Category research

Every product in a category scored on the same criteria, weighted the same way. Read as a set, the scores show where products genuinely differ and where the thing they are all sold on turns out not to separate them — which is not a question any single review can answer.

• Kids

  23 products scored. They differ most on build quality.

• Baby

  15 products scored. They differ most on ease of cleaning.

• Beauty

  13 products scored. They differ most on ingredients.

• Cosmetics

  13 products scored. They differ most on ingredients.

• Tech

  9 products scored. They differ most on build quality.

• Kids Learning Toys

  8 products scored. They differ most on build quality.

• Toys

  8 products scored. They differ most on build quality.

• Baby & Toddler

  7 products scored. They differ most on ease of cleaning.

• Audio

  6 products scored. They differ most on sound quality.

• Headphones

  6 products scored. They differ most on battery life.

• Home

  6 products scored. They differ most on value.

• Baby Formula

  5 products scored. They differ most on tolerance.

Scores come from published specifications and from what verified owners consistently report. We do not test products ourselves. A category appears here once enough of its products have been scored for the figures to mean anything.