How I rate

Every review on Actual Fluency gets a score out of 5. Here's what each score means.

Score	Label	What it means
5	Great	Best in its class. I'd recommend it to anyone it's built for.
4	Good	Easy to recommend, with minor drawbacks.
3	Solid	Does the job, but it has real limits or better alternatives.
2	Poor	Significant shortcomings. Hard to recommend.
1	Avoid	Doesn't deliver what it promises.

Half scores sit between the two. A 3.5 is good, with a but. I'd recommend it, but only after telling you who it's for or what to watch out for.

Paid reviews use the same scale. A company can pay for my time, but not for the score.

I'm re-scoring older reviews against this scale as I refresh them, so a few scores may still move.