Find the review-request link for the right location
Open the Business Profile you manage, choose Read reviews, then Get more reviews, and copy the link. For multiple branches, check the business name and address before copying. A link shared from a Maps place, search result or an existing review may lead somewhere else; the hostname alone does not prove it opens the review form.
Test the destination before making artwork
Open the copied link on a phone and confirm the correct business and review-writing screen. Also check a private or signed-out browser: Google may ask the visitor to sign in before writing. A sign-in prompt is different from a broken QR. If only a place page or an existing review opens, return to the profile’s review-request tool and copy the link again.
Update the destination without replacing the printed QR
Create with tracking on to use a Qex short link. Save the owning workspace with email and confirm the emailed link before clearing browser storage. If the review-request URL changes, open the existing code in that workspace and edit its destination; creating another code gives you a different printed QR. Dynamic redirects depend on Qex continuing to operate.
Scan counts and posted reviews measure different things
Qex records requests to the short link, not completed Google reviews or unique customers. Repeat scans and scanner previews can create requests. Google handles sign-in, writing and submission; Qex cannot connect a scan to a posted review. Check the Business Profile itself for reviews instead of treating scan totals as review totals.
Print a review card for the right location
Use the free A4 or US Letter counter-card download in the generator. Add your business/location label so visitors can recognize the listing, and check the readable address as well as the QR. With tracking on, finish creating the code and enter the label on its code page. To reuse a printed code, open that existing code in your workspace instead of creating another.
Print at 100% and check the 50 mm scale line with a ruler. Scan one final proof and confirm the correct location opens before printing a batch. The card asks for honest feedback; it offers no incentive and scanning does not submit a review. Changing printed labels requires a reprint. See the print-size guide.
Find the link or update an existing review code
Google’s instructions for finding a review link and downloading its QR show the current Business Profile controls. Choose the exact location before copying its review-request link.
Open your owning workspace to edit an existing code. For guest codes, save the workspace with email and confirm the emailed link. Already saved? Sign in with the owner’s email.
If the printed code will not open, check the destination and connection. If the camera cannot read the pattern, check the artwork and print.
How to make a Google review QR code
- Find and test the review linkOpen your location’s Business Profile, choose Read reviews then Get more reviews, and copy the link. Test the business name, address and review-writing screen on a phone; a signed-out visitor may first see Google sign-in.
- Create and save the codePaste the tested link into this builder with tracking on. Save the owning Qex workspace with email and confirm the emailed link so you can return to the code later.
- Download and check a print proofDownload the free A4 or US Letter review counter card and enter the business/location label, or use SVG for your own layout. Print the card at 100%, check its 50 mm scale line, and scan a final proof to confirm the correct location before printing a batch.
- Return to the same code for updatesSign in to the owning workspace, select the existing code and change its destination if the review-request link changes. Scan the original printed proof again to check the update.
Check your QR before printing
Keep the full clear margin around your downloaded QR. Print one proof at the final size, measure it, and scan it with the phones your visitors use before ordering a batch.
Compare QR print dimensions and make an A4 or US Letter proof for a plain, no-logo static link or text code. For your existing dynamic code, paste its Qex short link, rather than the destination, to keep the same redirect in the proof. For a code with a logo, frame, Wi-Fi details or a contact card, test the actual downloaded artwork; the plain calculator does not reproduce that design.
Diagnose a QR code that will not scan or open if a proof fails.
Questions
Why does the link open Maps instead of the review form?
You may have copied a general place link or a link to an existing review. Copy the review-request link from your Business Profile’s Get more reviews tool and test it on a phone. A g.page or maps.app.goo.gl address alone does not guarantee the right screen.
Why does Google ask customers to sign in?
Google requires sign-in to write a review. Qex does not bypass that step. Test both signed-in and signed-out journeys so you know what a visitor will see; a sign-in prompt does not by itself mean the QR is broken.
Does a scan post a review automatically?
No. The visitor still chooses whether to write and submit a review on Google. Qex scan counts are requests, not posted reviews or unique customers, and cannot identify which scan led to a review.
Can I use Google’s own QR instead?
Yes. Google’s Business Profile review-request tool also offers a QR download on a computer browser. Use it when a fixed direct link is enough. Qex is useful when you want to edit the destination of the same printed code and view scan-request counts; its dynamic redirect depends on continued Qex service.
What if I have two locations?
Create and label a separate code for each location using its own review-request link. Test the business name and address for each printed proof so visitors reach the branch they visited.
How do I change the review link after printing?
Open the existing code in the owning Qex workspace and edit its destination, then scan the original print to check it. Use the same browser for an unsaved guest workspace, or sign in with the email used to save and confirm it. Do not create a new code to update the old print.