[obviator]

How does this compare with elusivestars.com? They're trying to do a similar thing, allowing developers to upload Android apps and pay reviewers to provide feedback. The goal is also to provide better reviews than the Android Market.

Personally, I'd be more interested in paying a small amount (say $10 per review) to a number of people and getting feedback from a few different perspectives, rather than putting all my eggs in one basket. $100 per review would only be worth it if the review would be published in a prominent place where it could provide some publicity for my app as well.

[ArunB]

Thanks for pointing that out. I did not know such a service existed. Having said that, we are planning to concentrate on a smaller segment, most probably games. This will help with the number of reviewers we can attract, retain and the amount of time they spend with the app/game.

You also bring up an excellent point of providing free publicity - we hadn't given that serious thought. We could profile each app that is submitted on our site and quote user reviews, but the challenge would be to make the site/blog an attractive destination for real Android market users.