ReviewNudger vs TrueReview
SMS review requests for $29/month.
ReviewNudger is $29/month per location. TrueReview Small Business is $99/month. Compare monthly SMS entry plans, not an email-only tier or an annual discount.
14-day free trial · card required · then $29/mo per location · cancel anytime
Trial: up to 50 SMS attempts from your approved toll-free number or, when the sending conditions are met and one is available, a ReviewNudger number during carrier review. See pricing for sending limits.
Why choose ReviewNudger over TrueReview?
Start with the price, the commitment, and the tools your team will actually use. Here is how the two compare.
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| Compare | One plan. All core features. | TrueReview |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price — SMS entry plan | $29/month per location; optional local number $100/year | Small Business: $99/month USD for one location |
| Free trial | 14 days free · $0 today · card required | 14-day free trial; payment card required; up to 250 trial requests |
| Commitment | Month-to-month · cancel anytime | Monthly or annual billing; renews automatically unless canceled |
| Customer support | Email support with a real human | Published chat and phone support |
| Request allowance | No paid-plan monthly request quota. Consent, sending availability, and bridge caps still apply. | 500 requests/month; follow-ups for one contact count as one request |
| Requests and follow-ups | SMS and email with ordered follow-up steps | One SMS plus a three-step email sequence; one campaign |
| Monitoring and replies | Google review sync and optional AI reply suggestions or automatic replies; other public review links supported as destinations | Up to five monitored review sources, AI suggestions, and automatic replies |
| Team and review tools | Team access, website widgets, and advisory Google review policy flags included | One additional teammate; review widgets and Review Radar |
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- TrueReview monthly and annual pricing
- TrueReview trial, renewal, and cancellation terms
- ReviewNudger pricing and sending terms
Sources checked October 5, 2026. Prices shown in USD.
The right tool starts with your business.
How ReviewNudger fits
This comparison starts with a shared requirement: automatic review requests that include texting. At standard monthly rates, ReviewNudger costs $70 less per month than TrueReview Small Business. That saving does not make the products identical. Review-site coverage, request allowances, campaign structure, and trial conditions still matter. For a business focused on the Google review workflow, the smaller monthly bill may be the deciding factor. For a team that monitors several review sources in one place, wider coverage may be worth paying for.
What TrueReview offers
Small Business is TrueReview’s monthly SMS entry tier. Starter is email-only. Annual Small Business billing is $708/year ($59/month equivalent); the $99 comparison uses monthly billing. A temporary introductory coupon is advertised separately and is not the ongoing price.
The complete review workflow
Ask. Follow up. Reply. All in one place.
The features that turn a finished job into a consistent review routine, included in your $29 monthly plan.
SMS & email requests
The job is done. The review ask is ready.
Connect a supported payment or appointment app and let completed work start the request. Customers get a branded page with a clear path to Google and any other public review links you add.
- Personalized text and email requests
- Send automatically, manually, or from a CSV import
- A public review link for every customer
Follow-up campaigns
Give busy customers a timely reminder.
Build an ordered sequence of texts and emails. Choose the wait between steps, write the message in your own voice, and pause follow-ups when you need to.
- Combine SMS and email in the same campaign
- Control the timing and copy of each step
- Built-in opt-outs, cooldowns, and duplicate protection
Google reviews & AI replies
A thoughtful reply, without the blank page.
Read your synced Google reviews in one inbox. Start with an AI draft you can edit, or enable automatic replies with your chosen settings. New negative-review alerts help your team know when to step in.
- Editable AI drafts and optional automatic replies
- Search and filter your Google reviews
- Unlimited team members to share the follow-through
Review activity & feedback
See what happens after the ask.
Follow request activity, review growth, and customer feedback from your dashboard. See what needs a reply and which requests need attention, then keep your team focused on the next useful action.
- Review counts and rating trends in one dashboard
- Customer feedback alongside review-request activity
- Advisory review protection helps you assess policy violations
Product screens show example activity. Trial: up to 50 SMS attempts from your approved toll-free number or, when the sending conditions are met and one is available, a ReviewNudger number during carrier review. See pricing for sending limits.
See the request your customers receive.
Try the customer experience before you choose your review software.
Why businesses switch to ReviewNudger
Start with a smaller monthly review budget
ReviewNudger includes its core review workflow in one $29/month plan per location. Paid-plan requests have no monthly quota or per-message charge. Sending still depends on usable contacts, consent, channel settings, and availability. The optional local-number add-on costs $100/year; the default customer-owned toll-free route is included. Use the ongoing plan cost when calculating savings, not a temporary promotion.
