When you read or watch a sex toy review, what are you looking for?
What are the main key points that the reviewer need to mention?
Is one sentence enough to talk about why a toy is good?
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There’s probably no one right answer – everyone looks for different things in a review.
We personally love both short and detailed ones. What matters most to us is that the review feels honest and real. No overhyped praise – we actually want to hear what didn’t work or felt off. One more thing we care about: real experiences – not just rephrased product descriptions. We wanna know what actually happened when you used it. 
We also really enjoy when reviewers share a bit more about themselves: What do you usually like or dislike? What toys do you already own? What’s your go-to routine? Little bits like that help us figure out if your experience might match ours – and make the toy feel way more relatable!
What about you guys? What do you look for? 
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When I read (or watch) a review, I want to hear about both the positives and the negatives, along with the reasons behind them. I appreciate specific details, because what the reviewer sees as a strength might be a drawback for me, and vice versa.
I also value personal insight into the experience. It helps me understand the reviewer’s perspective and makes the review feel more genuine.
I think @KarlandLeni and @sydneyscreams4u are really good at that, and I enjoy their reviews a lot.
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I think once I’m done writing a review I realise there’s a common theme always (not on purpose); I just feel like one or two aspects make really strong arguments. While I try getting the pros and cons the main aspects really are how I feel about the product
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Hey Supersuki ,
I look for the user’s experience, their perspective on what raised interest in the toy, how they planned on using it and the end-result. Were they satisfied?
- What elements/features of the toy hit the mark?
- What elemenets/features were pure hype?
- What cool features/core components were missed?
- What could have been better?
- Does it deliver on the core use-case/function?
I think this adds a level of personability, relatability and a human element that makes the reviews interesting and not a re-hash of the product description or spec sheets.
Cheers!
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Ahh, thank you so much for the kind words!! 
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Thanks all for your replies. I feel the same way as you do.
Unfortunately, I feel like many reviews on ToyChats don’t reach the minimum of what a barely useful review should be. Many feel like review fodder, written for the sake of completion, not to inform or engage, just to get the next free toy. I think the shallow reviews bring down the quality of the whole site. 
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we’ll have a discussion ab this at the office and talk about how we can improve the overall quality c:
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in my opinion, it’s complete bias because reviews are inherently subjective. the more the reviewer talks about themselves and their personal biases and opinions on the toy, the better.
but i love all that techincal stuff, too
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When it comes to reviews, ToyChats is all about real user experiences — we want to hear the voices of everyday people. That said, we understand not everyone is great at writing reviews or filming videos, so we’ve made a conscious decision not to set the bar too high for approval.
In fact, we’ve even debated internally whether we should lower the standards further to encourage more participation.
Here’s a general idea of how we review submissions:
- Is it a genuine personal experience? (We don’t accept AI-generated content.)
- Does it clearly state both pros and cons? (No toy is perfect — and that’s okay!)
- Does it cover key points like:
- How the product actually felt during use
- Whether the design matched the marketing claims
- Any difficulties in using it
- How easy or hard it is to clean
- Price or noise level are treated as bonus data — helpful for readers, but not part of the overall score
- Image quality is taken into account, but we’re flexible
- If it’s a video review, the same criteria apply
So don’t stress about making it perfect — just make it honest.
We’d much rather hear your real experience in your own voice than see something polished but fake. Every review helps someone out there make a better choice — and that’s what ToyChats is here for. 
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Try your best to be authentic in your review, and it may be good to stick to the prompts provided on the site like how was the design of the product, or give us a run down on the experience etc. The best reviews have a minimum of five photos and a short paragraph under each section. In my opinion!
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I think that it would be a great mistake. It would mean that ToyChats values quantity over quality, which, in my humble opinion, would be very dumb. This site couldn’t become a reference in sex toys with an abundance of shallow reviews.
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Absolutely — you’re right. At ToyChats, we know we can’t maintain a low bar forever. That’s exactly why we’ve built a points system and are working on an internal recommendation system. We plan to highlight content based on popularity and editorial picks, creating different layers of exposure and rewards — so high-quality work gets seen (and rewarded) more. 
But before we get there, our focus is on growing our creator base and offering supportive training resources to help everyone level up their review skills. It’s a step-by-step journey, and we’re in it together. 
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While the creator base grows but I feel the well written or high quality video reviews should be highlighted more than others.
There’s so many interesting toys being reviewed and there’s a flood of reviews lately that it’s difficult to keep up with all the reviews. But there’s a lot of inconsistency in the quality of the reviews. And I definitely urge people to reach out on specific problems with a particular review rather than a general review help.
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yea, we’re thinking of badges or something in addition to the point system we’re working on. just a little tricky on determining how to implement the badges in a way that makes sense for us, for reviewers, and for someone who just stumbles upon the site
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That would be a really cool incentive for everyone to keep improving and make their profiles stand out!!
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The points system will open up even more possibilities in the future. We’re also working on an achievement or badge system to help great content get more visibility — and hopefully encourage creators to produce even better reviews. We’ve got tons of ideas, but we can’t do everything at once. With limited dev resources, we just have to take it one step at a time!
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