How verification works
Every listing with a ✔ Verified badge has passed the checks below. The badge doesn't certify that an app is good or bug-free — it certifies that the listing points to the genuine publisher's app, not an imitation.
1. Official URL, not a lookalike
The listing links to the publisher's canonical domain (for example photopea.com), served over HTTPS. The browser's certificate system proves the site is controlled by whoever owns that domain, so our job is confirming it's the right domain — not a clone like photopea-editor.app.
2. Cross-referenced against authoritative sources
We confirm the domain is the one the publisher's own official channels point to — their company site, official documentation, or source-code repository. A lookalike domain can copy an app's design, but it can't make the publisher's real channels link to it.
3. Re-checked monthly
Domains can be sold, abandoned, or compromised after a listing is added, so verified listings are re-checked every month. If a listing stops passing the checks above, the badge is removed until it passes again.
Apps without the badge
Listings marked ⚠ At your own risk have not passed the checks above. That doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong — this group includes apps that are difficult to verify: some block automated checks entirely (Uber, CodePen, Unsplash), and some only load their app manifest through scripts our checker can't run. We simply can't machine-confirm them, so we don't badge them.
Unbadged listings also come from our community directory, where anyone can contribute a PWA — browse the community directory. Either way, treat unbadged apps as you would any unknown website: check the address bar before signing in or granting permissions.
Unverifiable apps
A few listings are marked 🔒 Unverifiable. These apps keep everything — including the technical files our checker looks for — behind a sign-in page (Gmail and Google Keep, for example). We can't confirm them, but we also found nothing wrong; the label simply means our checks can't see past the login screen, so judge these apps by the reputation of their publisher.