services to consumers.

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Giffgaff

Giffgaff is a new type of mobile network, run by its members for its members. Like a modern revolution.

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Oxford Mobile Robotics Group

MRG is all about Mobile Autonomy.

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Research Now

Research now is a data collection, market research insights, and digital analytics company.

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Uswitch

Uswitch is an online and telephone comparison and switching service that helps you to compare prices on a range of products and services.

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Depop

Depop provides a mobile application that allows users to buy, sell, discover, and explore various things.

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Magicseaweed

Magicseaweed is the world’s largest free surf forecasting site offering a 16 day forecast. Plus the web’s biggest surfing photography

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Snow-Forecast.com

Snow-Forecast.com website for snow sports enthusiasts.The site contains everything a skier or snowboarder would need to check the weather

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Mobile Fun

Mobile Fun is an e-commerce retailer of mobile device accessories.

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CAT

CAT is a ruggedised phone designer and manufacturer.

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Outfit7

Outfit7 develops mobile apps and games for the iOS and Android platforms.

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Starling Bank

Starling Bank provides a mobile banking application and a debit card that enable users to manage their finances.

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iD Mobile

iD Mobile is an online retailer that sells mobile phones and network packages to its users.

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Mous

Mous is a fashion tech brand that designs and manufactures protective accessories.

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YoYo Games

YoYo Games provides Studio™, a cross-platform game development technology that enables developers to create games in a single code base.

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Allthetopbananas.com

Allthetopbananas.com is a job search engine and mobile recruiting application solution provider for local and international companies.

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Laika Mobile

Lycan Mobile is a mobile network service provider that offers prepaid plans.

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mSpy

mSpy is a control application that allows parents monitor text messages, call logs, current GPS location, SnapChat, WhatsApp and many more.

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Parkopedia

Parkopedia allows drivers to find parking online, on their mobile or using their car navigation system, in over 8000 cities around the world

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accesso

Accesso provides queuing and ticketing technology solutions to theme parks and attractions that delivers revenue generating results.

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SwiftKey

SwiftKey is a technology company that aims to enhance interaction between keyboards and people.

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Capital.Com

Capital.com is an insurgent fintech on a mission to make the world of finance more engaging, accessible and useful.

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TVPlayer

TVPlayer is a London-based TV service that offers over 100 TV channels to stream online.

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Augmentra

ViewRanger is a GPS navigation and augmented reality that helps millions of active people to plan, navigate, record, and share adventures.

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GSMA

The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.

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Tesco Mobile

Tesco Mobile is a virtual network operator that offers mobile, fixed line, and broadband services.

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TextMagic

All-In-One Bulk SMS Service for Business

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Simba Sleep

Simba Sleep is an e-commerce company that offers a variety of mattresses.

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Mazuma Mobile

To help the environment and your wallet too.

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Celltick Technologies

Celltick Technologies is the world’s largest cell broadcast provider and a global market leader of Public Warning Systems for governments and mobile operators.

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365Scores

365Scores is a cross-platform application that enables users to create their own personalized sports channel.

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Phones LTD

Phones LTD helps consumers compare contract deals on all UK networks, from all retailers.

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William Hill

William Hill is a is a bookmaker that provides online betting and gambling games for sports betting and gaming markets.

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Future plc

Future creates high-quality multi-media products which reach their audiences online, on mobile and in print.

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Truphone

Truphone provides mobile network services.

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Hunted Cow Studios

Hunted Cow Studios is a leading game developer and publisher

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Online People

Online People lets you expand your social circle through your existing friends.

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what3words

what3words is the simplest way to talk about location.

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Carers UK

Carers UK is an innovative mobile and online app that is designed by carers for carers.

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Opensignal

Opensignal is a mobile analytics company.

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WeatherOnline

WeatherOnline is a company which develops weather applications and softwares for iPhone

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Running with Crayons

Running with Crayons is a productivity app that boosts efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, and text expansion.

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LoveCrafts

LoveCrafts is a start-up that builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector.

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Samba Networks

User first advertising for the new economy. Samba is the leader in user first mobile video formats for brand advertising

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Sell My Mobile

Mobile Recycling Price Comparison

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FSB Technology

FSB Technology is a Real time sports betting technology supplier.

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Blueprint Gaming

Blueprint Gaming is a UK based game studio.

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LoopUp

LoopUp is a premium remote meetings solution.

