- Last updated: September 27, 2026
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DroidCrunch is reader-supported. When you buy through some of our links, the seller may pay us a commission. You don’t pay a rupee or a cent more, and it never decides what we recommend. Here’s exactly how it works.
The short version
- Affiliate links pay us a commission if you buy or sign up. Your price stays the same, and sometimes our link gets you a better deal.
- We only recommend tools after we’ve used them. Commissions never buy a place in a list or a better verdict.
- We also recommend tools that pay us nothing, whenever they’re the better choice.
- Sponsored content is rare, and it’s always labelled.
- If a company gives us free access to review its product, we say so in the review.
How affiliate links work
- You click a product link in one of our articles, videos or emails. Many of these go through a short address on our site, such as
droidcrunch.com/go/tool-name. - We count the click and send you straight on to the seller’s website.
- The seller, or the affiliate network it uses, places a cookie in your browser that says you came from DroidCrunch.
- If you buy or sign up within the seller’s tracking window, usually 30 to 90 days, the seller pays us a share of the sale.
The price is the same whether you use our link or not. Some partners offer DroidCrunch readers an extended trial or a discount through our link, and when they do, we mention it next to the link.
How to spot an affiliate link
- Links whose address contains
/go/or/recommend/. Hover over a link, or long-press it on your phone, to see where it points. - “Visit”, “Try” and “Get deal” buttons in our reviews, comparison tables and coupon cards, which carry a short disclosure line.
- Product links in our YouTube video descriptions and in our newsletter.
- Banners that promote a product.
When in doubt, assume a link to a product might be an affiliate link, or just ask us. We’ll give you a straight answer.
Who we work with
We take part in affiliate programmes run through networks such as Impact, PartnerStack and Awin (which now includes ShareASale), and in programmes run directly by software companies, including web hosts, WordPress plugin and theme makers, SEO tools, AI tools and VPN services. Programmes start and end over time, so we don’t publish a fixed list, but you can ask us about any specific link.
What commissions never change
Our promise is simple: we test tools on real projects before we recommend them, and our opinions are earned, not sponsored. In practice, that means:
- Rankings and verdicts are based on how a tool performs in our testing, not on how much it pays.
- We recommend free tools, and tools without affiliate programmes, when they’re the better choice.
- We publish critical reviews of products we’re affiliated with, and we say plainly when a tool isn’t worth your money.
- Companies never approve or edit our reviews before they’re published.
- If a product we recommend gets worse, we update the article, even when that costs us commission.
Our Editorial Policy explains how we test, fact-check and keep articles up to date.
Sponsored content
Once in a while, a company pays us to publish an article or video about its product. When that happens:
- the article is clearly labelled “Sponsored” at the top, before you read anything else
- on YouTube, the video carries YouTube’s paid promotion label, and we mention the sponsorship in the video itself
- the sponsor can point out factual errors, but it can’t buy a positive verdict or edit our opinion
- links in sponsored content are marked as sponsored for search engines
We turn down sponsorships for products we wouldn’t be comfortable recommending to a friend.
Free products and review access
Software companies sometimes give us free licences, review accounts or early access so we can test their products properly. When a review is based on free access, we say so in the article. Free access never comes with conditions on what we write, and nobody can pay for a positive review.
How we label links for search engines
Our affiliate links carry a rel="nofollow" or rel="sponsored" attribute. It tells search engines that a link is commercial and shouldn’t pass ranking credit, as Google asks publishers to do.
The rules we follow
We follow the disclosure rules that apply to publishers like us, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides and the Advertising Standards Council of India’s guidelines for influencer advertising. Both ask for disclosures that are clear, prominent and easy to understand. That’s what this page, and the short notes in our articles and videos, are for.
Prices and availability
Prices, plans and offers change often. We note when we last checked a price, but the seller’s website at checkout always has the final word. We aren’t responsible for a seller’s pricing, products, delivery, support or refund decisions.
Questions about a link?
Ask us whether any specific link is an affiliate link, or how a recommendation was made. You’ll get a straight answer from a real person.
