Comparison

The Review Machine vs Cinquo

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

Head to head
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.

About

Cinquo

Manage and improve your business's Google Reviews with actionable insights and streamlined workflows. This app helps you track your true rating, plan your path to a 5-star score, and respond to customer feedback efficiently while maintaining your brand's voice. It's designed for business owners to turn online reputation into customer growth.

Highlights
  • Real rating tracking
  • Goal calculator for 5-star reviews
  • AI-assisted reply suggestions
  • Review notification system
  • Customer photo and video context
  • Simplified owner-focused workflow
Features
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Cinquo is the review management platform local businesses actually use, built for restaurants, hotels, clinics and any group running more than one location. If your Google rating matters to your business, this is the tool. You don't lose customers over one bad review. You lose them when the reviews that matter go unanswered, your rating quietly slips, and nobody has a clear plan to fix it. Cinquo gives you the KPIs and workflows that actually move your Google Maps reputation. WHAT MAKES CINQUO DIFFERENT Your Real Rating Google Maps rounds your score up or down. Cinquo shows your true, unrounded rating, so you always know where you actually stand and catch reputation drops early. A clear path to 5 stars Our goal calculator tells you exactly how many 5-star reviews you need to hit your next milestone. No guessing, no hoping. Reply fast, keep your voice CINTIA, our AI, reads every review and drafts a reply in your tone, using your templates. You approve before anything goes out. Cinquo never auto-posts on your behalf. Collect reviews where it counts Unlimited personalized QR codes, per location, per table or per employee, so customers can leave a review in seconds. Assign a QR to a specific team member and see exactly how many reviews they bring in, and at what rating. Flag removable reviews Cinquo's built-in detector flags reviews that break Google's policies, so once you report them, they come down within hours instead of sitting there for weeks. Share reviews on social media in two taps Turn a great review into a shareable graphic for Instagram in seconds. Pick a template, edit the text, choose what to show, even change the colors. No design skills needed. Built for chains, franchises and groups Delegated Users let local managers handle their own reviews and see their own location's metrics. You keep brand consistency and centralized reporting for HQ. Your whole team, measured for real Compare locations, spot who's falling behind and who's crushing it, and bring real numbers to the meetings that matter, not pretty reports nobody opens again. More power on the web Sign up in the app and you also get access to our web platform, with AI-generated review summaries, custom QR creation, delegated user management, and deeper filtering across all your reviews. WHO CINQUO IS FOR Restaurants, restaurant groups, hotels and hotel chains, clinics, franchises, and any physical-location business that depends on what people say about it on Google. Trusted by 1,100+ active customers across 5 continents, with a 4.9-star average rating and thousands of locations managed every day. Connect your Google Business Profile and stop losing customers to a review nobody answered in time.

Screenshots

The Review Machine4 screens
Cinquo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cinquo at 4.9 against The Review Machine's 4.3. Cinquo also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 75%) and ratings volume (100 vs 11). The Review Machine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Cinquo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. The Review Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cinquo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinquo has 100 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of The Review Machine's written reviews are positive against 97% of Cinquo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Review Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, Cinquo monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Review Machine versus Cinquo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Review MachineCinquo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings)4.9 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11100 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer5SRR LLCLOCALBOSS SL

Customer experience

The Review Machine

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

Cinquo

All ratings100 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

The Review Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cinquo

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • AI review count discrepancy

Requested features

2 requests
  • Expand functionality to Yelp
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

The Review Machine

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Cinquo

Subscriptions8
  • CINQUO STARTER Monthly$6.991 Month
  • CINQUO SOLO Monthly$9.991 Month
  • LOCALBOSS STARTER Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • CINQUO PRO Monthly$14.991 Month
  • SOLO Monthly$14.991 Month
  • LOCALBOSS PRO Monthly$19.991 Month
  • LOCALBOSS CORP Monthly$39.991 Month
  • CINQUO STARTER Yearly$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 AI Credits$4.99
  • 100 Cintia Credits$9.99

Questions

Is The Review Machine free?
The Review Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinquo free?
Cinquo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Review Machine or Cinquo?
Cinquo is rated higher. The Review Machine averages 4.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Cinquo averages 4.9 from 100 ratings.
Do The Review Machine or Cinquo have ads?
Neither The Review Machine nor Cinquo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Review Machine or Cinquo?
The Review Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cinquo monthly. Most recently, The Review Machine was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cinquo on November 3, 2026.

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