SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is cosmos.so legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 79/100

Legitimate creative inspiration platform with clean scans, registered US company, and positive app reviews outweighing isolated premium complaints.

cosmos.soScanned 5d ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 82·MT 78
Category tags
creative platformapp85% MT confidence
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/93
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust78/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The site presents itself as the landing page for the Cosmos app, an AI-powered image discovery tool for creatives. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists returned completely clean results with no malicious flags. The hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and the SSL certificate is valid. Evidence confirms Cosmos Entity, Inc. is a registered active company in New York with hundreds of thousands of app downloads and 4.7-star ratings on the Apple App Store. A single independent review aggregator review criticizes paywalled features while multiple independent reviews and articles from 2024-2025 describe it as a legitimate ad-free alternative.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The page promotes the Cosmos app with sections for exploration, collections, AI content detection, and direct links to download on iOS/Android. It includes social links and a careers page but no on-page contact email or phone.

Infrastructure

Valid Amazon-issued SSL, clean hosting IP with zero abuse reports, and external resources loaded only from known CDNs and social platforms. No login forms or suspicious scripts detected.

Domain History

Business registration confirms Cosmos Entity, Inc. in New York with 11-50 employees; the domain supports an established app with Chrome extension and active social presence.

Web Reputation

App stores show thousands of reviews and high ratings; one independent review aggregator complaint exists about premium limits while broader coverage from review sites and Reddit treats it as a real product with typical freemium complaints.

Risk Factors
3
  • One independent review aggregator review calls premium username restrictions a scam.
  • No direct contact email or phone listed on the landing page.
  • Some Reddit users report paywalled limits after free tier.
Positive Signals
5
  • Zero detections across our antivirus network and browser blocklists.
  • Registered US company Cosmos Entity, Inc. with active status.
  • 4.7/5 rating on Apple App Store from 3.6K reviews and 500K+ downloads.
  • Valid SSL certificate and clean hosting IP reputation.
  • Multiple independent reviews from 2024-2025 praise it as a functional creative tool.
AI Recommendation
The site and app appear legitimate. Download directly from official app stores if interested and review subscription terms before paying.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

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cosmos.so

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for cosmos.so, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1 scam report · 5 complaints · 3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain hosts Cosmos app (iOS/Android): 'Your space for inspiration' - AI-powered visual discovery and curation tool positioned as Pinterest alternative for creatives
  • Company: Cosmos Entity, Inc., New York, NY; support email hey@cosmos.so; privacy/terms at link.cosmos.so
  • App Store: 4.7/5 (3.6K ratings); Google Play: 3.7/5 (3.34K reviews); 500K+ downloads
  • Trustpilot: 2.9/5 from 3 reviews including one labeling premium features 'BS and scam'
  • Reddit discussions (r/Pinterest): Users note paywalled limits (e.g., 500 pins free), algorithm complaints, but also praise as ad-free alternative
  • No widespread scam/fraud reports; multiple independent reviews and articles from 2024-2025
  • Active presence: Chrome extension, Instagram, LinkedIn company page, careers page
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "BS! They wont let you choose a username unless you pay for premium! BS and scam"

Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Apple App Storeopen

    "What Pinterest used to be... I absolutely love this platform... it doesn't feel like you're being bombarded with 'noise'... it instead becomes more of an ASMR experience again."

  • Mediumopen

    "Better Pinterest? ✱ Cosmos.so — Review as a Graphic Designer... the algorithm which offers unique designs and content that I have not seen before"

  • Wix Studio Blogopen

    "Cosmos has quickly become a favorite among creatives by offering a refreshing alternative to traditional social media... gaining over 100,000 new users in the past year."

Business registration
Status: active · United States

Cosmos Entity, Inc., 1 N Moore St, New York, NY 10013-3179; 11-50 employees per LinkedIn

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found one independent review aggregator review labeling premium username limits as a scam. Three positive reviews appear on the Apple App Store, Medium, and Wix Studio blog praising the app as an ad-free creative tool. The company Cosmos Entity, Inc. is registered and active in New York with support email and privacy policy available. Reddit discussions note typical freemium complaints but no widespread fraud reports.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 93 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 93 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious63Harmless93Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles3
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerAmazon · Amazon RSA 2048 M02
ExpiresAug 13, 2026 (73d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingAmazon.com, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web serveristio-envoy

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://cosmos.so/
  • 2200https://www.cosmos.so/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPAmazon.com, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on cosmos.so and not a lookalike like c-osmos.so.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on cosmos.so. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·cosmos.so
SAFE

Cosmos.so is a real visual inspiration and curation app positioned as a Pinterest alternative. Clean security scans, a registered US company, and strong app-store ratings support legitimacy despite one complaint about premium features. Download the official app or visit with standard caution around subscriptions.

The site and app appear legitimate. Download directly from official app stores if interested and review subscription terms before paying.

AV engines
93
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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