App Developers: Introducing the Arc - the review and rating exchange club
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#2Why can't people just get honest reviews? You know, from users? When I think about services like this, or services that let you pay for installs, I think they are not good for buyers of apps, and therefore not good for the world.
Here's a can't-fail formula for getting plenty of good reviews, that won't cost your integrity:
1) write a great app
2) put a widget in your app that asks for reviews
3) show the widget to users who like the app
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#3This assumes that app developers are the superior demographic to give reviews. I don't think that this is the case, as app developers are far from representative, and won't necessarily reflect the sentiments of the market.
I agree that reviews need to be fixed, but isolating app developers is not the way to go about it. This seems absurd.
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#4I don't think I would trust reviews from a "mutual admiration society."
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#5Why can't people just get honest reviews? You know, from users? When I think about services like this, or services that let you pay for installs, I think they are not good for buyers of apps, and therefore not good for the world. Here's a can't-fail formula for getting plenty of good reviews, that won't cost your integrity: 1) write a great app 2) put a widget in your app that asks for reviews 3) show the widget to u…
I concur, with one exception. I've repeatedly gotten negative feedback from users because there was a rate-this-app screen in there. So the rate-this-app screen isn't a perfect solution either.
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#6The concept of getting reviews from other developers is good, but why should the review be on the App Store? An app developer's review is not weighted more than a review from a normal user. This system can be kept out of the App Store altogether.
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#7Why can't people just get honest reviews? You know, from users? When I think about services like this, or services that let you pay for installs, I think they are not good for buyers of apps, and therefore not good for the world. Here's a can't-fail formula for getting plenty of good reviews, that won't cost your integrity: 1) write a great app 2) put a widget in your app that asks for reviews 3) show the widget to u…
I concur, with one exception. I've repeatedly gotten negative feedback from users because there was a rate-this-app screen in there. So the rate-this-app screen isn't a perfect solution either.
Sounds like you aren't being conservative enough with who you show the widget to. Just show it to people who use the app a lot, recently, and over a long period of time.
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#8This sounds like an excellent way to get your apps banned from the store