The Influencer Marketing App for Brands

Most influencer marketing apps are built to make creators look good. They show likes, comments, reach, and a projected EMV that falls apart when finance asks for the actual Shopify orders. Kleos is the opposite. It is the influencer marketing app for brands that need to prove revenue on real orders, not on a dashboard screenshot. Kleos is live now at kleos.arthea.ai, with native iPhone and Android apps, a 14-day free trial that requires no card, and pricing from EUR 499 per month for the Starter plan.

What is an influencer marketing app for brands?#

An influencer marketing app is a mobile software tool that lets a brand manage creator relationships, campaigns, gifting, and attribution from a phone or tablet. Kleos is the specific app from Arthea that gives DTC brands a native iPhone and Android cockpit for their entire creator program, with revenue attribution on real Shopify orders.

Kleos launched in July 2026 and is not a suite of bolted together tools. It is one opinionated product. The live modules today are Creator CRM, AI Sourcing, Product Gifting, and attribution on Shopify orders. Paid Partnerships and the full Affiliate module ship next in the Full Suite, which has a waitlist. In the app, you get:

• A creator CRM that holds every creator you have ever worked with, their fit score, their gift history, and their attributed orders.
• AI Sourcing that finds creators based on the fit criteria you set, not just follower count.
• Product Gifting that runs outreach, classifies replies with AI, creates Shopify draft orders for gifts, and tracks shipments.
• Attribution that ties each creator's discount code and UTM to real Shopify orders, so finance can see the revenue.

The mobile app is the cockpit. You open it and see your roster, your active campaigns, and your approvals queue. You can approve a creator, send a gift, and check attributed orders without opening a laptop. The same data is available on desktop at kleos.arthea.ai, but the app is built for the operator who is in the field, on a shoot, or standing in the warehouse.

How does the Kleos influencer marketing app work on mobile?#

The Kleos app gives you a single mobile cockpit where you can view your creator roster, run gifting campaigns, approve creators, and track attributed Shopify orders from one screen. It works natively on iPhone and Android, so you are not pinching a desktop web app on a phone.

The app is organized around three things you actually do as a creator program operator: manage the roster, run campaigns, and approve the right people. Each creator has one record. On that record you see every touchpoint across gifting, paid, and Amplify. A gift sent on March 2, an AI classified reply on March 5, a paid proposal on March 10, and the first attributed order from that creator's code on March 12 all appear on the same timeline. You do not open a spreadsheet. You do not log into three tools. The record shows you the full journey from gifted product to paid post to revenue.

Gifting works inside the app. You select creators from your roster or from AI Sourcing, approve them, and Kleos creates a Shopify draft order for the product and ships it. The AI reply classification then sorts responses into interested, not interested, and needs follow up. You see that classification on the creator record, and you can act on it in one tap. Attributed orders start appearing on the same record as soon as the creator's code or UTM drives a sale. This is the key difference from a typical influencer marketing app: the app shows you the Shopify order, not the impression count.

Paid Partnerships and Amplify are not live yet. They ship next in the Full Suite, and the waitlist is open at kleos.arthea.ai. When they ship, the same creator record will hold the paid agreement, the Amplify budget, and the attributed revenue from those motions. The structure is already there. You are not migrating data later.

How do I run gifting, paid, and Amplify from one creator record?#

You create one creator record in Kleos and attach every action to it: the gift sent, the paid partnership agreed, and the Amplify budget allocated. That record then shows the attributed Shopify orders from the creator's code and UTM, so you can see which motion actually drove revenue.

Most brands run gifting in a spreadsheet, paid in a separate contract tool, and affiliate in a third platform. That is why they cannot answer the question “which creator actually sold something?” The data is scattered. Kleos forces the opposite. Every motion starts from the same creator record. The gift is logged there. The paid brief is attached there when the Full Suite ships. The Amplify spend is recorded there. The attributed orders from that creator's code and UTM are updated there automatically from Shopify.

This matters for one reason: you can compare gifting ROI to paid ROI to Amplify ROI on the same record. You see that a creator you gifted once drove EUR 2,100 in attributed orders and is a strong candidate for a paid partnership. You see that another creator cost you EUR 400 in paid and drove zero attributed orders. You make the next decision on data, not on vibes. That is the operator way.

