Migrate from Growave to WiserReview in 2026

Growave is a popular platform for collecting reviews, referrals, and loyalty points.

However, many growing ecommerce stores face challenges such as rising costs, limited review customization, slower support, and difficulty in integrating reviews across multiple channels.

WiserReview addresses these issues by offering flexible review collection, AI-powered insights, built-in referral marketing, advanced display widgets, and automation, all while keeping your existing social proof intact.

This guide will walk you through migrating from Growave to WiserReview, importing reviews, displaying them across your store, and setting up automated review collection.

Why store owners switch from Growave to WiserReview

High costs and changing plans

Many users report that Growave frequently changes its pricing and features, unexpectedly increasing costs.

WiserReview offers predictable pricing and includes multiple tools, such as AI review summaries, referral marketing, and automation, all in one platform.

Limited review display options

Growave provides basic review display options, which can make it challenging to showcase reviews effectively across product pages, homepages, or landing pages.

WiserReview offers over 30 customizable widgets, including product review sections, star ratings, review carousels, and Wall of Love sections, helping brands maximize the visibility of social proof.

Slow review management

Large volumes of reviews can be difficult to manage in Growave, especially when importing/exporting data or moderating content.

WiserReview simplifies review management with bulk import tools, product mapping, filtering, moderation options, and automated workflows.

Lack of advanced features

Growave users often miss features like AI-powered review summaries, flexible automation channels (email, SMS, WhatsApp), and built-in referral marketing.

WiserReview combines all these features, enabling brands to collect, display, and get more value from reviews.

Real-Time user feedback

Many Growave users have reported recurring issues, including app crashes, payment changes, and poor customer support, that affect daily operations and user trust.

WiserReview provides stable performance, dedicated support, and smooth integration to avoid these disruptions.

Move from Growave without losing reviews

Import your ratings, photos, and videos into WiserReview in a few simple steps.

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What gets migrated from Growave?

When moving to WiserReview, you can transfer:

• Review content and star ratings
• Customer names and review dates
• Product ID
• Photo and video reviews
• Referral history

Make sure your export file includes Product IDs or handles to map reviews accurately to the right products.

Before you start the migration

1. Ensure access to your Growave account and your ecommerce store admin panel.
2. Export all review data from Growave in CSV format.
3. Verify that your file contains all necessary fields: review content, ratings, customer info, review dates, media links, and product identifiers.

Having Product IDs ready ensures each review appears on the correct product page in WiserReview.

Step 1: Export Reviews from Growave

• In the Growave admin panel, go to Import/Export → Reviews
• Select the export type: Reviews
• Choose an email address where you want to receive the exported data, and then click Export.

Review the exported file carefully to ensure all required information is present, including media attachments and Product IDs.

Step 2: Import Reviews from Growave

Start by installing the WiserReview app from the Shopify App Store and connecting it to your store. This ensures the app has proper access to your product catalog and store data.

Allow WiserReview to automatically sync all Shopify products. This step is critical because it ensures that each imported review is accurately mapped to the correct product.

In your WiserReview dashboard, go to Manage Reviews → Import Reviews.

Select Growave and click on Integration.

This is where you will upload your Growave export CSV file and prepare the reviews for mapping.

Select the CSV file exported from Growave. Ensure it includes all necessary fields such as review text, star ratings, customer names, review dates, product identifiers, and any media links.

Carefully map each column from your CSV to the corresponding WiserReview fields. This includes review content, ratings, customer information, dates, product details, and any photos or videos. Proper mapping is essential to maintain data accuracy and avoid misplaced reviews.

Double-check that Product IDs or handles are correctly mapped. This ensures that each review appears on the correct product page and maintains the integrity of your store’s social proof.

Before finalizing, review a few products to confirm that all ratings, review content, customer information, and media are displayed correctly. This step helps catch any errors before publishing.

