# ReviewPine

> ReviewPine is a Google reviews widget for websites. Businesses paste their Google Maps link, choose a layout, and embed their real Google reviews on any website with one line of code. The widget is under 20 KB, sets no cookies, does no visitor tracking, causes no layout shift, and refreshes reviews automatically every day. Built for small businesses, multi-location brands and agencies worldwide: customers in India pay in Indian rupees with GST invoices, everyone else pays in US dollars.

## Key facts

- Product type: embeddable Google reviews widget (SaaS, web-based)
- Install: one `<script>` tag; works on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Framer and custom HTML sites
- Designs: all widget layouts included (carousel, grid, list, sidebar and badge), each in light and dark. Light, dark or auto theme; custom colours (accent, stars, card background, text, border), fonts (system fonts or match the website's own font, no font downloads), corner radius and card styles
- Performance: under 20 KB compressed, async, lazy-loaded near the viewport, reserved height (zero CLS), Shadow DOM isolated, static CDN delivery
- Privacy: no cookies, no local storage, no tracking, no visitor data collected (adds no consent obligations under India's DPDP Act, and needs no cookie consent under EU/UK rules)
- Customisation: full customiser on every plan, with no feature restrictions between plans
- Review control: minimum star rating, hide very short reviews, sort by newest, highest or lowest rating, pin up to 10 favourite reviews to the front
- "Write a review" button opens the business's Google review form directly
- Languages: English and Hindi interface; reviews in any script display correctly, including right-to-left
- Unlimited widgets (fair use); several or unlimited businesses per account on higher plans
- Unlimited widget views (no traffic or pageview limits) and priority support on every paid plan
- Free trial: 7 days for one business, no card required
- Billing: yearly auto-renewal; India pays in INR via Razorpay (UPI Autopay, cards, eMandate), everyone else pays in USD via PayPal (PayPal balance or card); cancel auto-renew anytime; mid-year upgrades are prorated
- Invoices: India gets GST-compliant tax invoices (CGST/SGST or IGST); international customers get invoices in USD with their VAT or tax number; PDF download

## Pricing (billed yearly, in US dollars)

- Starter: $19/year for 1 business, every feature included
- Growth: $49/year for up to 5 businesses, every feature included
- Agency: $129/year for up to 25 businesses, every feature included

## FAQ

### Do I need any coding skills?
No. You paste your Google Maps link, pick a layout, and copy one line of code into your website. If you can paste text into your site builder, you can install it.

### Which website builders does it work with?
Any site that lets you add an HTML or script embed, including WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Framer, Ghost and hand-coded sites. The widget is a single script tag, so there are no plugins to update.

### Will it slow my website down?
No. It is one of the lightest review widgets you can add. It loads in the background, only wakes up when a visitor scrolls near it, and holds its space in advance so nothing on your page jumps. Your speed scores and SEO stay intact.

### Does it use cookies or track my visitors?
No. The widget sets no cookies, uses no local storage and collects nothing about your visitors, so it does not add anything to your cookie banner.

### Is it GDPR friendly?
Yes. The widget sets no cookies, uses no local storage and does no tracking or profiling, so it needs no consent under EU and UK cookie rules and adds nothing to your cookie banner. Like any image or font on your page, its files are delivered by a CDN; we never use that to identify or follow your visitors.

### How many designs can I choose from?
All widget layouts are included on every plan: slider, grid, list, sidebar and badge, each in light and dark. Then change the colours, fonts, borders, corners, card style, which reviews show and more in the full customiser.

### How do the reviews stay up to date?
On every paid plan, new reviews are added to your widgets automatically every day. Want a brand-new review to show straight away? Refresh the business yourself from your account, once a day. During the free trial, reviews are imported once when you add your business.

### Can I choose which reviews are shown?
Yes. Set a minimum star rating, hide very short reviews, sort by newest or highest rated, and pin your favourite reviews so they always show first.

