Six reasons you shouldn’t trust five-star reviews for apps or hardware

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By Ben LovejoyJan 5, 2026, 7:31 am148 pts
Consumer reviews used to be one of the most reliable ways of assessing the quality of an app or a physical product. If you didn’t know any friends who’d tried it, the number of reviews and the average rating was a pretty good guide. Sadly, however, that is no longer the case. Companies have become very adept…

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