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Reminds me of mobile apps that periodically ask if I like the application. If I say yes, then they inevitably ask for a review on the app store.
by pfista 10y ago
Reminds me of mobile apps that periodically ask if I like the application. If I say yes, then they inevitably ask for a review on the app store.
- tdaltonc 10y agoI downloaded the FoxNews app to watch a presidential debate (must have been about a year ago) and I was shocked to see them doing that. The question was something like "Do you love this app?," the 'yes' button linked directly to an app store review prompt and the 'No' button just closed the prompt. I would have assumed that pre-screening reviews like that would be against the app store rules. Also the app didn't work and I had to find a stream of it online.
- squeaky-clean 10y agoThere's no winning with some of them. If you select 4 stars or higher "Great, please continue to the app store and review us!". If you answer with 3 or fewer, "Oh no! Please visit our contact page and tell us how we can make it better!"
- chillacy 10y agoThe sad reality is that you can have thousands of users and no reviews if you don't do that stuff. And because the (apple) app store wipes reviews every update, it also encourages devs to never update, lest they go and nag all their users again. All around difficult situation for apps, especially if you go about it as a solo dev. Also sad that the most effective way to get a bunch of 5 stars is to say in your app: Have a free X item if you rate us 5 stars! <link to app store>, nevermind that there's no way of actually verifying that they left you any feedback, nonetheless plenty of people actually do it.