How our TrustScore works
Every TrustScore on Fourseek is built to answer one question: what do people who have genuinely used this product think? We rank strictly proof-verified reviews above aggregated app-store ratings, show our maths in the open, and never remove a real review.
Reviews are weighted by source
A single five-star rating is only as trustworthy as the evidence behind it. So instead of treating every source equally, we weight each one by how much proof it carries. Fourseek reviews — the only ones backed by checked proof of a real interaction — carry the most weight.
| Source | Weight |
|---|---|
Fourseek proof-verified reviewsReviews where a human moderator has confirmed proof of a real interaction. | 50% |
Apple App StoreAggregated public rating from the App Store listing. | 15% |
Google PlayAggregated public rating from the Google Play listing. | 15% |
Other third-party sourcesReputable independent review platforms and rating aggregators. | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Renormalised over available data. Not every company has a presence on every source. When a source has no data for a company, its weight is removed and the remaining weights are renormalised so they still sum to 100%. A company with no app-store listing is still scored fairly from the sources it does have.
What “verified” actually means
Anyone can leave a star rating on the internet. The thing that sets a Fourseek review apart is proof of interaction — and a human who has checked it. Only reviews that clear that bar count toward the 50% proof-verified weight.
- Step 1
The reviewer uploads proof
When submitting a review, the user can attach evidence of a real interaction — typically a redacted account statement or a dashboard screenshot. Sensitive details can be blacked out; we only need to see enough to confirm the relationship was real.
- Step 2
The proof is stored privately
Uploaded proof is never published. It is held privately, used solely to confirm authenticity, and is never shown next to the review or shared with the company.
- Step 3
A human moderator checks it
A person — not an automated filter alone — reviews the evidence and decides whether the interaction is credible. Only then is the review marked verified and given full weight.
The scale, recency and integrity
A clear 1–5 scale
Every review is a whole number from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Aggregated sources are normalised onto the same 1–5 scale before they are combined, so a 4.6 always means the same thing wherever it comes from.
Recency matters
Products change — fees rise, apps improve, support teams turn over. More recent reviews carry more weight than years-old ones, so a TrustScore reflects what using the product is like today, not what it was like when it launched.
Genuine reviews are never removed
No company can pay to delete criticism. Genuine reviews — positive or negative — stay up on every plan. We only remove content that breaks our guidelines: spam, personal data, or material that is demonstrably fake or defamatory. Companies are always free to reply in public.
See the scores for yourself
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