In-depth & long-term reviews for products and services.

You write about gear you've had for years — the sleeping bag the brand discontinued, or the one they've never changed, because it still works.

The same goes the day you buy something new: you come back the moment something happens — a zipper failing in week two, or a seam still holding after a storm it shouldn't have survived.

Ask the person who wrote a review for buying advice, and they can answer directly.

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early beta

What's open for testing today is narrow — not the intended scope, just what's live right now.

products Hiking and outdoor gear.
Portable and nomadic tech.
services Garages and auto repair.
Parcel relay points and courier counters.
products

Writing a review

Each review allows up to 3,000 characters per field — text, photos, video, no fixed format.

retrospective

Something you've had a long time. One thorough review, written now, drawing on years of use — durability, quality, everything that only shows up over time.

"Had this hammock 8 years. Still holding — here's everything that's worn, and everything that hasn't."

journaling

Something recent, or in active use right now. Short, dated notes added as things happen, rather than one long write-up.

"Bought this hammock 15 days ago. Day 4: noticed a seam starting to fray already."

versioning

Comparing named states of the same thing — a later model set against an earlier one.

"This year's jacket lost the inner zip pocket the 2013 version had."

services

A business, or a person there

A service isn't something you own, so there's nothing to be retrospective about in the same way — but journaling works just as well here, sometimes better. A dispute with a business is often a sequence, not a single moment.

You can write a review about the business as a whole, and separately, about a specific person there — whether that's the owner or someone who works for them.

legal entity an individual recorded separately
journaling — a dispute with a business "Day 1: charged twice for the same repair. Day 3: called, was told the owner would call back. Day 9: owner called, said he'd refund it. Day 14: never refunded. Day 20: refunded in full, no explanation."
example — a person there "The garage overcharged me on parts. Ask for Karim if you go — he's the one who actually knows what he's doing."
First name only. No photos, no last names. Enough to point someone in the right direction — not enough to identify or target an individual.
interaction

Ask advice

Whichever kind of review you're reading — a product, a business, or a person there — you can ask the reviewer who wrote it: for buying advice, or anything the review didn't cover. For now, that exchange stays between the two of you — it isn't opened up into a wider public thread.

review — running shoes, size 49.5, 8 months "Sole held up fine, toe box felt tight from day one."

reader asks "Same size — did you size up, or return them?"

reviewer replies "Sized up half a size. Still using them, 3 months on."

Membership

€2/month. It's what lets you write, read reviews in full, and ask a reviewer directly. There's no advertising on Cohort, and there won't be.

early access — what the form will actually ask

A couple more questions may follow — this list isn't final.

Your contact info is used only for account setup and password resets. Membership is €2/month from day one, beta included — it's what filters for people who actually want this. Beyond that, we don't reach out; it's on you to come back. What you tell us here — what you'd want to review, what's missing — is what actually shapes what gets built next.