How We Organize and Evaluate Mobile Games
This page explains how Earn7 catalogues real-money gaming apps and what we look at before listing one. Indian mobile gamers deserve to know how a recommendation surface actually works — opaque "Top 10" lists are part of the trust problem we are trying to fix.
The 13-Category Framework
Indian mobile gaming covers a wide spectrum: skill-based card games, fantasy sports, slot games, number-draw games, prediction games, and more. We do not lump them together because they differ in legal status, deposit dynamics, and player intent.
Categories are derived from analysing the actual search queries Indian players use. We aggregate roughly 5,000 search terms from Search Console signals, Indian-region Google Trends data, and cross-checks against Hindi-language search variants. Terms are then clustered by game type and player intent into thirteen categories. The full set is visible from the home page.
What We Check Before Listing an App
For an app to appear in any category, we verify the following:
- Availability in India — Play Store presence, official APK, or operator website that serves Indian residents.
- Payment infrastructure — UPI support is the baseline. We note whether Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, Razorpay, or other rails are accepted.
- Withdrawal turnaround — we record the operator's stated SLA. Real-world payout reliability varies, see disclaimer.
- KYC requirements — Aadhaar verification, PAN linkage, document review timelines.
- Customer support — Hindi support hours, escalation paths, response benchmarks where reproducible.
- Operator track record — years live, parent company, licensing where applicable.
We do not score operators on a numeric scale. Indian regulatory ambiguity makes any "9.2 / 10" rating misleading — what matters is fit between an app's mechanics and a player's preferences, not a synthetic score.
Affiliate Disclosure
Earn7 has affiliate relationships with several of the operators whose apps appear on our category pages. When you tap an "Install" or "Download App" button on Earn7, the link is marked rel="sponsored".
If you go on to register and play, Earn7 may receive a commission from that operator.
This affiliate revenue funds Earn7's research and writing. It does not influence which operators get listed — listing decisions are based on the criteria above, not commission rates. An operator paying a higher commission does not earn a higher listing position.
Update Cadence
- Category landing pages — reviewed monthly, with page revision dates updated to reflect the most recent edit.
- Featured app slots — reviewed quarterly. We remove operators that have shut down, lost their licence, or stopped paying out.
- Compliance and disclaimer language — reviewed semi-annually, or sooner if regulation changes materially.
What We Do Not Do
We do not evaluate the legal status of any specific game or operator in any specific Indian state. Indian gaming law varies by state and changes frequently. Players are responsible for confirming legality in their own jurisdiction — see our disclaimer for context and resources.
We do not score satta matka operators against our standard framework because they operate outside the verifiable licensing system that lets us conduct meaningful checks. Satta-related category pages exist for terminology coverage and player-search relevance; they are informational rather than recommendations.
We do not provide personal financial, tax, or legal advice. Where tax or legal information appears on Earn7, it is generic context, not advice for a specific player's situation.