Why a Trust Score Beats Star Ratings Alone
A single star average is easy to game and misses what matters. Here's why a weighted Trust Score gives a fairer picture of a tipster.
A simple star average is the most common way sites rate tipsters — but it's easy to manipulate and hides crucial context. A weighted Trust Score combines multiple signals into a fairer, harder-to-game figure. This guide explains the difference, building on how we review and score tipsters.
Star averages are easy to game
A handful of planted five-star fake reviews can massively inflate a raw average, especially with few reviews. A single number gives no protection against manipulation.
It also treats one review the same as a thousand.
They ignore volume and recency
A 5.0 from three reviews is not the same as a 4.6 from five hundred, yet a naive average can rank them similarly. Nor does a plain average weight recent experience over years-old feedback.
Context that matters gets flattened into one figure.
What a Trust Score adds
Our Trust Score weights the rating alongside review volume, verification and recency, so it rewards a strong, consistent, well-evidenced track record over a lucky handful of reviews — full detail on how we score.
It's designed to be far harder to game than a raw average.
Use it as your comparison tool
Because it's weighted and moderated, the Trust Score gives a fairer basis for comparing services side by side than stars alone. Still read the underlying reviews for detail, and check the record.
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Last reviewed 18 August 2026 · Written and fact-checked against our review policy and scoring methodology.
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