Once everything is verified, complete the import process. Your Growave reviews are now fully integrated into WiserReview and ready to be displayed using widgets on your Shopify store.

Detailed guide: WiserReview + Shopify Integration Guide

Display imported reviews with WiserReview widgets

After importing your Growave reviews, it’s important to display reviews strategically across your store to build trust and guide purchasing decisions.

WiserReview provides flexible widgets that make this simple.

1. Choose and configure a widget

Go to Widgets in your WiserReview dashboard and select the widget type that fits your store, such as Product Review Section, Star Rating, Review Carousel, Wall of Love, or Trust Badge.

Click Configure to start customization.

2. Customize appearance

Adjust colors, fonts, layouts, review card styles, and media display.

Set filters for verified buyers, ratings, or reviews with photos/videos. Preview on desktop and mobile to ensure a professional look and responsiveness.

3. Set display rules

Decide which reviews appear in each widget, recent reviews, top-rated, verified buyers, or product-specific reviews.

Highlight photo and video reviews to increase engagement and social proof.

4. Publish and verify

Publish the widget to your store pages (Shopify: Online Store → Themes → Customize).

Check multiple pages to ensure reviews display correctly and adjust settings if needed.

Highlight key feedback with an AI review summary

WiserReview’s AI Review Summary helps shoppers quickly understand the most important points from your reviews without reading every single one.

It scans all reviews for recurring themes, sentiment, and product highlights, giving visitors a clear overview of customer feedback.

To set it up, go to your WiserReview dashboard, open Widgets → Product Review Section → Configure, and select AI Summary.

You can also enable AI Topics to categorize reviews by themes such as quality, fit, durability, delivery experience, and customer service. This makes it easy for shoppers to see the patterns that matter most.

The summary updates automatically as new reviews are collected, keeping the insights fresh. You can adjust how much detail appears and which topics are highlighted so it fits perfectly within your store design.

For ASO purposes, showing AI summaries can make product pages more user-friendly and informative, improving engagement and conversion rates. Shoppers get a quick, digestible view of reviews, building trust and helping them decide faster.

Start collecting new reviews with automation

Automating review collection ensures your store continuously gathers fresh customer feedback without manual follow-ups.

WiserReview lets you set up automated workflows that send review requests across multiple channels and include reminders for non-responding customers.

1. Open the automation section

Log in to your WiserReview dashboard and click Automate in the left-hand menu.

This section is where you can create and manage all review collection workflows for your store.

2. Create a New automation and choose a Trigger

Click Create Workflow to start a new automation. Select the event that will trigger the review request. Common triggers include:

• Product name
• Customer

Choosing the right trigger ensures that customers receive review requests at the optimal time after they receive or use the product.

3. Select a review request channel

Decide how you want to contact customers. WiserReview supports multiple channels, including:

• Email review requests
• SMS review requests
• WhatsApp review requests
• Webhook-triggered review requests

You can use a single channel or combine multiple channels to increase response rates.

4. Configure timing, message, and reminders

Set the timing for sending review requests, usually 7 to 14 days after delivery or fulfillment.

Customize the message content to include the customer’s name, product details, and a direct link to submit the review. Optionally, enable one or more follow-up reminders for customers who do not respond to the initial request.

5. Activate and monitor the workflow

After configuring your workflow, activate it. Monitor submissions from your dashboard to track performance.

You can see how many reviews are submitted, which channels perform best, and adjust timing or messaging for higher conversion rates.

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Conclusion

Migrating from Growave to WiserReview ensures that all your existing reviews, text, ratings, photos, and videos, remain intact. This preserves the trust and social proof you’ve already built with your customers.

With WiserReview, you gain advanced features like AI-powered review summaries, automated review requests, and built-in referral marketing. Customizable widgets let you display reviews exactly where they will have the most impact on your store.

Overall, this migration gives you greater control over your review ecosystem, strengthens customer trust, and helps boost conversions by making your product feedback more engaging and accessible.