Short answer No. Google Play's closed testing requirement only asks for 12 testers who stay opted in for 14 consecutive days. Closed testers can't post a public review on your store listing while the app is in testing, and reviews are not part of the production access check. Private tester feedback and your own testing notes matter far more. Nobody on your closed test needs to leave a Play Store review. Not one star, not one sentence. Google's requirement is about testers being opted in and ...