Straight answers.

What the number is, where it comes from, and what happens to your photo. If something here reads as evasive, tell us — the whole point of this product is being straight with people about a question most sites soften.

How attractive am I, according to this?

Your rating is a percentile out of 10, computed from head-to-head votes by real people. A 7.4 means the crowd's choices place you above 74% of rated photos — it is a position among real people, not an opinion about your face.

Is this attractiveness test free?

Yes — rating, adding your photo, and your score are all free; you earn your spot by casting 20 votes first. Paid shortcuts exist — skipping that calibration, boosts that show your photo to more people sooner, early photo replacement — and none of them change how anyone votes on you. Money buys speed, never a better number.

Is it AI, or real people?

Real people. Most "rate my face" tools score facial geometry with an algorithm. Here, every single data point is one human choosing between two photos. AI is used only to keep the pool honest — verifying that a photo is a live camera capture, and screening for unsafe content — never to judge anyone's face.

Is a 5 average-looking?

A 5 is the middle of this pool, not of humanity. People who choose to put their photo up for rating likely skew more confident in their looks than the general population — so every score here is measured against a harder room than a random crowd, and if anything runs harsh. We tell you that plainly instead of bending the scale to flatter you.

How accurate is the rating?

As accurate as the evidence behind it, and no more. Scores use the same rating math as competitive chess, and the display is deliberately coarse until enough comparisons accumulate: one decimal at ~30 comparisons, two only past 150. We would rather show you less precision than invent it.

Who can see my photo?

Only people actively rating, in short-lived pairs — photos are stored privately, links expire within the hour, and there is no public gallery to scrape. After someone votes on your pair, they see your photo's coarse one-decimal rating; your breakdowns stay yours alone. You can pause your photo, or permanently remove it, free, whenever you like.

Do I have to show my age or where I am from?

No. Both are optional and off until you turn them on from your results page: you pick an age and a country yourself, and choose whether either appears on your photo while people rate it. Nothing is guessed from your face, and you can change or clear them whenever you like.

Do I need an account?

Only to add a photo. Rating is anonymous and needs nothing. An account is what ties your photo, its votes and its score to you — so you can remove it from any device, at any time, which is a promise a browser cookie cannot keep.

The full methodology — the rating math, the evidence thresholds, what money can and cannot buy — is on how it works.