With the App Store hurtling through the 10 billion download barrier and boasting more than 300,000 apps on its digital shelves, it’s fair to say that iPhone and iPod touch app consumption levels are at an all-time high!

Separating the wheat from the chaff has, therefore, never been harder, particularly when the official Top 50 listings are susceptible to partisan voting and cynical seasonal price cuts.

Luckily for iOS customers and developers worldwide, there’s a new chart sheriff in town...

Critical mass

The Quality Index trawls the web for game and app reviews from the planet’s most respected online and print sources, collates them in a magical way, and outputs a single Quality Index rating for each product.

After circumnavigating the iPhone universe for months on end, the Quality Index has accumulated more than 45,000 expertly written critiques.

Reviews from over 60 independent sites – including 148Apps, Pocket Gamer, Slide to Play, and AppVee – are now feeding into the Quality Index's bowels, with the promise of more to come as the Quality Index casts its net even wider.

Publish an interest

From Cave to Appular, Somethin’ Else to Crescent Moon Games, iPhone publishers are lining up to include Quality Index’s ringing endorsement in their App Store descriptions.

In addition to its dynamic games, apps, and publishers charts, the Quality Index team produces weekly round-ups, analysis, and rundowns using data generated by the unique Quality Index ratings.

The Quality Index also provides a Top 10 listing at the beginning of every month, together with a round-up of the year.

For all the up-to-date information on which games, apps, and publishers are reviewing best, head on over to the Quality Index now.