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educationalappstore.com

App store dedicated to education

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Doodle Maths

DoodleMaths is a personalized learning application to improve math skills.

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Qminder

Qminder is a queue management system that improves visitor experiences.

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Stick Sports

Stick Cricket was developed by a talented Aussie. They exclusively develop and publish apps for iOS running devices i.e. iPhon

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Clove Technology

Smartphone and Mobility Specialists

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AppInstitute

AppInstitute is a software developer of a digital framework for small businesses to create their own mobile applications.

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Degree 53

We’re an award-winning digital agency, based in Manchester, bringing our expertise in user experience, design and development.

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Night Zookeeper

Make Writing Magical

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Paysafe

Paysafe is a global payments provider offering a range of payments solutions for businesses and consumers.

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Hutch

Hutch develops games app for iPhones and ipad.

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Compare and Recycle

Compare and Recycle provides users with an instant price quote for their old mobile phone or similar gadget.

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TouchNote

TouchNote helps you send thoughtful cards and prints to loved ones, right from your mobile, tablet or desktop.

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MOBOPINIONS

Mobile Research meets Ad Tech on a global scale to reach 1.8 billion users within thousands of publisher apps.

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Mobizio

Mobizio helps organisations mobile enable their paper processes.

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My PT Hub

My PT Hub is an online web and mobile app, enabling personal trainers & fitness professionals to manage their clients.

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Vidsy

Vidsy helps global brands create effective video ads, efficiently and consistently across digital.

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Preoday

B2B pre-ordering platform for integrated e-commerce solutions for businesses serving food and beverages

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Localphone

Localphone allows users to make international calls from the users’ existing landline, internet connection and smartphone apps.

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Wyzowl

We create videos to explain a product or service. We make it easy, fun and interesting for people to find out about your business.

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Wireless Excellence

Wireless Excellence manufactures and sells the CableFree range of wireless networking equipment: LTE, MMW, Microwave, Radio, FSO, WiFi&More

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Onespy.com

Onespy is an android mobile monitoring software which allows you to Spy Phone App, Android Spy Software, Mobile Spy Software.

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Code Kingdoms

Code Kingdoms is an online platform which teaches kids how to code.

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Textlocal

Bringing instant communication to every business for pennies

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Space Ape

Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.

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XLN Telecom

XLN Telecom provides utility services for small businesses across United Kingdom.

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Fireproof Games

Fireproof Games is a development studio that creates video games, including the award-winning puzzle game, The Room.

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Scirra

Scirra is a provider of development software that enables individuals without coding knowledge to create games.

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Lifecake

Lifecake enables parents to organise and back up digital memories and share them privately on phones, tablets, computers, and books.

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Fiit

Fiit offers a real-time performance feedback and live leader boards that allows users to challenge their friends from around the world.

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Blink

We make remote working less remote. Welcome to the Frontline of the Future.

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FIXR

FIXR is a leading ticketing and event management platform

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itcher

itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games

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MeteoGroup

MeteoGroup is a weather business supplying tailored products to corporate, media, and consumer markets.

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Mediatonic Games

Mediatonic develops and publishes games for digital platforms such as smartphones, PCs and consoles.

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The Phone Co-op

The Co-operative Phone & Broadband, The Co-operative Mobile and The Co-operative Business Telecoms.

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Oval Money

Oval offers an app for financial coaching and planning that helps people save according to their rules.

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Bango

Bango is the standard platform chosen by leading global stores to deliver mobile payments to everyone.

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Silicon

Silicon UK, is the authoritative UK source for news, features and reviews of business technology.

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Her

Her is a dating application for lesbians, bisexual and bi-curious women, allowing users to connect with each other and their community.

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Airtime Rewards

Airtime Rewards is an innovative loyalty platform pioneering unique rewards solutions with mobile operators.

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Movebubble

Movebubble is a property rental application.

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Peak

Peak’s mission is to help the world spend their time better using tools and technique borrowed from education, neuroscience and gaming.

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Ubeeqo GmbH

We specialize in innovative and multimodal mobility solutions for enterprises and public authorities

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AKQA

AKQA is an ideas and innovation company that uses the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and services.

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Mobiloud

Apps platform for blogs/publishers

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Crystal Ball Ltd

Crystal Ball offers web-based GPS tracking and lone worker solutions that feature communication, customer service, and employee’s safety.

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Mobile World Live

Mobile World Live is an online communications hub for the global mobile industry.

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