Money never touches the picks.

Every take, skip, and credo on Vouch is written by a named local staking their taste — and nothing we earn changes what they vouch for, what they skip, or how they rank it. That's the whole product. Here's exactly how the money works, so you never have to wonder.

What you pay for

The words are free, forever — on the web and in the app. You own a city once, and what you buy is the edge (every insider Move), the personal (your blend and your week), and the promise (it works offline, and it's guaranteed). We never sell a ranking, a placement, or a “featured” spot. There is no such thing.

Where commissions come in

When a local vouches for a place and you decide to act on it — buy a ticket, book a table — we may earn a small commission on executing the choice you already made. The pick is chosen and signed before any link is ever attached; the two are separate by design, not by promise. We disclose it inline, every time: “Vouch may earn a commission on tickets — never on picks.”

The rule we can't break

A commission can never create pressure on what gets vouched. We audit affiliate revenue against ranking changes; any correlation triggers a review, and the switch to turn a partner off is one flag. If a feature would ever let money influence a local's word, we reject it at the drawing board.

The guarantee

A vouch fails you — closed doors, wrong hours — and your pass is refunded. No forms. That's us putting our money behind their word, which is the only direction it should ever flow.