Sites that charge for reviews - ending this bad practice

[AppyNation]

Hi all,

We're a mobile publisher who likes to try to make a difference. So when it came to our attention that certain websites and blogs charge developers a fee for reviews, we thought we should investigate.

We've written a post about it here but it boils down to this: some sites charge for reviews, some sites charge for 'expedited reviews' and all of them are basically charging for a service that should be free. Not only that, but it means the editorial they do post cannot be seen as impartial - which defeats the entire point.

Anyway, we've put a post on reddit here - and we know that the more people who find out about this and avoid these sites (and of course help spread the word) the better for everyone. gamers, developers, publishers and reviewers.

Thanks for your time, please do fire some questions at us, and if you spot any then call them out to us. We're going to make the article a resource, not just a one-off.