Let’s fix App Store reviews
…by giving positive reviews to the apps we enjoy using.
Reviews tend to be disproportionally negative because most satisfied people never think to say anything. I’m guilty of this, too — there are plenty of apps (and products, and websites, and people) I’ve been very impressed by, but never took the time to say anything nice. And from what I can tell, this is common for everyone.
The App Store’s reviews only suck because of people like me and you who forget to leave positive reviews. So let’s fix it.
Rules:
- If you intend to give it less than 4 stars, don’t review it.
- If it’s not free and you didn’t buy it, don’t review it.
- Use your real name.
- Don’t criticize the price (but feel free to say it’s a great deal if you want).
- Don’t criticize other apps in your reviews for good apps.
Tonight, I went through and left positive reviews for the apps I enjoy most:
- Galcon: $10 strategy game
- Sketches: $6 drawing app
- Exposure: free Flickr browser with location support (“photos near me”)
- Chopper: $8 action game (like Choplifter)
- pearMe: free photo-memory game (uses your own photos!)
- NetNewsWire: free RSS client
Your turn!