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I've heard that some apps forward the positive reviewers to the app store rating page, and the negative reviewers get redirected back to the app.
by 0des 5y ago
I've heard that some apps forward the positive reviewers to the app store rating page, and the negative reviewers get redirected back to the app.
- Kalium 5y agoI have definitely seen this happen in apps. If you're less than ecstatic with the application, they direct you to some black-holed "We'd love to hear your feedback!" form. If you love it, they want your review in the app store because ratings are important for search and discovery. Dating apps are often pretty aggressive this particular dark pattern.
- ah765 5y agoI find this to be standard practice in nearly every mobile game nowadays. Since it's allowed by the app store guidelines, any app that doesn't do this is effectively being punished with a lower rating compared to ones that do. I wouldn't mind if Apple and Google prohibited this in their app store guidelines but it seems they currently are fine with it.
- thih9 5y agoI’ve seen that happen too, very often. Usually the negative answer got me redirected to the app’s “internal” feedback page. So now, when given just two choices, I pick the positive one, get redirected to the App Store, and then write an App Store review with actual feedback.
- Jenk 5y agoGame apps also pop these up when the user is on a winning streak, but never when they have just lost.
- corobo 5y agoTo be fair end users are the sort to write bug reports in a review system