How We Review Deals
A coupon page should answer more than “how much is the discount?” Here is the framework we use to evaluate digital subscriptions and online-service offers.
What we try to answer on every store page.
- What does the service normally cost?
- What is the current introductory or promotional offer?
- Does the subscription auto-renew?
- What is the effective annual or monthly equivalent?
- Is there a free trial?
- Are student or military discounts available?
- Is there a bundle?
- What is the cheapest legitimate way to subscribe?
- Can the service be included through a carrier, membership or other partner?
- Is the current deal actually good relative to the normal price and alternatives?
Advertised price is not always final price.
When an offer is based on a promotional listing, we label it accordingly. If a plan is billed annually, we distinguish the monthly equivalent from the total upfront charge whenever that information is available.
We do not treat a trial price, bundle price or annual equivalent as if it were a normal month-to-month price.
Third-party ratings need context.
Where possible, we link to an exact-domain Trustpilot profile, ScamAdviser report or other relevant reputation source. We do not assign a rating from a similarly named business or unrelated domain. If a reliable exact-domain profile cannot be found, we say so rather than inventing a score.
Deals change.
Subscription pricing and checkout terms can change without notice. We periodically review pages and may update pricing, billing details, links and reputation information. The merchant checkout remains the final source of truth for a purchase.