Each week $50 was coming off of the $350 despite no leads
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Cancelled the Yelp ads.
Still billed. Now about $700 owed.
Yelp Ads Bill Watchdog For Small Businesses
Keeps a record of a business's Yelp ads budget, credits and cancellation, and flags charges that do not match.
Score 4.6/10 · Not yet
Marketing and advertising
29 October 2026
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4.6 out of 10. Score 4.6/10 · Not yet
6 real complaints found and checked
2 apps. com.yelp.android.biz and reddit
23 Jul. newest complaint · 1 of 6 in the last 6 months
The problem
Small businesses that try Yelp ads describe charges they did not expect. One owner watched $50 a week come off a $350 credit with no leads, another kept being billed after cancelling and now owes about $700, a third was billed nearly $300 after cancelling mid-month, and a dog walking business found a $375 recurring charge two months later. Reviews of Yelp for Business describe hidden free options and confusing daily limits.
Who it's for
Small local businesses that advertise on Yelp
What people are saying
Despite canceling, billing continued, and I now have an outstanding balance of approximately $700
A months after that I’m getting billed nearly $300.
+ 3 more complaints
- com.yelp.android.biz reviewHarley Flint com.yelp.android.biz · Google Play · 2026-02-14
When running ads you can set a daily limit to how much you spend running them.
- com.yelp.android.biz reviewJay Man com.yelp.android.biz · Google Play · 2026-07-23
sign my business for free advertising, they hid the free advertising credit to where u can't see how it's being used showing the credit
- Surprise recurring Yelp ads charge reddit
Two months pass and a bright red $375 recurring charge appears in my bank account feed.
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