About App Review Journal

A journal of Android software, organised the way good reference writing is: contents first, abstracts throughout, an index at the back.

Why every entry starts with an abstract

Store listings are written to sell. App Review Journal writes each entry to inform: a short abstract that says plainly what the app does and who it is for, followed by the details that matter when choosing between similar tools.

Standards for inclusion

An app is reviewed because it is genuine, maintained and useful. Publisher and rating are printed with every abstract, and no placement in these pages can be bought.

Typeset in advance

Every page is produced ahead of time as static HTML, so it opens immediately and reads the same on any connection.

Submissions welcome

If you think an app belongs in these pages, or an abstract has fallen out of date, write to the editors through the contact form.

What we will not review

Repackaged installers, cracked premium unlocks and apps impersonating another publisher. They are excluded, not reviewed badly.

The editors

App Review Journal is edited by a small group who believe writing about apps deserves the same care as any other kind of review.

Abstracts are revised as apps change, and entries for apps that are no longer maintained are withdrawn rather than left in print.

The abstract is where a review earns the right to be read further.