Introduction
Moburst and Cloutboost are both managed agencies though they do very different work, so this comparison is about focus rather than a tool you log into. Moburst is a mobile-first growth shop in New York. It is worth saying up front that it is not primarily an influencer agency. Cloutboost is a data-driven influencer agency built exclusively for video games. Both run campaigns for you rather than hand you software.
This page lays out what each agency does and where it sits, using only publicly stated details. The two barely overlap, since one sells broad mobile growth and the other sells gaming-creator campaigns. Neither publishes a public rate card and only Cloutboost has a reported database figure that comes from a third party. Every number here is reported and worth confirming directly. At the end we cover where Flinque fits as the self-serve software alternative.
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Moburst vs Cloutboost at a glance
Two managed agencies side by side, with the self-serve alternative in the third column.
| Feature | Moburst | Cloutboost | Flinque |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Managed agency, done for you | Managed agency, done for you | Self-serve software, no demo |
| Type | Full-service mobile growth | Gaming-only influencer | Self-serve discovery and vetting |
| HQ | New York, New York | Richardson, Texas (reported) | Reported 25+ countries covered |
| Focus | ASO, user acquisition, media, creative | Twitch and YouTube gaming creators | Creator discovery and vetting |
| Notable clients | Google, Uber, Samsung, Reddit | Samsung, Sony, Rovio, Wargaming | Used by teams of all sizes |
| Database and pricing | Not publicly disclosed | Reported 1.3M gaming channels, custom pricing | Reported 10M+ creators, flat Free to $150/mo |
| Best for | Brands wanting mobile app growth | Game studios and publishers | Teams wanting verified creators and a visible price |
Client names are as publicly stated and figures are reported, so confirm directly. Cloutboost is a gaming-only agency and its 1.3 million channel figure is a third-party estimate. Moburst is a mobile growth shop rather than a primarily influencer agency.
What Moburst is
Moburst is a full-service mobile-first growth agency headquartered in New York with reported offices in the US, UK and Israel. Its work centers on app store optimization, user acquisition, media buying and creative rather than influencer marketing as such. It is important to be clear that Moburst is not primarily an influencer agency, so it sits in this comparison as a broad growth shop. Reported clients include Google, Uber, Samsung and Reddit.
Because mobile growth is the core, Moburst does not present as a creator-discovery service and does not publish a creator database size or a public rate card. You engage it to grow an app across acquisition and optimization channels. That suits a company with a mobile product wanting measurable growth. It is a poor match if what you actually want is influencer discovery and vetting, which is not its main business.
A New York mobile-first growth agency for app store optimization and user acquisition, not primarily influencer.
What Cloutboost is
Cloutboost is a data-driven influencer agency built exclusively for video games, working with Twitch and YouTube gaming creators. It is reported to have been founded around 2016 to 2017 and to be headquartered in Richardson, Texas though listings conflict on both. A third-party directory reports a network of about 1.3 million gaming channels, a figure not verified on its own site. Reported clients include Samsung, Sony, Rovio and Wargaming.
Cloutboost is full-service and managed rather than self-serve, so you brief it and it runs the gaming campaign. It does not publish a rate card though a third-party listing reports an average project of roughly $10,000 to $24,999. The gaming-only focus makes it a specialist for studios and publishers. It is not a fit for non-gaming brands or for a team that wants to run creator discovery itself.
A gaming-only influencer agency for Twitch and YouTube creators, reported at roughly 1.3 million channels.
Head to head
These two barely compete, which is the main point. Moburst is a mobile growth agency that happens to sit near influencer work without being an influencer specialist. Cloutboost is a narrow gaming-creator agency that lives entirely in Twitch and YouTube gaming. If you are growing a mobile app Moburst is the relevant one. If you are marketing a video game to gaming audiences Cloutboost is built for exactly that. Neither is a general influencer platform and both are managed services so neither hands you software to run campaigns yourself.
Where each one leaves a gap
The trade-offs are clear.
- Moburst is a mobile growth shop, not primarily an influencer agency, so using it for creator discovery would be stretching it well past its core. The label matters here.
- It publishes no creator database size or influencer rate card, since that is not its business. There is nothing to benchmark on the influencer side because that is not what it sells.
- As a managed growth agency it runs work for you rather than giving you a tool. If you want to search and vet creators yourself that is a different model entirely.
- Cloutboost only serves video games, so any brand outside gaming is out of scope from the start. The specialism is the whole proposition and also the hard limit.
- Its reported 1.3 million channel figure comes from a third party and is not confirmed on its own site. Its founding year and HQ also conflict across listings, so treat the numbers as reported rather than settled.
- Cloutboost is full-service and managed rather than self-serve, so it does not give your team a tool to discover and vet creators. Teams wanting that control need software instead.
Where Flinque fits
Flinque is the self-serve software alternative to both. Instead of hiring an agency to run campaigns, you search and vet creators yourself in a platform with a reported 10 million-plus verified creators across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X, spanning a reported 25-plus countries. Every profile carries a reported 200 data points and a fake-follower check, with 12 filters across creator and audience data.
If you want managed delivery, Moburst fits mobile app growth and Cloutboost fits gaming-creator campaigns, so they serve very different briefs. But if you would rather find verified creators yourself across four platforms with a price you can see and no demo or annual lock-in, that is what Flinque offers at a flat Free of $0, Starter at $49 a month or Enterprise at $150 a month.