### Can customers leave a new review from the widget?
Yes. The “Write a review” button opens the Google review form for your business directly, so happy customers can post in two taps.

### How does the 7-day free trial work?
Add one business and use every feature free for 7 days. No card needed. When you are ready, choose a yearly plan. If you don’t, one widget stays live for free with your 10 newest 4★ and 5★ reviews, and your other widgets pause until you choose a plan.

### Can I use it for several businesses or clients?
Yes. Plans cover one, several or unlimited businesses on a single account, with unlimited widgets per business (fair use). Ideal for agencies and multi-location brands.

### What does “fair use” mean?
Widgets are unlimited for normal use. Most businesses use two or three: a slider on the homepage, a badge in the footer, a grid on a reviews page. Fair use only stops automated or abusive mass creation that would slow the service down for everyone. If you ever need more, email us and we will raise it for you.

### Do I get an invoice?
Yes. Every payment comes with an invoice in US dollars, with your business name and VAT or tax number if you add them, downloadable as a PDF from your billing page.

### How do I pay?
In US dollars through PayPal, with your PayPal balance or a card. Plans renew yearly, and you can switch auto-renew off anytime from your billing page.

## Blog

Guides from the ReviewPine team ([all articles](https://reviewpine.com/blog), [RSS](https://reviewpine.com/blog/feed.xml)):

