How can I verify which Apple and Google apps available in the App Store are legit?

How can an average user verify which Apple and Google apps available in the App Store are legit? For example, several Google apps indicate that the developer is “Google LLC”. But Google is owned by Alphabet. Is Google LLC a legit subsidiary of Alphabet?

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Posted on Aug 20, 2024 4:27 PM

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Aug 20, 2024 4:48 PM in response to RoteBerry

Google uses Google LLC as the Seller when viewing their apps in the App Store. That is the name that they chose when creating their Developers license to submit the app to the store.

Apple uses Apple Inc.

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