[austenallred]

I never used AppGratis, so I need some help understanding here.

Were 100% of the app recommendations "sponsored"? Were those that were "sponsored" marked as such?

The comparison is made to black-hat SEO, but having a list of apps as well as some sponsored apps is fine if they are marked as such. The article makes the comparison to black-hat links, but including "sponsored" links is what Google does with AdWords/PPC and is completely legitimate. So what did it look like with AppGratis? It's all about organization and transparency.

[2pasc]

Most apps were not sponsored. Not more than 2 per week out of the 15 they are promoting in the US.