Kit vs platform
A kit. Not a review platform.
Askforstars makes the official Google write-review URL and a short text. You send it from the shop phone. We never hold customer numbers. We never send SMS. We never post to Google. We never filter stars.
kit vs platform
This is a kit. Not a review platform.
$29 is the official Google write-review link and a short text, saved so you are not pasting Maps again tomorrow. $75–$400+ a month is a review platform — an inbox, a dashboard, and they text your customers for you. Quote before you start.
This kit
You already have Messages. You send one text after the job, from the shop phone. We never have the customer’s number.
A platform
They want a list of phone numbers. They SMS for you. You pay for the inbox.
Scenario
Harbor Plumbing, 4:10 p.m. The drain is clear. Maya is still in the driveway. The owner opens Messages, pastes the text we made, hits send, and loads the van. Maya taps the link and lands on Google’s write-review form. Nobody from Askforstars texted her. Nobody posted a star. The shop asked the same day, from their own number.
That is the $29 kit. If you need a company to SMS a list every night, you want a platform.
Honest comparisons
- Google Ask-for-reviews QR vs this kit — Google’s QR is made in a computer browser. We save the write-review URL and a text you send, and you can print a QR from the van.
- Print and leave-behind — Invoice, van, or counter. Same official write-review URL. The customer still writes on Google.
- Agencies and multi-shop work — $29 per saved shop. The client or the owner still sends. This is not a white-label inbox.
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First generate is free. You send the text. We don't.