How we rank
Every entry gets evidence points from 0 to 100, built from four signals: reviews (public rating × volume), credentials (licences, accreditation, certifications, awards), track record (years operating and scale) and transparency (what a reader can check: evidence links, website, address, map pin, published hours or prices). The weights differ by section. Entries we could not fully verify lose 5 points. No business, developer, agency or hospital can pay to change its score or rank.
| Section | Reviews | Credentials | Track record | Transparency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🍽️ Food | 45% | 15% | 15% | 25% |
| 🏙️ Places | 45% | 15% | 15% | 25% |
| 🏢 Properties | 40% | 15% | 20% | 25% |
| 🧰 Services | 35% | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 🏥 Healthcare | 20% | 40% | 20% | 20% |
How each signal is measured
- Reviews: the best of Google Maps, TripAdvisor or Clutch: rating ÷ 5 × log(review count) ÷ log(1,000), so 1,000 or more reviews earn full weight for volume. Entries with no public rating get a 20% baseline. We never copy review text; Google reviews on a page come only through the official Places API, with attribution.
- Credentials: licences and registrations on a register we link to (ACRA, MOH, SFA, MUIS, MOM, CEA, URA, HDB, STB, NEA, Board of Architects, Police Licensing and Regulatory Department, MOE), accreditation (JCI, CaseTrust, ISO), certifications, awards and recognition in major guides (Michelin Guide Singapore, UNESCO, national monuments, Asia's 50 Best, Tatler, Newsweek).
- Track record: years since founding, opening or completion (full marks at 20 years) and scale (team size, beds or units).
- Transparency: number of evidence links, an official website, a full address, an exact map pin, a Google Maps listing, published hours or prices, and a social media page.
Category score
Evidence points are shown in full on every profile. The number on ranking lists is a category score: evidence points rescaled against the leader in that category, so the #1 entry in each category shows 99.
Category score = 60 + 39 × (entry's evidence points ÷ category leader's evidence points)1.5, rounded and capped at 99.
Ranking order always follows evidence points. An entry listed in several categories can have a different category score in each.
Healthcare
Healthcare pages show rank order and a “what we checked” list, never a number, and never prices, ratings, review text, testimonials, before-and-after images, comparative or outcome claims, in line with Singapore's healthcare advertising rules. We list facilities only, not individual practitioners. Credentials carry 40% of the weight: MOH licence under the Healthcare Services Act, public or private sector, JCI or ISO accreditation.
Properties
Only completed projects (with TOP) are ranked. New launches are listed separately and unranked. Nothing on this site is buying advice; ABSD, loan limits and eligibility rules are set by IRAS, MAS, URA and HDB and change over time.
Rules
- Paid placement never changes the score or rank. Any sponsored box is labelled and shown apart from the ranking.
- Every claim needs an evidence URL a reader can open. Entries built from directory or list pages only are flagged “details pending verification” until we open an official page.
- No thin pages. A ranking page is indexed only with at least 3 entries; region and city pages need at least 3.
- Neutral wording. We write our own descriptions and do not repeat third-party criticism or allegations about named businesses.
- Corrections: anyone can report an error; we review within 5 working days and log score changes below.
Recent changes
- 2026-11-13 — Food expanded from 35 to 195 entries: the rest of the Michelin Guide Singapore 2026 Bib Gourmand list, all 45 Michelin-starred restaurants plus 14 Michelin Selected, and 40 heartland hawker, kopitiam and dessert stalls checked against 2025–2026 sources.
- 2026-11-13 — Launch edition: 172 entries across five sections (food 35, places 48, properties 33, services 16, healthcare 40), researched from official sites, government registers and the Michelin Guide Singapore 2026. 53 entries are marked details pending verification.