🧭 Tools to choose
Answer a few questions and get a reasoned pick, compromises stated plainly. Every tool comes from one of our guides and uses the same criteria.
🏠 Home & KitchenWhich coffee machine should you buy? Four questionsFor most two or three person households the answer is a mid-range bean-to-cup machine with steel burrs. Drink one coffee a day in a small kitchen and a capsule machine is the honest choice. Make cappuccino every morning and you want a milk carafe that rinses in seconds.4 questions →🏠 Home & KitchenWhich robot vacuum should you buy? Four questionsFor most homes with mixed flooring the Dreame D10 Plus Gen 2 strikes the best balance of runtime, self-emptying dock and price. If you want floors genuinely washed, step up to the Roborock Qrevo S. Pets at home and no appetite for upkeep point to the ECOVACS Deebot T30 Pro Omni. On a tight budget with hard floors, the Lefant M330 Pro is enough.4 questions →🧸 Kids & FamilyWhich baby monitor should you buy? Four questionsFor most families the 5-inch BOIFUN is the right answer: you get a picture, the camera swings, and nothing touches the internet. If listening is enough, the Philips Avent DECT unit runs a night and a half with nothing to update. If you check in from elsewhere, you want the dual-control YESIMOM.4 questions →✨ Beauty & CareWhich hair dryer should you buy? Answer 4 questionsFor most people the right dryer is a 2200-2400 W model with an AC motor and two attachments in the box. With curls, weight and a deep diffuser matter more; with daily drying, the motor's rated life does. Four questions and we tell you which of the four models fits.4 questions →🧸 Kids & FamilyWhich school backpack should you buy? Four questionsFor most middle-schoolers the sensible answer is the satch pack, the only one here that adjusts as its owner grows. In elementary school the deuter Ypsilon makes more sense, hip belt included. And if books stay in a locker, a 380-gram Eastpak Padded Pak'r is plenty.4 questions →💻 TechWhich AI smart glasses should you buy? Four questionsIf you would rather not answer: for most people the right pair is the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Wayfarer with the clear lens, because it is the one you keep on indoors and it carries the doubled battery. If all you want is music and calls, camera-free audio glasses cost two thirds less. These four questions work out which of those two camps you are in.4 questions →💻 TechWhich noise cancelling headphones or earbuds should you buy? 4 questionsStudying in a library or a noisy flat does not require the best cancelling money can buy: it requires something you can wear for four hours, with a battery that survives the week. For most students the answer is the Soundcore Space Q45; on the tightest budget it is the Sony WH-CH720N, and anyone who wants silence on a train pays for the Sony WH-1000XM5. If the pair has to live in a pocket instead, the argument changes and we move to earbuds.4 questions →✨ Beauty & CareOral-B or Philips Sonicare: which electric toothbrush is right for you? 4 questionsFor most people the answer is the Oral-B Pro 3: round head, pressure sensor and timer at the lowest price here. If your gums are sensitive or bleed, the sonic vibration of the Philips Sonicare 4300 suits you better; if you want the app and the most precise pressure sensor, step up to the Oral-B iO4. The four questions tell you which of the three cases is yours.4 questions →🏠 Home & KitchenWhich air fryer should you buy? Answer 4 questionsFor most households of three or four the answer is a single 5-6 litre basket such as the COSORI 5.5 L: it costs little and cooks a tray of potatoes without a second batch. If you often cook two things at once the Ninja Dual Zone 7.6 L earns its price, and if you live alone or as a couple a 3.8-4 litre basket is the better fit. The questions below tell you which of these cases is yours.4 questions →