Finding good apps and games in the Play Store is not as easy as it could be, or should be, in some peoples’ opinion. Fraudulent popularity measures like fake app reviews or ratings, or those where users were rewarded in-app for leaving five stars, run rampant. Even with Google doing their best to find these behaviors and nip them in the bud, it can be tough to sort the wheat from the chaff with this sort of thing, and the sheer vastness of the Play Store, while a blessing for the platform, makes things that much harder for users trying to find that next great app on their own. While most users end up only downloading apps or games that they hear about either from a friend or on the web, this can mean missing out on a lot of great content. Enter app search engines like AppRecs.
AppRecs is an app search engine that’s been available on iOS for quite some time, and specializes in categorizing apps properly, cutting through fraud, and generally making it as easy as possible for users to find their next smartphone addiction. As of December 6, 2016, the iCrowd isn’t the only group that can use the helpful service; AppRecs has officially rolled out Android support, with all the usual bells and whistles, along with a brief report on some of the worst offenders in regards to popularity fraud, including the likes of “Followers For Instagram” and Just Cleaner.
The search engine is long on features beyond just pointing out apps with tons of untrustworthy reviews, of course; it can show apps based only on trustworthy reviews, filter by a huge number of criteria to help users find the kinds of apps they want, alert users to questionable apps or apps that the developer may have dropped support for, and even let users set up custom notifications for things like price drops or updates to favorite apps. It’s one of the most detailed and useful search engines on the market, so if you’re looking for something else to cram into your phone’s storage, head through the source link and give it a try.
[Source:-AH]
