Affiliate disclosure

Vertical Drama Reviews is free to read. We pay for it in two ways: affiliate commissions and labeled sponsored placements. This page explains both, as the US Federal Trade Commission asks.

What is an affiliate link?

When you click a button like "Visit ReelShort" on our site, you go through a short link on our domain that starts with /go/ and then on to the app's store page or website. For some apps, that link carries a partner code. If you download the app or buy something in it after clicking, the app or its affiliate network may pay us a commission.

You don't pay anything extra. Prices in the app are the same whether you come from us or not. For apps where we don't have a deal, the same /go/ link simply takes you to the official store page or site.

All of these links are marked with rel="sponsored nofollow", the way search engines ask.

Do commissions change our scores or rankings?

No. Each app's score is calculated by a formula from store listings, store ratings, the prices listed in the App Store and what real users say in their reviews. The formula is published on our how we test page, and it has no input for "pays us." The ranking simply sorts apps by that score.

Whether a page goes live doesn't depend on commissions either. Data-based reviews and best lists are published once they pass our automatic checks, whether or not we have a deal with the app.

What about sponsored placements?

Apps can pay for a featured block, a banner or a sponsored article. Each one is labeled Sponsored right next to it. Placements don't buy a spot in our ranking, a better score or a "Tested by our team" label. See partner with us for the full rules.

Questions?

If something on the site looks like an ad that isn't labeled, please tell us at hello@verticaldramareviews.com. We'd rather fix it than leave you guessing.