Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated April 21, 2026
Current status
We do not currently maintain affiliate accounts with any of the apps we review. No outbound link on this site is monetized. We receive no commission, kickback, referral fee, or other consideration when a reader clicks through to an app maker's website or downloads an app.
This status was last verified on April 21, 2026 and is reviewed quarterly. The next scheduled review is July 2026.
FTC compliance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255) require clear and conspicuous disclosure of any "material connection" between an endorser and the company whose product is endorsed, including affiliate relationships. We support the FTC's enforcement of these guides and we apply the rules to ourselves, even where edge cases might allow narrower disclosure.
If we ever begin to maintain affiliate relationships with apps in our ranking universe, this disclosure page will be updated, the change will appear in our update log, and a clear and conspicuous disclosure banner will appear on every page that links to the affected app. The banner will name the relationship; will name the affiliate program; and will state that the publication may earn a commission if you purchase through the link. We will not bury the disclosure in fine print.
Why we operate this way
The dominant business model in consumer-app reviewing is affiliate revenue: review sites earn commission when readers sign up for a paid subscription through a tracked link. The model is legal, common, and disclosed by reputable operators. It also creates a structural pressure that we believe is incompatible with the kind of editorial product we are trying to build.
The pressure is straightforward: an affiliate-supported reviewer earns more revenue when readers sign up for higher-priced subscriptions, which biases ranking decisions toward apps with higher subscription prices and more aggressive paywall design, and against free apps and apps with low-cost annual plans. An affiliate reviewer can be honest within this model, but the gravitational pull is real.
We have chosen to fund the publication differently (currently: founder self-funding). This is not a moral judgment of affiliate-supported reviewers; it is an editorial design choice. We make it explicit because the choice produces visible differences in our coverage (we sometimes recommend free or low-cost apps over higher-priced incumbents) that we want readers to be able to evaluate.
Other potential conflicts
Affiliate relationships are one of several possible material connections. We disclose all of them:
- Sponsored content: None. We do not run sponsored content. We do not run native advertising labeled as editorial.
- Display advertising: None at present. If we begin running display ads in the future, ad placement will be unrelated to ranking decisions and will be disclosed.
- Equity holdings: No contributor holds equity in any app maker in our ranking universe. Equity holdings (in any nutrition or health-tech company) are disclosed annually on the contributor's author profile.
- Honoraria from app makers: No contributor has received an honorarium from an app maker in our ranking universe. Honoraria from professional bodies (notably ISSN-affiliated continuing education events for Daniel Okafor) are disclosed on the relevant author profile.
- Free product access: We pay for the apps we test, including paid subscription tiers, at standard retail price. We do not accept comped subscriptions, press accounts, or extended free trials provided to reviewers, because the offer itself creates a relationship we would have to disclose. The cost of testing is a publication operating expense.
If you find an undisclosed link
If you find an affiliate-tracked link on this site that is not disclosed on this page, please email corrections@clinicalnutritionreport.com with the URL. We will investigate within 72 hours, remove the tracking parameter or update this disclosure, and log the finding in our corrections log.