Official source checked
A public first-party or app-store page was opened and its date and limitation were recorded.
Methodology
How Companion Cost evaluates pre-pay risk.
This site checks what can change between a free preview and a paid month. It is not a "best girlfriend" ranking, and it does not claim paid hands-on testing that has not happened.
12current app records
98current public product and policy sources
2026-08-09latest source date in the registry
0paid hands-on tests claimed as completed
Publisher and independence
One publisher, visible commercial links, no hidden testing claim.
Companion Cost publishes and maintains the site. App companies do not write, approve, or edit the conclusions. Some outbound buttons can earn commission, but commission does not decide whether an app appears, the source notes, the planning range, or the risk language.
Some links may be affiliate links. Scores do not depend on commission rate.
Evidence order
Facts, signals, and interpretation are separate layers.
- Current product evidence: official product, pricing, checkout, help, terms, privacy, and app-store pages.
- Public review signals: recurring complaints or praise categorized as questions to verify, not treated as settled facts.
- Operator observations: signed-in or review-account screens only when the page labels what was actually observed.
- Editorial planning ranges: low, expected, and high-risk estimates that model repeat spend but do not replace checkout.
Testing labels
What "checked" means on this site.
Review-account route checked
A supplied account was used only to inspect the labeled screen or policy route. This is not a paid checkout test.
Paid hands-on test
Not completed yet unless a future page explicitly states otherwise. No page may silently upgrade source research into experience.
Scoring boundary
Risk labels describe what needs verification.
Low RiskMedium RiskHigh RiskVerify before paying
Risk factors we check
- Cost transparency
- Variable spend exposure
- Cancellation clarity
- Refund clarity
- Privacy transparency
- Data deletion control
- Public review signal severity
- Source trust
Updates and corrections
Freshness is attached to the claim, not implied by a new page date.
App rows carry their own last-checked text and linked sources. A page can remain live while one price is marked unresolved. Material corrections should include the app, source URL, date checked, and the exact statement that changed; confirmed corrections are applied to the source registry, app record, and dependent pages together.
Methodology last updated: 2026-07-15.