App VillageOwnership is disclosed
Koala Journal: Voice Diary, Caffeine Tracker: Bedtime, Sunscreen Buddy: UV Reminder, and Blind Box Tracker are developed by Nicholas Wong. Nicholas also owns and edits App Village. Their current pages are first-party listings.
Trust is part of the product
Editorial policy and ownership
App Village combines app discovery, first-party product listings, and disclosed commercial storefronts. Those roles need visible boundaries.
Editorial principles
Useful, legible, and candid
Payment buys placement, not praise
Paid properties and partner placements must be labelled. A commercial relationship does not buy a favorable opinion, organic rank, false popularity, installs, or purchases.
Facts and judgment stay separate
Metadata, developer claims, App Village selection, and editorial interpretation should be distinguishable. Unknown privacy, account, and subscription details are not filled in by assumption.
No undocumented testing
App Village does not claim independent hands-on testing, comparative superiority, or a ranking unless the work and basis are documented on the relevant page.
Current creator-owned coverage
Prominent disclosure. All four apps in the current verified directory belong to Nicholas Wong, App Village's owner and editor. Their inclusion is not independent editorial validation. It is a transparent foundation for a broader field guide.
Field-guide intent
App Village's product direction calls for a field guide to useful, fairly priced iPhone apps. Human selection, factual verification, and a concise explanation of why an app matters are required. Automated monitoring or drafting may support that work, but does not replace verification.
Commercial separation
The explorable village can include sponsored storefronts. Sponsorship should always be disclosed. Partner packages may define placement, creative assets, promotion, and reporting; they must not be represented as independent editorial acclaim.
Corrections and updates
Prices, platform support, privacy information, and monetization can change. Material errors should be corrected when reliable evidence is available. A developer may use the submission page to provide an App Store URL and relevant supporting information.