Verification Standards
AppDiscovery uses a small set of trust states so readers can tell whether a listing has a verified official source, a reviewed public profile, or still needs more evidence.
Verified source
A listing is labeled Verified source when its record has a verified status or a verified-at timestamp that confirms the source link has been established in the current published record.
Reviewed profile
A listing is labeled Profile reviewed when it meets the verified-source criteria or when the published profile has been explicitly reviewed for security or catalog quality. This is broader than source verification and should not be read as a guarantee that every external field was checked manually.
Verification pending
A listing is marked Verification pending when AppDiscovery does not yet have enough evidence in the published record to apply the stronger labels above. The page may still expose useful public facts, but the source evidence is lighter.
Scope of the labels
- These labels describe the current published profile metadata on AppDiscovery.
- They do not mean AppDiscovery hosts the app binary.
- They do not replace the publisher's own legal, privacy, or support disclosures.
- They are meant to align across page HTML, structured data, and machine-readable exports.
Need a correction?
If a source label, publisher link, or verification state looks wrong, use the corrections guidance below.