Recording a review
What happens when a guest scans the code and holds the button to talk.
Leaving a review on Dafado takes about 20 seconds and needs nothing installed. A guest scans a QR code, the recorder opens, they hold a button, and they talk. No app, no account, no keyboard.
Scan, hold, talk
Scanning the code opens the recorder straight away. Hold the button to record for about 20 seconds, then let go. That is the whole interaction. Because there is nothing to download and nothing to sign up for, a guest can go from curious to finished in the time it takes to say what they thought.
The prompt card guides you
Talking to a microphone with nothing to say is hard, so the recorder always gives you something to answer.
- Before you start, the card shows a short intro line that teaches you what to do. The moment recording begins, that line becomes the first question.
- While recording, the card shows one neutral question at a time under the microphone, for example "What did you order?". The first question is the most concrete, to get you talking; the rest vary each time.
- Tap the card for another question whenever you want a new angle. Advancing to the next question never stops the recording, so you can keep talking straight through as many prompts as you like.
The questions are there to help, not to script you. You can ignore them and simply say what you actually thought.
Questions that fit the place
The prompts are tailored to the kind of place you are reviewing. A restaurant, a cafe, a bar, a place to stay, a shop, or a service each gets questions that make sense for it. So do outdoor places like trails, parks, and peaks, along with culture, active, and transit places, plus a general set for anything else.
This matters because a question only helps if it fits. A railway station gets general questions, not questions about what you ordered. Hospitality prompts go to hospitality places, and everywhere else gets prompts that suit it.
When the map does not know the place
If the map does not already know where you are, you can add the place by name. Your phone provides the location, and you pick the kind of place from a small chooser. That last step is what keeps the questions relevant: once Dafado knows it is a cafe and not a trailhead, the prompts fit again.
About a place or a person
A review can be about a place, and it can also be about a person, a creator. The recording experience is the same either way: scan, hold, talk, and let Dafado do the rest.