Yeah, but the majority of people that experience a bug and give a negative app store review have no intention of having a back and forth with the developer over

Yeah, but the majority of people that experience a bug and give a negative app store review have no intention of having a back and forth with the developer over a bug, they just want to voice their frustration with the app and continue. More often than not they've uninstalled the app too so the OP's solution makes sense for the group of users you're referring to while minimizing the damage the group who only care to voice their frustrations can do.