Editorial and safety policy

Open-source APKs stored unmodified

This group covers open-source apps. TopDown APK stores their APK files without changes.

Each file gets an apksigner signature check and a SHA-256 hash. When a scan report exists, it is shown with the file. When it does not, the page carries a "scan pending" label instead of implying a clean result.

Links to official vendor servers

For these apps TopDown APK keeps no copy of the file. The catalog links only to the vendor's own servers, and each link is checked with an HTTP request.

The download itself happens on the vendor's side, so the file you receive comes directly from the official source rather than from a copy kept by the catalog.

Sending users to Google Play

For these apps, the catalog does not offer a file. Readers are sent to Google Play, where the app can be installed through the store.

Where a page shows a Google Play rating, it is attributed to Google Play. The catalog does not present those figures as its own measurements.

What is excluded for good

Some categories never enter the catalog. The list covers mods, hacks and premium-unlocked apps, along with adult content and real-money gambling.

Piracy tools are also excluded, as are ROMs and BIOS files and wifi cracking tools. This exclusion is permanent and does not depend on how popular an app is.

How the texts are written

Catalog texts are AI-assisted drafts built from catalog data and passed through automated checks. TopDown APK does not claim hands-on testing of the apps it describes.

No reviews are invented. If a store listing or repository does not state something about an app, the page leaves it out or says that it is not published.