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App Review Sites Comparison Tool [UPDATED]
With so may app review sites out there, it’s hard to know where to focus your energy as a developer looking for a review. You want the right mix of exposure, credibility and influence. But with no easy way to compare sites, how do you know what’s worth your time? Enter the App Review Sites Comparison Tool.
The App Review Sites Comparison Tool was born after I received numerous topic requests on the subject. Requests like: which iPhone app review sites are free, which sites have good Page Rank, etc. So, I did the research, organized it in a table and made it sortable and searchable to easily compare sites. Note: this table is a living document and will be updated over time. Please find directions below.
App Review Sites Comparison Tool
| App Site | Review Types | Alexa Rank | Klout Score | Page Rank | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Saga | iPhone iPad | 183579 | - | 0 | Free |
| The App Magazine | iPhone iPad Android | 1183724 | - | 1 | Free* |
| 148Apps.com | iPhone iPad | 18725 | 60 | 6 | Free |
| Android Tapp | Android | 40308 | 58 | 5 | Free* |
| AppAdvice | iPhone iPad iPod Mac | 7640 | 65 | 6 | Free |
| AppCraver | iPhone iPad | 173171 | 55 | 5 | Free* |
| Appolicious | iPhone iPad Android | 52938 | 54 | 6 | Free |
| AppSafari | iPhone iPad iPod Mac | 173320 | 50 | 4 | Free |
| App Spy | iPhone iPad | 81571 | 50 | 5 | Free |
| Droid Life | Android | 9228 | 68 | 5 | Free |
| iGame Review Hub | iPhone iPad Mac Android Windows PC | - | - | 0 | Free |
| Indie Game Reviewer | iPhone iPad Mac Android PC Linux Steam | 123476 | 49 | 3 | Free |
| iPhone Alley | iPhone iPad | 1123887 | 45 | - | Free |
| iPhone App Review | iPhone iPad | 999695 | - | 4 | Free |
| Life of Android | Android | 326570 | - | 3 | Free |
| Macworld | iPhone iPad Mac | 3917 | 77 | 7 | Free |
| Metacritic | iPhone iOS Console PC Handheld | 2064 | 92 | 8 | Free |
| Talk Android | Android | 15184 | 63 | 5 | Free |
| Tapscape | iPhone iPad Mac Android | 57495 | 48 | 4 | Free* |
| The App Review Zone | iPhone iPad Android | 461142 | 46 | 2 | Free* |
| The iPhone App Review | iPhone iPad iPod Mac | 157639 | 46 | 4 | Free* |
| Touch Arcade | iPhone iPad iTouch | 6917 | 63 | 6 | Free |
*Free reviews are available, however, there is usually a backlog. For a fee, you can guarantee your app’s review is published on time.
How to Use the Tool
The App Review Sites Comparison Tool is designed to find sites based desired characteristics: influence, iPhone app review sites vs. Android review sites, etc. To sort, click on table headers. To search, type terms into the search field. The following are definitions of searchable/sortable characteristics available:
- Review Types: Are you looking for a few iPhone app review sites, or an Android review site? Search to find your desired device.
- Alexa Rank: A site’s exposure, or traffic score, in relation to other sites. The lower the Alexa Rank the more traffic the site receives.
- Klout Score: A site’s social influence on a scale from one to 100. The higher the score, the stronger the influence.
- Page Rank: a site’s credibility, or importance, on a scale from zero to 10. The higher the Page Rank, the more importance the site is given by Google.
- Fee: The dollar amount a site charges to review an app.
Note: if there are other iPhone app review sites you would like to see on this list, please add a comment. I will try to get all iPhone app review sites and other site requests added in a timely fashion.
Updates
- Mar. 17, 2014: updated Alexa Rank, Klout Score and Google Page Rank of current review sites. Added 10 more review sites.
48 Comments
Liz
about 12 years agoStupendous!!
John Thomas Games
about 12 years agoAwesome, Thank you! That list will come in handy.
Emmy
about 12 years agoThank YOU! Glad you're finding some use for it.
jemchicomac
about 12 years agogreat! Probably would be nice to have at least one twitter account related to each site, or even better twitter addresses of some of the journalist under each site?
Emmy
about 12 years agoThis is a great idea. I have a couple of topic requests to get to beforehand, but I will add this to the list. Thank you for the suggestion.
Keram
about 12 years agoIndieGameReviewer.com covers games for all tje platforms above and is polled in the iphonequalityindex and androidqualityindex. It is a Quantcast measured site and also a content provider at Raptr.com with an Alexa ranking around 315k. Reviews are free and based on available writers / time of year. Submissions are made via the contact page at the website. Unsolicited submissions are accepted.
Emmy
about 12 years agoThanks Keram. Just added you guys. Love that you do reviews of Steam.
Keram
about 12 years agoIndieGameReviewer.com's Alexa ranking is actually 260K :)
Emmy
about 12 years agoHi Keram. Thanks for the comment. It's been a little while since I updated all the stats here. Just updated IndieGameReviewer.com's Alexa rank, as well as all the other review sites' ranks.
keram
about 10 years agoHi Emmy... IGR's current Klout score is 49 if you want to add it to your table. Thank you :) Ketam
Emmy
about 10 years agoUpdated :) Thanks for the comment.
Ch Zain Ishaq
about 9 years agoNice
Patrick
about 12 years agoHi Emmy! Thank you for making this comparison tool for app review sites. May I suggest another? Tapscape. It has a PageRank of 5 and ranked in the top 50,000 sites on Alexa. They offer iPhone, iPad and Android app reviews. Hoping for your kind consideration. Again, thank you!