Today the app covers gifting and attribution natively. Paid and Amplify are coming in the Full Suite. The waitlist is open because the product team is not shipping a half built feature. The creator record is already designed to hold those motions, so the day they ship, your history is together.

How do I set up the Kleos influencer marketing app and link my Shopify stores?#

You can start a 14-day free trial at kleos.arthea.ai with no card required, download the Kleos app for iPhone or Android, and link one or more Shopify stores during setup. The app pulls real order data from Shopify to attribute revenue to each creator's code and UTM.

Here is the runbook, step by step:

• Start the trial. Go to kleos.arthea.ai and start the 14-day free trial. No card is required. You get full access to the live modules: Creator CRM, AI Sourcing, Product Gifting, and attribution.
• Download the app. Install Kleos from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with the same account you used for the trial. The mobile app and desktop share one system.
• Link your Shopify stores. In the app's setup screen, connect your primary Shopify store. If you run multiple brands, multiple markets, or a separate wholesale store, you can link more than one store. Attribution works across all linked stores.
• Build or import your roster. You can import creators from a CSV or use AI Sourcing to find creators based on the fit criteria you set. The fit score is not follower count. It is based on the signals that predict a creator drives sales for your category.
• Run a gifting campaign. Select creators from your roster or sourcing results, approve them, and send products. Kleos creates Shopify draft orders for the gifts and tracks shipments from the app.
• Watch attributed orders. As creators post and their codes or UTM links drive sales, the app updates the creator record with the real Shopify order count and revenue. You see it on mobile, and finance sees it on desktop.

This setup takes about ten minutes, not a week. The attribution is not a manual tag. It is native to Shopify orders, so the data survives a CFO asking for proof.

What are the trade-offs of using the Kleos influencer marketing app?#

The main trade-off is that Kleos is an opinionated system, not a flexible spreadsheet. It forces you to run gifting, paid, and affiliate as one motion, which is good for revenue clarity but can feel limiting if you only want a lightweight outreach tool. The second trade-off is that Paid Partnerships and Affiliate are not live yet, so if you need those today, you will run them elsewhere until the Full Suite ships.

Other trade-offs to be honest about:

• Price floor. Starter is EUR 499 per month. That is not a cheap entry tool. It is priced for brands that are serious about influence as a revenue channel, not a side project. The 14-day trial with no card lets you test before paying, but after that, it is a real subscription.
• Shopify focus. Attribution works on real Shopify orders. If you are on a different commerce platform, you cannot use the revenue attribution today. That is a deliberate choice. Kleos is built for DTC brands on Shopify first.
• Opinionated workflow. You cannot use Kleos as just a CRM and ignore the gifting flow. The product is designed as one motion: source, gift, pay, amplify, attribute. If you only want a spreadsheet with a mobile skin, Kleos will feel like overkill.
• Full Suite timing. Paid and Affiliate are on a waitlist. The exact ship date is not published. If you need those modules immediately, you should factor that into your decision.

The upside is that you get a system where every creator record has gifting, paid, and Amplify history together, and every order is attributed to a real Shopify transaction. That is the trade-off. More structure, less flexibility, more proof.

Frequently asked questions about the Kleos influencer marketing app#

Is Kleos available on iPhone and Android?

Yes. Kleos has native apps for both iPhone and Android. You can also use the same system on desktop at kleos.arthea.ai, and the data syncs across all devices.

What does the 14-day free trial include?

The trial includes full access to the live modules: Creator CRM, AI Sourcing, Product Gifting, and attribution on Shopify orders. No card is required to start the trial.

Can I link more than one Shopify store?

Yes. During setup you can link multiple Shopify stores. This is useful if you run separate brands, international stores, or wholesale and DTC stores under one creator program.

When do Paid Partnerships and Affiliate ship?

Paid Partnerships and the full Affiliate module ship next in the Kleos Full Suite. The waitlist is open at kleos.arthea.ai. The exact ship date is not published, but the creator record is already built to hold those motions.

Does Kleos work with non-Shopify stores?

Currently, the revenue attribution is built on real Shopify orders. If you are not on Shopify, you cannot use the attribution today. The product is focused on Shopify first for DTC brands.

Kleos is live now. The trial takes five minutes to start and requires no card. If you run a DTC brand and you are tired of influencer dashboards that stop at engagement, this is the app that shows you the Shopify order.