Editorial Policy

TapDeals exists to make software decisions easier — not to make every product look good. These are the commitments behind every review, comparison and guide we publish.

Independence

• Affiliate commission rates never decide scores, verdicts or ranking positions.
• Sponsored placements are always labelled. See our Advertising Disclosure.
• Vendors may point out factual errors, but they can’t approve, edit or veto a verdict.
• Negative findings stay published even if a partnership ends.

Honesty about how we tested

• Every review states whether it’s based on hands-on testing or desk research.
• Only hands-on reviews carry a score. We never claim to have used a product we haven’t.
• Free access or gifted subscriptions are disclosed in the review.
• Images supplied by a vendor or marketplace are credited in their captions.

Balance

• Every review lists meaningful drawbacks alongside strengths, plus who should — and shouldn’t — buy.
• We name credible alternatives, including ones we don’t earn from.
• If sources disagree (for example a marketplace and a vendor quoting different prices), we say so.

Sources and attribution

• We research vendor sites, pricing pages, documentation, marketplace listings and verified buyer reviews.
• We use video reviews only when they show real use of the product, and we skip scripted promotional videos.
• We paraphrase sources rather than copy them, and we never invent quotes, reviewers or ratings.
• We don’t copy ratings from other platforms into our structured data.

Accuracy and updates

• Prices and deal terms show the date they were last checked.
• We recheck deals regularly and update reviews when pricing, features or positioning change meaningfully.
• Corrections are made promptly; significant ones update the review’s “updated” date.

Report an error

Spotted something wrong or out of date? Email contact@tapdeals.net with the page and the correction, and we’ll look into it.