Comparison

CheckTheReviews vs The Review Machine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CheckTheReviews

Promote your business by collecting customer reviews. This tool helps you gather feedback through SMS or QR codes, driving new opportunities through positive customer experiences.

Highlights
  • Collect customer reviews
  • Promote business with feedback
  • SMS review requests
  • QR code review generation
  • Drive new customer opportunities
Features
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A powerful tool to let people know about Your business by leaving reviews! The best promotion to any business - good feedbacks of different real people. Bring new opportunities to Your business with the power of XYZ Reviews! Submit a request for the feedback to your customer by SMS or by generating QR code

About

The Review Machine

This app empowers businesses to manage their online reputation by requesting customer reviews via text or email. It intelligently filters negative feedback, redirecting dissatisfied customers to a resolution form while sending positive reviews to chosen platforms like Google and Yelp.

Highlights
  • Request reviews via text and email
  • Submit reviews to chosen sites
  • Private text/email servers
  • Filter negative reviews
  • Redirect dissatisfied customers
  • Resolve customer issues
Features
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The Review Machine The Review Machine puts participating businesses and professionals in control of the review process. The Review Machine allows businesses to request customer reviews at the point of service. Activated users of The Review Machine can send their customers a text or email requesting the customer to submit their review. The Review Machine contains its own built in text and email servers so the business owner's phone number or email address is never seen by the recipient. The activated user can choose up to 3 different review sites to post the customer reviews. Google, Yelp, Facebook and literally hundreds of other industry-specific sites can be used by The Review Machine to post reviews. If the customer is inclined to give a negative review – below 4 stars – the customer is redirected to a form instead of a review site. On this form they can give their contact information and an explanation of why they are dissatisfied. The contents of the form are emailed immediately to the business owner who can contact the dissatisfied customer and attempt to resolve the issue and convert the dissatisfied customer into another 5 Star Review App Features: – Requests reviews through text messages and emails. – Submits customer reviews directly to the review sites chosen by the business or professional using the app. – Contains it's own text and email servers so user's phone number and email address is kept private. – Will not direct a review under 4 stars to review sites. Bad reviews are redirected to a contact form for resolution with business owner. In order to use this application, businesses will need to enroll for activation.

Screenshots

CheckTheReviews4 screens
The Review Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CheckTheReviews at 4.7 against The Review Machine's 4.3. CheckTheReviews also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). The Review Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CheckTheReviews holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of CheckTheReviews's written reviews are positive against 75% of The Review Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CheckTheReviews ships an update every 2 months, The Review Machine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CheckTheReviews versus The Review Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheckTheReviewsThe Review Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPayfect Inc.5SRR LLC

Customer experience

CheckTheReviews

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

The Review Machine

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

CheckTheReviews

No in-app purchases

None

The Review Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CheckTheReviews free?
CheckTheReviews is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Review Machine free?
The Review Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CheckTheReviews or The Review Machine?
CheckTheReviews is rated higher. CheckTheReviews averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while The Review Machine averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do CheckTheReviews or The Review Machine have ads?
Neither CheckTheReviews nor The Review Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CheckTheReviews or The Review Machine?
CheckTheReviews ships an update every 2 months, and The Review Machine every 3 weeks. Most recently, CheckTheReviews was updated on October 11, 2026 and The Review Machine on October 23, 2026.

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