Every platform gets paid for, used properly, and written up honestly.

Every platform we review is used first-hand. We create an account, build a companion, spend real time in the conversation, and where a paywall gates the interesting part, we pay to get past it.

We write about what actually happened, including the parts that were disappointing, awkward, or overpriced. A review that only praises is an advertisement.

We do not accept payment for a review, for a score, or for a place in a comparison.

The specifics — how long we test before scoring, what each point on the five-point scale means, and how often a review gets revisited — are being settled as the first reviews go out. We would rather publish that process once it reflects what we genuinely do than post a checklist we have not earned yet.

Until it is here, the individual reviews say what was tested and for how long.