Smash Balloon Reviews Feed
by Smash Balloon
Pulls Google, Yelp, Facebook and Trustpilot reviews into the site automatically.
This link may earn us a commission. It never changes our rating.
What Smash Balloon Reviews Feed does
Pulls Google, Yelp, Facebook and Trustpilot reviews into the site automatically.
It sits in the social proof part of a WordPress stack and is sold by Smash Balloon on a freemium basis. We recommend it in our social proof guides because it does that one job well without asking you to rebuild the rest of the site around it.
Every plugin adds work to a page request, so treat this as a decision with a cost. Record a speed test before you install it and run the same test afterwards, on the same page, so you know exactly what it charged you.
Real user ratings
Smash Balloon Reviews Feed is sold outside the WordPress.org directory, so there is no public user rating to quote. Our own editorial score is 4.7/5, based on the vendor documentation, the refund window and the measured performance cost.
Where Smash Balloon Reviews Feed ranks elsewhere
Smash Balloon Reviews Feed does not appear in the published "best of" lists we track from WPBeginner, TechRadar, Kinsta, Themeisle and similar sites. That is not a mark against it - those roundups are short and skew towards the biggest names.
What changed in the latest version
Smash Balloon Reviews Feed does not publish a changelog we can read automatically, so check the vendor's own release notes before you update a live site.
Pros and cons
- Third-party reviews stay in sync
- A free tier you can trial before paying
- Actively maintained and used on production sites we test
- Multiple platforms need the pro build
- The features most sites need sit in the paid tier
How to use it
- 1Install on a staging copy first if the site takes money.
- 2Work through the setup wizard and connect any external accounts it needs.
- 3Configure the one feature you installed it for, and leave the rest off.
- 4Test the result as a logged-out visitor on both mobile and desktop.
- 5Re-run our speed test to confirm the plugin has not cost you load time.
How it compares
Other social proof plugins we recommend, with their rating and pricing model.
| Plugin | Our rating | WordPress.org | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Balloon Reviews Feed | 4.7 | n/a | Freemium | Third-party reviews stay in sync |
| NotificationX | 4.5 | 4.8 (227) | Freemium | Broad notification types free |
| Site Reviews | 4.8 | 4.9 (372) | Free | Full review system at no cost |
| Strong Testimonials | 4.6 | 4.8 (614) | Freemium | Front-end testimonial collection |
| Thrive Ovation | 4.3 | n/a | Premium | Turns existing praise into testimonials |
| TrustPulse | 4.5 | n/a | Premium | Live, verifiable activity proof |
Guides that cover Smash Balloon Reviews Feed
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