How We Score Tipsters

Every tipster on TipsterCheck has a Trust Score from 0 to 100. It is deliberately not a simple star average. Instead it blends several signals so that a brand can't look trustworthy on the back of a handful of five-star reviews. Here's exactly how it's built.

The Trust Score formula

• Average rating — up to 55 points. The core signal: the mean of all verified user star ratings (out of 5), scaled to 55.
• Review volume — up to 25 points. Confidence grows with evidence. Volume points build up as reviews accumulate and reach the maximum at around 25 reviews.
• Verification — 10 points. A flat bonus for tipsters our team has independently verified as legitimate and correctly represented.
• Recency — up to 10 points. Rewards recent activity, so a strong record from years ago doesn't mask a decline. Based on reviews left in the last 90 days.

Minimum reviews

A tipster needs at least 5 approved reviews before we publish a Trust Score. Below that, the profile shows "Not yet rated" instead of a number, because one or two reviews can't fairly describe a service. Unrated tipsters are also left out of the head-to-head comparisons we promote.

Review bursts count for less

If 3 or more first-ever reviews (from accounts that have never reviewed anything else) arrive for the same tipster within 7 days, we label each of them "Review burst" on the profile and count them at half weight in the Trust Score. They stay visible, because a burst isn't proof of wrongdoing, but they can't lift a score on their own.

How reviews are protected

• Reviews require a registered, email-verified account.
• Each user can leave one review per tipster (they can edit it, but not stack multiple ratings).
• Anyone can report a review; our team removes fake, abusive or fraudulent reviews.
• Claimed tipsters get a public right-to-reply, so disputes are transparent rather than deleted.

Verified vs claimed

A claimed profile simply means the owner has been given control of the page — it adds no points. A verified profile is one our team has checked for identity: who runs the service and that it's represented correctly. That earns the +10 bonus and a place on our verified tipsters list. Verification is not a check of profit claims, and it can't be bought — sponsorship and verification are separate.

What we don't verify

We don't independently audit tipster results. Where a profile shows a track record, it's a self-reported profit and loss upload that our team checks for obvious errors before publishing, labelled with the number of bets. Anything in a "From the tipster" box is the tipster's own description, not our claim.

Corrections and updates

If we find an error in a figure, ranking or description, we fix it and update the page's "Updated" date. If you spot something wrong, tell us and we'll check it, usually within a few working days.

Important

A high Trust Score reflects reputation and evidence — it is not a prediction of future profit or a recommendation to gamble. Please read our responsible gambling guidance, and see how we make money for our position on editorial independence.