Transparency

We disclose how reviews are checked, how rankings work, and how advertising is labeled.

1. Do we verify the authenticity of reviews?

Yes, we use technical and editorial plausibility checks. Full verification of every individual review before publication is currently not performed in all cases.

We consider, in particular:

  • Account and activity patterns
  • Content plausibility and completeness
  • Reports from users, providers, or rights holders
  • Multiple reviews and suspicious behavior patterns

2. How does ranking work?

On listing pages, different sorting modes can be selected, including:

  • Most popular (including upvotes)
  • Most trusted (trust signals from reviews)
  • Top rated (average rating)
  • Newest
  • Most reviews
  • Alphabetical

The exact order depends on selected sorting, available data, and active filters.

3. Advertising and paid placements

Advertising banners are labeled as ANZEIGE (advertisement). These banners do not influence editorial review content.

If sponsored tool placements are introduced in the future, they will be clearly labeled.

Without explicit labeling, no preferred placement is granted solely due to payment.

4. Handling disputes

For notices about unlawful or manipulated reviews, we use a documented notice-and-take-down process. Details are available in the review guidelines.

For provider complaints, we usually acknowledge receipt within 72 hours. In case of substantiated indications of legal violations, we may temporarily hide reviews until clarification.

Where necessary, we request statements from reviewer and complainant and internally document the decision including rationale.

5. Profiling and trust scores

We currently do not use purely automated trust scoring with legal or similarly significant effects. Signals from technical plausibility checks are assessed by human moderation.

6. Badges and how to earn them

Badges are designed to make quality and verifiable experience visible. They are dynamic and can change with new data.

Reviewer badges:

  • Verified User: Signed in with a linked provider (e.g., Google, GitHub, LinkedIn, Microsoft, or email sign-in).
  • Power Reviewer Bronze/Silver/Gold: Number of qualified reviews (only substantive reviews count).
  • Helpful Reviewer: Helpful votes on own reviews.
  • Early Scout: Review among the first visible reviews of a tool.
  • Tool Expert: Qualified review with longer usage duration for that specific tool.
  • Category Specialist: Multiple qualified reviews within the same category.

Tool badges:

  • Rising Tool: Newer tool with first active reviews.
  • Most Loved: High average rating with sufficient number of reviews.
  • Trending: Currently increased activity (e.g., reviews/upvotes).
  • Community Pick: Strong community signals (e.g., helpful review feedback).

Anti-spam rule: Core badges only count qualified reviews with sufficient length and filled pros/cons.

Version: March 10, 2026