How we research and test

Every page on EveryAny.One says what it is based on. This page sets out the rules behind that: how tools get on a list, what our testing labels mean, and how we keep pages current.

How tools are chosen

A tool list starts from what people actually search for and what is actually available. We build a long list from search demand, vendor announcements and the tools readers ask about, then check each candidate against the list's criteria, which every list states near its end along with how many tools were considered and the date.

A tool is cut when it fails the list's basic promise (a "free" list does not include a tool with no free tier), when its main purpose falls under our exclusions below, or when we cannot confirm its key facts from the vendor's own pages. Each list says which notable tools were left out and why.

Researched versus hands-on tested

Each tool on a list carries one of two labels, printed from its record rather than written by hand:

• Researched means the facts come from the vendor's official documentation, pricing pages, help centre and terms, read on the date shown. We have not yet used the tool ourselves for that page. Nothing on a researched entry describes output quality, speed or ease of use as if we had.
• Hands-on tested means we used the tool ourselves and the page publishes our notes: the prompt, what came back and, where useful, a screenshot. The label cannot appear without those notes.

New lists usually launch as researched and gain test notes over time. Until a list has both, we may keep it out of search results.

Where the facts come from

Free allowances, prices, sign-up requirements, platforms and commercial-use terms come from the vendor's own pages, never from another review site. Each tool is recorded once, with its sources and the date they were read, and every page that mentions the tool reads from that one record. Prices are given in the currency and billing period the vendor's page showed. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than estimate it.

Guides cite primary sources (laws, regulators, standards bodies, research papers and the original reporting) in a sources list at the end, with access dates.

How lists are ordered

A list's order reflects how well each tool meets that list's stated criteria. It is an editorial judgement, and the criteria are published on the page so you can weigh them differently. Commercial relationships never change the order or whether a tool is included: see the disclosure page. We do not publish star ratings, because we do not collect ratings from users.

Where a list shows scores, they come from our own test round: the same prompts run through every tool on one date, several attempts each, with every attempt scored rather than the best one kept. The page shows the testing conditions, every output, the per-prompt scores and the formula that turns them into the overall score, so any number can be checked against the images beside it. Scores measure the outputs only; a free plan's allowance is shown separately and never raises or lowers a score.

Dates and refreshes

Every article shows the date it was published and, if it has changed since, the date it was last updated. The updated date moves only when the content changes, never because the site was rebuilt. Tool lists are rechecked against vendor pages regularly, and sooner when a vendor announces a pricing or plan change. Each tool's facts show their own check date.

What we exclude

• Tools whose main purpose is explicit, "uncensored" or "no restrictions" imagery.
• Tools designed to undress, "nudify" or otherwise depict real people without their consent.
• AI companion, girlfriend or role-play chat apps.

We cover face swap, voice cloning and avatars of real people, because they have legitimate uses and readers need to understand them. That coverage is written consent-first: what the tool requires, what its terms prohibit, and what the law says.

How we use AI

We use AI tools in research, for example to search and summarise documentation, and every fact that reaches a page is checked against its source by a person before publication. Articles are edited and signed by a named author who is responsible for them.

Corrections

If something on a page is wrong or out of date, email [email protected] with the page URL and, ideally, a link to the vendor page or source that shows the correct fact. We check every report. Substantive corrections update the page's updated date, and a significant error is noted on the page.