Use the payment workflow you already run
Connect Jobber, Square, QuickBooks Online, Stripe, or another supported app to start the request after a matching event. You can also send manually or import a CSV when that fits your operation. Review-request journeys record the initial delivery, follow-ups, stops, and outcomes so you can inspect what happened instead of guessing from a setup confirmation.
Choose a focused Google review workflow
ReviewNudger combines requests, Google review sync, optional AI replies, and advisory review protection. Policy flags explain possible violations; you decide whether to report them through Google's own tool, and Google decides the outcome. Use this focused scope if it covers your daily work, and keep a broader monitoring product if you need one.
When TrueReview is the better fit
Stay with TrueReview if you need its wider review-source monitoring or already depend on its campaign and reporting workflow. Test your important sources before moving to ReviewNudger, which monitors and replies to Google reviews. A lower bill alone is not a reason to replace a tool that covers requirements the alternative does not.
One plan. The whole review workflow.
Start with a 14-day trial. Keep the tools your team needs for $29 per month per location.
ReviewNudger
$29/ month
Per location · cancel anytime
Start free trial$0 today · card required · no charge until your trial ends. Trial: up to 50 SMS attempts from your approved toll-free number or, when the sending conditions are met and one is available, a ReviewNudger number during carrier review. See pricing for sending limits.
A toll-free texting number is included. A local area-code number is an optional $100/year add-on.
Full pricing and trial details- Automatic text or email review requests
- Connects to your Google Business Profile to pull in every review
- AI-suggested replies you can edit, plus optional auto-reply
- Full review inbox with search and filters
- Automatic asks after payments in Jobber, Square, QuickBooks, Stripe, and Housecall Pro
- Automatic follow-up messages you control
- Review protection that flags spam and fake-looking reviews
- Alerts when negative reviews come in
- A review widget and "Review us" buttons for your website
- A private link and QR code so staff can ask on the spot
- Optional thank-you email after a customer reviews you
- Unlimited team members, one location
- Your own toll-free texting number, with carrier approval handled for you
- Email support with a real human
Where we stand on review gating
A note on review gating, because it matters when you compare tools: by default ReviewNudger sends every customer the same neutral request with the same public Google review link — no sentiment checks and no star-rating questions deciding who gets asked. There is one optional, clearly disclosed per-location mode that asks how the visit went first, and even in that mode the public Google review link stays available to every customer, including unhappy ones. Selectively suppressing negative reviews violates FTC rules and Google's review policies, so whichever platform you choose, make sure its defaults keep you on the right side of both.
Where we stand on review removal
A note on review removal, because it comes up in the same comparisons: ReviewNudger includes review protection, which can screen newly synced Google reviews for likely violations of Google's review content policy — spam or fake content, off-topic content, conflicts of interest, profanity, harassment, hate speech, exposed personal information — and flag what it finds with a plain-English explanation. It is advisory only and configurable per location: you decide which flags deserve action and report them through Google's own reporting tool. ReviewNudger never submits reports on your behalf, and whether a flagged review comes down is always Google's decision — so whichever platform you choose, treat guaranteed-removal promises with skepticism.
Competitor pricing reference: October 5, 2026. Prices and quote requirements come from the linked official vendor pages. Confirm current pricing, included features, and terms with the vendor before buying.
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Frequently asked questions
Do both trials require a card?
Yes. Both offer 14 days and require payment details. ReviewNudger includes up to 50 SMS attempts, including reminders, tests, and failed attempts. TrueReview’s trial allowance counts review requests, so the units are not directly equivalent. Both renew into paid service unless canceled under their terms; read the linked cancellation rules before starting.
Can I text immediately after signing up?
ReviewNudger's own customer number needs carrier approval. Eligible accounts may use an available ReviewNudger bridge during carrier review, with standard disclosed copy and daily caps; otherwise email can carry the request when usable. TrueReview also states that SMS requires verification. Neither a signup nor an accepted send guarantees delivery or a new Google review.
Will switching move or delete my existing Google reviews?
Your public Google reviews remain on your Business Profile. Connect that profile and the app that supplies your trigger, then configure the request delay, cooldown, contact permissions, and channels. Disable the old automation before enabling the replacement so two tools do not ask the same customer. Inspect the next real eligible event and its delivery outcome before expanding use.
Questions before you start? Email support@reviewnudger.com and a human will answer.