Review Method

Every app reviewed on AP Apps is scored against six weighted criteria. The final score is a number from 1 to 5 with one decimal, and every score must come with a written reason.

The six criteria

Criterion	Weight	How we verify it
Features & completeness	25%	Official developer documentation, release notes, and product pages.
Security & privacy	20%	Privacy policy (access date recorded), app permission list, and disclosed security history.
Performance & footprint	15%	File size from the official source, minimum memory requirements, and performance complaints in user reviews.
Ease of use	15%	Clarity of documentation, onboarding flow, and recurring complaint patterns in verified reviews.
Support & updates	15%	Release frequency, last update date, and developer response to bug reports.
Value	10%	Licence model, official pricing, and the presence of ads or in-app purchases.

Data sources

Official documentation and release notes published by the app developer.
Product pages on Google Play, F-Droid, or the project's official repository.
Privacy policies, with the date we accessed them recorded.
Verified user reviews — quoted in part, never copied in full.
Licence databases: the SPDX License List and Repology.

What we do not do

We do not run lab testing, we do not measure battery consumption with instrumentation, and we do not test every app on every Android device. For performance claims we point to official specifications and user-reported data. We state these limits openly so you can weigh the review yourself.

How articles are produced

Technical data is collected from official sources.
A draft is written with AI assistance based on that data.
An editor checks technical claims, adds source links, and corrects errors.
The data verification date is shown on the article.

Corrections

Found an error? Send the details to our contact page. Every fix records the date of change on the affected article.

Download link policy

AP Apps does not host app files. All download links point to the developer's official source or an app store. For open-licensed software the link goes to the project's official repository. See Licensing & Sources.

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