About ADPList

ADPList in one paragraph

ADPList works like a directory of mentors you can book by the slot. The booking steps list the timings. You answer a few career questions, pick a mentor, choose a time on their calendar, and meet on ADPList’s video call. Free sessions cost nothing. Paid ones carry a price the mentor sets, shown before you book. ^{[1] [2] [5]}

What it’s like for mentees

Booking is simple, and the calls are short. The median completed session is 30 minutes, so you get enough time to ask one question well, but not a full programme. In a sample of about 20 Trustpilot reviews, people mention booking a second session, and ADPList puts no cap on rebooking. ^{[3] [7] [14]}

The hard moments are the ones where the call doesn’t happen. A mentor who doesn’t join leaves you waiting, and the rules say to wait about 10 minutes before you mark the no-show. Paid sessions add a second risk, because ADPList’s published rules don’t describe a refund. ^{[8] [9]}

What it’s like for mentors

Mentors go through a real filter. ADPList asks for five years of experience, past mentoring or leading junior and mid-level people, and a manual review that can take up to a week. A founder interview puts the approval rate near 30%. ^{[5] [12]}

Once approved, mentors set their availability, session length and a bio. Reviews are requested after each session and appear on the mentor’s profile, and mentees can see sessions, minutes and attendance. ADPList’s reminders advice is one week and one day before a session, with auto-accept switched off. Mentors may not schedule reviews for commercial reasons. ^{[5] [10] [11]}

What people like, and what frustrates them

People praise how easy it is to book, how warm the mentors are, and that they book a second session. Those themes come from a sample of about 20 Trustpilot reviews from September and October 2026. ^[14]

The frustrations are about the calls that go wrong: a mentor who doesn’t join or leaves early, unclear labels for paid and free sessions, and no clear refund. Trustpilot shows about 9 one-star reviews out of 219. ^[13]

The numbers ADPList publishes, and the old ones

ADPList’s stats page counts 39K+ approved mentors and 591K+ members. Older figures of 32K+ mentors and 300K+ members still appear on its About page, and the stats page says it replaces them. Use the current figures, and remember that the 39K+ count includes mentors who are not active. ^{[3] [4]}

Who ADPList suits

ADPList suits someone with a specific question on a defined topic, who can read a mentor’s reviews and is happy with one or two calls. It suits you less well if you need a refund rule, a single named mentor for months, or a guaranteed pairing. ADPList’s own guide says it is not built for cohort or enterprise programmes. ^[6]