- [Google Reviews Widget: What It Is, How It Works and How to Choose One](https://reviewpine.com/blog/google-reviews-widget): A plain-English buyer's guide to Google review widgets: how they fetch and display reviews, the 10 features that actually matter, the privacy and speed questions to ask, and how to set one up in minutes.
- [Review Recency: Why Fresh Reviews Matter More Than Your Total](https://reviewpine.com/blog/review-recency): 74% of consumers only care about reviews from the last three months. Why an old 4.9 can lose to a fresh 4.6, how to keep a steady flow of new reviews, and how to show freshness on your website.
- [How to Add Google Reviews to Shopify (Homepage, Product Pages and Footer)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/google-reviews-shopify): Shopify stores sell to strangers, and strangers need proof. How to add your Google reviews to any Shopify theme with a Custom Liquid section, where they convert best, and how they work alongside product reviews.
- [How to Add Google Reviews to WordPress (Block Editor, Elementor, Divi)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/google-reviews-wordpress): A step-by-step guide to showing Google reviews on WordPress: the block editor, page builders, every page at once, and the caching settings that quietly stop review widgets from appearing.
- [Testimonials vs Google Reviews: Which Builds More Trust on Your Website?](https://reviewpine.com/blog/testimonials-vs-google-reviews): A handpicked quote and a Google review can say the same thing, but visitors don't trust them equally. The key differences, when each one works best, and how to combine them without losing credibility.
- [Reviews and AI Search: How ChatGPT, Gemini and AI Overviews Pick Local Businesses](https://reviewpine.com/blog/google-reviews-ai-search): 45% of consumers now ask AI tools for local recommendations, up from 6% a year earlier. What AI assistants read when they recommend a business, why reviews sit at the centre, and how to give them better material.
- [Is a Perfect 5-Star Rating Bad for Business? What Buyers Really Trust](https://reviewpine.com/blog/perfect-5-star-rating): A spotless 5.0 feels like the goal, but buyers often trust a 4.6 more. What the research says about the "too good to be true" effect, the ratings customers actually filter by, and what to aim for instead.
- [How Reviews Increase Website Conversion Rates (and How to Measure It)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/reviews-conversion-rate): Reviews turn interested visitors into enquiries because they answer the question your own copy can't: "will this work out for someone like me?" The evidence, the psychology, and a simple way to measure the lift on your own site.
- [Fake Reviews and the Law: What Businesses Need to Know (US, UK, EU, India)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/fake-reviews-law): Buying reviews, writing your own, hiding bad ones or paying for positive feedback is no longer just against platform rules. A plain-English guide to the laws now in force, and how to stay safely on the right side.
- [Review Schema and Star Ratings in Google: What Still Works in 2026](https://reviewpine.com/blog/review-schema-star-ratings): Many businesses are promised gold stars in Google results from review markup on their own website. For local businesses that hasn't worked since 2019. What the rule says, what still earns stars, and where to focus instead.
- [How to Reply to Positive Reviews: 20 Examples That Don't Sound Copied](https://reviewpine.com/blog/reply-to-positive-reviews): "Thanks for the review!" on every five-star review tells readers nobody is really listening. How to write short, specific replies that thank the customer and persuade the next one, with 20 examples.
- [What Is Review Gating, and Why It Can Get Your Business in Trouble](https://reviewpine.com/blog/review-gating): Sending happy customers to Google and unhappy ones to a private form feels clever. It breaks Google's rules, can breach consumer protection law, and there's an honest alternative that works better.
- [Where to Put Reviews on Your Website: 8 Placements That Convert](https://reviewpine.com/blog/where-to-put-reviews-on-your-website): Reviews buried on a testimonials page do almost nothing. Eight placements that put proof exactly where visitors hesitate, which layout suits each one, and the common mistakes to skip.
- [How Many Google Reviews Do You Need? A Realistic Target for Your Business](https://reviewpine.com/blog/how-many-google-reviews-do-you-need): There's no magic number, but there are thresholds buyers use. What the research says about the first 5, the first 20 and "enough", and how to set a target based on your actual competitors.
- [How to Ask for a Review: 15 Templates for WhatsApp, SMS, Email and In Person](https://reviewpine.com/blog/how-to-ask-for-reviews-templates): Copy-ready review request messages for WhatsApp, SMS, email and face-to-face, by industry, plus the five ingredients every good request shares and the phrases that break Google's rules.
- [Do Google Reviews Help SEO? What Actually Moves Local Rankings](https://reviewpine.com/blog/do-google-reviews-help-seo): Google says reviews affect local ranking, but not in the way most "review SEO" advice claims. What the evidence supports, what's myth, and the review habits that genuinely help you show up.
- [How to Respond to Negative Reviews (With 9 Templates You Can Adapt)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/how-to-respond-to-negative-reviews): A bad review is read by every future customer, and so is your reply. A calm five-step method, nine adaptable templates, and the mistakes that turn one complaint into a reputation problem.
- [How to Add Google Reviews to Your Website (4 Methods Compared)](https://reviewpine.com/blog/add-google-reviews-to-website): Copying reviews by hand, building on Google's API, or using a widget: what each method really involves, what it costs, and the step-by-step for WordPress, Shopify, Wix and more.
- [How to Get More Google Reviews: 12 Proven Ways That Follow the Rules](https://reviewpine.com/blog/how-to-get-more-google-reviews): Most happy customers never leave a review because nobody asked them at the right moment. Twelve practical ways to get a steady flow of Google reviews, without breaking Google's rules.
- [Why Online Reviews Matter: The 2026 Guide for Small Businesses](https://reviewpine.com/blog/why-online-reviews-matter): Reviews now decide who gets the call, the booking or the sale. What the latest research says, why it matters more each year, and what to do about it this week.

## Links

- [Home](https://reviewpine.com/): product overview, live demo, pricing and FAQ
- [Blog](https://reviewpine.com/blog): guides on getting, showing and replying to Google reviews
- [Widget gallery](https://reviewpine.com/widgets): all widget layouts, live, filterable by layout, style and theme
- [Pricing](https://reviewpine.com/#pricing)
- [Help Centre](https://docs.reviewpine.com): step-by-step guides and answers (index for AI assistants: https://docs.reviewpine.com/llms.txt)
- [Start a free trial](https://app.reviewpine.com/register)
- [Log in](https://app.reviewpine.com/login)
- Support: support@reviewpine.com

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