Transparency Report » AppsInsight

This report is generated from AppsInsight’s live directory data — not vendor submissions or estimates. Every number below is computed from the same database that powers scores, rankings, and reviews on the site. The snapshot refreshes weekly after the full score pass.

Beyond the directory snapshot, this report includes week-over-week deltas, category score benchmarks for the largest app categories, and a commercial separation section that counts sponsored IT listings separately from editorial featured apps.

Report generated October 13, 2026 4:53 am from live directory data. Refreshed weekly after the full score pass.

Directory snapshot

243 Apps listed

241 Apps with public scores

2 Scores still building

4,731 IT companies listed

0 Badge-verified apps

0 Domain-verified apps

Score distribution

Tier	Apps
Exceptional (90+)	0
Excellent (80+)	0
Very Good (70+)	0
Good (60+)	2
Average (50+)	13
Needs Improvement (0+)	226

Mean score: 40 · Median score: 39

Review activity

1 Approved reviews (all time)

0 Reviews published (last 30 days)

5.0 Average review rating

Appeals accountability

0 Appeals logged (all time)

0 Open appeals

0 Resolved appeals

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Ranking movement this week

Social Champ — Social Media (up 8 places)

Week-over-week

Apps with public scores: +93 vs last week (+198 vs 4 weeks ago)
Reviews published (last 30 days): no change (no change vs 4 weeks ago)
Open appeals: no change (no change vs 4 weeks ago)
Active sponsored IT listings: no change (no change vs 4 weeks ago)

Historical trends

Weekly snapshots from the last eight score passes. Refreshed automatically after each full directory score run.

Week ending	Apps scored	Reviews (30d)
August 22, 2026	42	1
August 29, 2026	42	0
September 5, 2026	42	0
September 12, 2026	42	0
September 19, 2026	43	0
September 26, 2026	44	0
October 3, 2026	148	0
October 13, 2026	241	0

Category benchmarks

Mean and median AppsInsight Scores across the ten largest app categories by listing count. Computed from the same weekly snapshot as the rest of this report.

Category	Apps scored	Mean	Median
Social Media	83	38	38
AI Agents	43	41	40
Content Marketing	32	38	37
Marketing Automation	29	39	39
Generative AI	14	41	41
AI Assistants	14	39	40
SEO Tools	12	41	40
Business Intelligence	11	38	38
AI Writing	11	38	36
API Tools	10	44	44

Commercial separation

0 Sponsored IT company listings

6 Editorial featured apps

Sponsored IT listings carry a visible label and are excluded from organic rank order. Featured apps are editorial picks in designated archive slots — not paid placements and not rank inputs. How we make money →

Company ranking modes

15 service categories use editor-set rank order; 389 use the automatic fallback (rating → reviews → verified → name). How we rank companies →

What this report is for

Software directories rarely show their own health metrics. We publish ours so buyers, vendors, and quality raters can verify that AppsInsight is active, moderated, and improving. If appeals are rising, scores are stale, or review volume drops, it shows up here first.

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Version history

July 11, 2026 v1.0 — weekly transparency snapshot and public report launched.

Frequently asked questions

How often is this report updated?

The snapshot refreshes weekly after the full AppsInsight Score pass and category rank snapshots. The "report generated" timestamp on the page shows when the current numbers were computed.

Can vendors influence these numbers?

No. Every metric is computed from live directory data — published apps, approved reviews, and logged appeals. Payment and advertising have no effect on what appears here.

Where does the data come from?

From the same database and cron jobs that power scores, rankings, and moderation on AppsInsight. See Where Our Data Comes From for the full pipeline.

Why publish this at all?

Buyers and quality raters should be able to verify that a directory is active and accountable. Publishing our own health metrics is part of that accountability.

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