Emmy
about 12 years agoHi there Patrick. Thanks for the comment and bringing Tapscape to my attention. I just added it to the App Review Sites Comparison Tool.
Donna
about 12 years agoOne of the best sites I have found for finding the best apps is http://TheAppMagazine.com - They take free app review requests and also have featured app advertising for only $20. Being an app developer this is some of the best advertising I have been able to find. I thought it might be worth adding to the list.
Emmy
about 12 years agoThanks Donna. Just added this one to the list. $20 is pretty cheap as far as advertising goes. I have to say, this site is pretty hard to navigate. It doesn't seem like you can sort by type of app, etc. However, it also seems like it's a fairly young site given it's Alexa, Page Rank, etc., so I'm thinking we might see some improvements.
roberto
about 12 years agoThanks good list.. A new Library based app review site is live now. The site is The Free App Library http://FreeAppRary.com and the idea beyond it is to make a database of available apps according to the store. So developers can submit the app for listing in database for free. Also, there are options for a featured review or summary reviews. The Library covers, IPhone, Ipad, Android, and Windows Phone.
Emmy
about 12 years agoHi Roberto. Thanks for letting me and my followers know about this. Looks like a pretty good resource :) Take care.
Jeff
about 11 years agoLet's not forget GiveMeApps.com There's also reviewers on Fiverr.com that have their own review channels on YouTube Such as http://fiverr.com/givemeapps/tweet-and-post-your-ad-site-or-link-to-our-app-stores-33000-twitter-followers-and-3000-facebook-fans-twice or http://fiverr.com/kidguru/make-a-video-review-of-your-ios-app
Emmy
about 11 years agoGreat. Thanks for the tips.
Gwendolyn
about 11 years agoWith havin so much content do you ever run into any problems of plagorism or copyright violation? My site has a lot of exclusive content I've either written myself or outsourced but it appears a lot of it is popping it up all over the internet without my agreement. Do you know any methods to help reduce content from being stolen? I'd genuinely appreciate it. Here is my site: page (Gwendolyn)
Emmy
about 11 years agoHello Gwendolyn, It's very hard to prevent plagiarism. Because of that, the only thing you can really do is protect yourself in the event that it happens to ensure the plagiarizing party and NOT you is at fault. And the best way to protect yourself is by registering with the U.S. copyright office and making sure that you add copyright notices to your blogs, i.e., reminding visitors and readers that your content is protected. Hope that helps, Emmy
Jan Tichy
about 11 years agoHello Emmy, I've created a new concept of app review sites. The idea is, that every developer will get a review of his app for free, but he must write a review of another app himself. I've created a site for these review exchanges: http://www.appdorado.com/submit-app-for-review/ Everyone is invited to submit their apps, write and get reviews.
Emmy
about 11 years agoHi Jan, thanks for letting the community know.
John McNamara
about 11 years agoI know it's old but it's a good post and good resource when looking for app review sites. Since you compare them using Alexa ranking as one of the indicators. I would like to throw my hat in the ring. I run an app review site and last I checked my Alexa ranking was 412,053. Can I get my site's web address on the list? Or possibly on a list in future updated list possibly? We offer free reviews on a first-come/first-serve basis as well as expedited reviews for a fee. Thanks, John theappreviewzone
Emmy
about 11 years agoHi John, thanks for reaching out and letting me know about your site's ranking. I just added it to the list :)
Souad
about 11 years agoThank you Emmy for making our Indie life easier!
Rossana
about 11 years agoA very useful tool! Well done!
PAUL
about 11 years agoWow the picture is coming much clearer to me in the world of APPS
Emmy
about 11 years agoHi Paul! Glad I could help :)
Bobby
about 11 years agoThis is a great list! I'll definitely be using it when I release my next game (hopefully soon).
M.S. Babaei
about 11 years agoThank you so much, It's been a while that I've been looking for such a list.
apk games
about 11 years agoYou actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complex and very broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!
Dan Fisher
about 11 years agoHey Emmy, Super useful list, thanks! As I worked my way through submitting to each of these, however, I noticed that Fresh Apps now charges for reviews. As an indie, I am still only in a position to be chasing the free reviews! http://www.freshapps.com/want-your-iphone-app-reviewed/ D
Emmy
about 11 years agoHi Dan, thank you for the comment. I have gone ahead and edited the Fresh Apps row in my tool to reflect this update. Thanks for letting me know and good luck with your indie projects!
Nick
about 10 years agoFYI there is a service called iSpreadNews - they can send announcement of your app to editors of 940+ app review sites. Half of those sites are sites that post app reviews in English, the rest post app reviews in other languages (e.g. major German, Italian, Russian, Spanish etc sites). Their prices are very cheap, but they save you 2-3 weeks of hassle!
Mert
about 10 years agoHey, I just wanted to inform you; The App Review Zone is no longer writing reviews for apps.
Emmy
about 10 years agoHi there. It looks like they're still offering free reviews, but are putting emphasis on sponsored reviews. See this: http://www.theappreviewzone.com/sponsored-app-reviews/.
John McNamara
about 8 years agoI know this an old post but I am still writing free and expedited "express" reviews on my site. Please see the page: http://www.theappreviewzone.com/request-an-app-review for more details..
penulis
about 10 years agothanks for share!!
Ciri
about 10 years agoCame across comboappstore.com/app-stories. This is a free app review/app analysis website. Did anybody try it? Reviews come out every couple of days and they review indie apps.
Resep Masakan Indonesia
about 10 years agothanks a lot emmy, I need these review.
Craig
about 10 years agoHere's another one that accepts ios submissions: http://www.appsubmission.com/contact/
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Emmy
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