Delete your own Google review
A review you wrote yourself you can remove for free at any time:
- Open Google Maps on your computer or in the app and sign in.
- Click the menu and then “Your contributions” or “Reviews”.
- Find the review, click the three-dot menu and choose “Delete review”.
- Confirm the action.
This only works for your own reviews. Third-party reviews about your business you can't delete directly – only report.
Have a third-party review removed: the form
If a third-party review is hurting your business, proceed like this:
- Open your Google Business Profile and go to the reviews.
- Next to the review in question, click the three-dot menu and then “Report review”.
- In the form, choose the relevant violation (e.g. false information, off topic, conflict of interest).
- Via the Google tool for managing reviews you can track the status and bundle several reports.
Important: a removal only happens if Google finds a guideline violation. Pure expressions of opinion about real experiences are usually not removed.
What does it cost to have a review removed?
| Route | Cost | Success |
|---|---|---|
| Report yourself (form) | free | often low |
| Cheap providers | approx. $20 – 55 / review | highly variable |
| Specialist lawyers (single review) | approx. $110 – 175 / review | approx. 90%, slow |
| Profile removal (RapidRemove) | fixed price, payable after success | guaranteed (all reviews gone) |
Free vs. paid: what works?
The free route via the form is always worth a first attempt – especially for obvious spam. The reality, however, is sobering: Google checks largely automatically and rejects many reports with standard boilerplate. If that fails, professional removal is the next step. Look for a success fee – that way you bear no cost risk if the removal doesn't work.
How do I know a review was deleted?
A deleted review disappears from your profile, and your average rating and the number of reviews adjust. You're not shown a direct “deleted” status; the most reliable indicator is that the review and its star rating are no longer visible and the average changes accordingly. Document the starting state with a screenshot beforehand to have a before-and-after comparison.
Permanent solution: have the whole profile removed
If the form doesn't work and several reviews are permanently damaging your profile, profile removal is the most direct route. The key difference: RapidRemove removes no individual reviews, but the entire Google Business Profile – all reviews disappear with it. The result is a clean slate instead of fighting over every star.
- 24 – 48 hours instead of weeks or months
- the entire profile incl. all reviews at once
- Guarantee: if the profile reappears via third parties, it's removed for free
- no effort for you, no Streisand risk
- optional fresh start with a clean profile
Profile permanently damaged? Check removability – for free.
In seconds you'll see whether and how fast your profile and all its reviews can be removed.
Check removabilityFrequently asked questions
Yes. In Google Maps open “Your contributions”, select the review and click “Delete review” in the three-dot menu. It's free and possible at any time.
Yes. Via the three-dot menu next to the review you reach “Report review” and thus the report form. Track the status via the Google tool for managing reviews.
Your own reviews yes. Third-party reviews you can report for free – whether Google removes them isn't guaranteed. For reliable removal there are paid services with a success fee.
The review disappears from the profile and the average and review count change. No explicit status is shown – a before screenshot helps with the comparison.
From free (self-report) to $20–55 (cheap services) to $110–175 per review with a lawyer. For profile removal there's a fixed price, payable after success.
No. RapidRemove removes the entire Business Profile; all reviews disappear with it. A single review with the profile kept is removed via reporting or a lawyer.