Apple Seeking to Increase Participation in App Store Ratings?
iPhoneHellas.gr has published a screenshot from the latest iPhone 2.2 Beta 2 which reveals that Apple may be seeking to increase customer participation in reviewing iPhone and iPod touch apps.
Specifically, the latest firmware will ask users to rate an application if they decided to remove them from their iPhone. Apple would presumably send the rating back to the iTunes App Store. While Apple had originally allowed anyone to leave an app ratings, Apple now requires customers to have purchased an application prior to rating/reviewing it.
Recently leaked screenshots of iPhone 2.2 Beta 2 have revealed a number of new features including:
- Google Street View
- Public Transit Times and Walking Directions
- Location Sharing
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43 months ago
If you're deleting, it can't be too good.
Took the words right out of my mouth. They should find a way to get people to rate before deleting.
43 months ago
Hmm, I hope there's a converse option to make it easy, or prompt, to leave a rating if you're happy with the app, otherwise this is really skewed towards those who aren't happy.
And, say you've had the app for a while, got more than your money's worth for it but then got bored of it. What would *you* be likely to put as the star rating? I'm guessing many would probably rate it lower than they would of whilst they were enjoying it.
Not sure about this at all.
And, say you've had the app for a while, got more than your money's worth for it but then got bored of it. What would *you* be likely to put as the star rating? I'm guessing many would probably rate it lower than they would of whilst they were enjoying it.
Not sure about this at all.
43 months ago
On one hand I think this is a good idea as if you are deleting the app, there was a reason it didn't do what you needed if to do for you (in general). However, I wonder if it might also lead to more hasty ratings? I've only set out to rate two apps, one of which was BeejiveIM because I found it to be an amazing IM client, but I had used the app and found it to be good enough for me to take time and give it a good rating.
However if it's just a lame game like the Audi driver or whatever that was, and there had there been this option, it would have earned a one star upon removal...
hmm, maybe this is a good thing.
However if it's just a lame game like the Audi driver or whatever that was, and there had there been this option, it would have earned a one star upon removal...
hmm, maybe this is a good thing.
43 months ago
What better way to drive down ratings. Fail.
I think "win" for exactly the same reasons. A brilliant way to get all the chaff rated down so that the outstanding software actually stands out.
43 months ago
Hmm, I hope there's a converse option to make it easy, or prompt, to leave a rating if you're happy with the app, otherwise this is really skewed towards those who aren't happy.
And, say you've had the app for a while, got more than your money's worth for it but then got bored of it. What would *you* be likely to put as the star rating? I'm guessing many would probably rate it lower than they would of whilst they were enjoying it.
Not sure about this at all.
I agree. I don't know the best way to do it, but it should ask you to rate it after so many runs of an application. If it only asks when you delete, most likely, it won't be a good review.
43 months ago
This may help.
What may help more is to have a try-before-you-buy mechanism. You buy the app - get charged 2 days later or something. I've spent quite a bit on apps where the screenshots look nice, but the app is terrible. "iBeer", for example.
Oh, and I'd prefer they not use the splashscreen as the screenshots, in the store.
What may help more is to have a try-before-you-buy mechanism. You buy the app - get charged 2 days later or something. I've spent quite a bit on apps where the screenshots look nice, but the app is terrible. "iBeer", for example.
Oh, and I'd prefer they not use the splashscreen as the screenshots, in the store.
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