Review-pattern summary for Amazon product pages

The problem

Shoppers used Fakespot to judge whether a product's reviews looked trustworthy, and it has shut down. Store-generated summaries describe what reviewers say but not how the reviews arrived. Buyers want a quick look at rating trends and sudden bursts of reviews before they buy, without a black-box verdict.

For: Online shoppers · Former Fakespot users · Deal hunters

Why now

Mozilla shut down Fakespot's extensions, apps and website on July 1, 2025, and the FTC's rule banning fake reviews and testimonials took effect on October 21, 2024.

Demand signals

Monthly Google searches in the US, pulled 2026-09-24. These are the words people with this problem actually type.

• fakespot5,400
• amazon review checker3,600
• fakespot alternative1,300
• fake review checker590

Searches for a Fakespot replacement are fading since it closed: “fakespot alternative” fell to about 520 a month in summer 2026. “amazon review checker” is steadier.

What exists already

• SureVett ↗Free Chrome extension that grades Amazon products A to F from review-trust signals; small user base so far.
• Null Fake ↗Free AI review checker for Amazon that returns a trust score rather than a pattern breakdown.
• Amazon AI review highlights ↗Built-in summary of features and sentiment in reviews (since 2023); it summarizes what reviewers say, not when or how reviews arrived.

MVP scope

1. Rating distribution and trend chart on the product page
2. Flags for bursts of reviews in short time windows
3. Share of verified-purchase and photo reviews
4. One click to the most recent 1-3 star reviews
5. Neutral wording: shows patterns, never labels a seller as fake
6. Runs in the browser on reviews the page shows; no account