Who We Are
AI Tool Radar is an independent review site run by content creators and developers who use AI tools every single day. We started this site because we were tired of generic "best AI tools" lists written by people who clearly never opened the app.
Every tool on this site has been personally tested for a minimum of 20 hours before we publish a review. We pay for subscriptions out of our own pocket so we can give you an honest, unbiased perspective.
How We Review
Our review process is straightforward and consistent:
- Sign up and pay — We buy real subscriptions. No free press accounts, no sponsored access.
- Use it daily for 2+ weeks — We integrate each tool into our actual workflow, not a test environment.
- Test specific tasks — Each tool category has a standard test suite (e.g., writing tools get tested on blog posts, ads, emails, and social captions).
- Compare side-by-side — We run the same prompts through competing tools and compare output quality.
- Score and rank — We rate on a 1-10 scale across categories: output quality, ease of use, value for money, features, and reliability.
Our Rating System
| Score | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10 | Exceptional — Best in class, highly recommended |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Great — Strong tool with minor drawbacks |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Good — Solid choice for the right use case |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Decent — Works but has notable limitations |
| Below 6.0 | Not recommended — We won't waste your time reviewing these |
Affiliate Disclosure
Here's what you should know about our affiliate relationships:
- Affiliate commissions never influence our rankings. We rank tools based on our testing results, period. We've ranked tools with no affiliate program above tools that pay us generously.
- We clearly mark affiliate links. Every page with affiliate links includes a disclosure statement at the top.
- We recommend tools we actually use. If we wouldn't pay for it ourselves, we won't recommend it to you.
- You never pay more. Affiliate links don't increase the price you pay. In many cases, we negotiate exclusive discounts for our readers.
Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy. Here's our straightforward policy:
- Analytics: We use privacy-friendly analytics to understand which content is helpful. We don't track you personally.
- Email: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store your email address solely to send you our weekly digest. You can unsubscribe at any time with one click.
- Cookies: We use essential cookies for site functionality. Affiliate links may place third-party cookies from the merchant's site — this is how they track referrals and is standard industry practice.
- Data selling: We never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.
- Third-party links: When you click an affiliate link, you're taken to the merchant's site, which has its own privacy policy.
Contact Us
Have a question, correction, or tool suggestion? We'd love to hear from you.
- Email: hello@tools.dailyaicode.com
- Instagram: @dailybyte1993
- Response time: We typically reply within 24-48 hours.
For business inquiries and partnership proposals, please email us with the subject line "Partnership" and we'll get back to you promptly.
Editorial Independence
AI Tool Radar maintains strict editorial independence. Tool companies cannot pay for higher rankings or favorable reviews. Our revenue comes from affiliate commissions and (in the future) newsletter sponsorships — but our editorial team operates independently from our business relationships.
If we ever accept a sponsored post or paid placement, it will be clearly labeled as such. As of today, every review and ranking on this site is 100% editorial.