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Including inadvertent 1-star reviews with positive comments attached. That sort of thing always infuriates me.
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Apple Removes Apps Due to Accusations of Shill Reviews
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Including inadvertent 1-star reviews with positive comments attached. That sort of thing always infuriates me.
I agree with this, the amount of times I've searched for something and would have liked to sort them out by rating.
even educated fleas do it
This happens everywhere, and there are no exceptions. The scale of it in this case is the only thing that brought action.
Any devs here not asked friends to review their app? Anyone with dev friends not been asked the same?
All the big publishers do the same. No, it's not some corporate policy, it's the producers doing their own bit of PR. When your job is at stake and you're emotionally attached, of course you're going to go out of your way to self-promote.
Good on Apple for kicking that guy's balls though, if only because he had so many crap apps.
This happens everywhere, and there are no exceptions. The scale of it in this case is the only thing that brought action.
Any devs here not asked friends to review their app? Anyone with dev friends not been asked the same?
All the big publishers do the same. No, it's not some corporate policy, it's the producers doing their own bit of PR. When your job is at stake and you're emotionally attached, of course you're going to go out of your way to self-promote.
Good on Apple for kicking that guy's balls though, if only because he had so many crap apps.
DoNoHarm
macrumors 65816
this is exactly why Apple will have a higher quality level than the composition. You can't trust everyone to not exploit loopholes in the system. While it may sometimes seem "Orwelian" to ban one App and accept another, clearly cases like this validate Apple's vigilance.
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Xenomorph
macrumors 65816
If they're honest, the developer will usually say something like:
"If you like, please remember to rate it."
Good apps have many reviews
A truly good app will have thousands of reviews. I don't buy apps with only a couple of reviews. I've bought a few that were recommended in tech publications. Other than that, like anything else, let the buyer beware!
Snap is an app I read about that is good as far as I am concerned but has not caught on. It is a tech tool to scan networks.
A truly good app will have thousands of reviews. I don't buy apps with only a couple of reviews. I've bought a few that were recommended in tech publications. Other than that, like anything else, let the buyer beware!
Snap is an app I read about that is good as far as I am concerned but has not caught on. It is a tech tool to scan networks.
NAG
macrumors 68030
Yeah, Macupdate got spammed by them too. It is pretty obvious when you get new people writing only one review, giving the app 5 stars, and using broken english.
In the app store is it hard to tell if the person is a one review wonder and broken english is par for the course (I hate the emoji crazy reviews, yes I get it you can use emoji you don't have to spam it).
aucl
macrumors 6502
well i was buying one of them too, and after looking into it it was such a crap, it did not even included all the advertised stuff. i deleted it and complained, but did not got refund.
i would ask for like 10$ review fee per pay app submission, or limit the amount of free app submissions for each developer account?. i am sure a lot of such "developers" just spam the app store and make things chaotic there.
idiots like that make the review process so long.
why not one app and then for each destination a payed in app purchase?!
aucl
macrumors 6502
Actually there is something like there already implemented, but in a bad way, and there is not API for that.
With Safari it is possible to add pages to your home screen. (which actually makes a link there)
It is even possible to make links for any URL style link that is supported by the phone, add an icon, and name for that, ... that all can be done with adding a profile (iPhone Configuration Utility can even used for that) the only thing that sucks is, that it is not opened with the default URL handler, but automatically with safari. Which, opens first safari, and then switches immediately to the right app and handles the URL, ...
Well opening the stuff with the normal URL handler and providing an API to create that would allow us to make bookmarks to quite anything developers can imagine.
(apple why aren't you guys reading feature requests)
aucl
macrumors 6502
You think it is fair that the free app codes are available only to the US, that makes it not that simple for international developers to do that with a payed app!
BongoBanger
macrumors 68000
Yup. Unless there is no suitable equivalent on the alternative platform of course which is increasingly not the case.
Mattie Num Nums
macrumors 68030
The App store is like going garbage diving. Sometimes you find gold, most of the time dirty diapers. I wish the App store could categorize professional apps vs. little play apps (like the meow piano and fart app) better.
Stridder44
macrumors 68040
NO, not at all. That kind of BS move is unacceptable. And Apple's using them as an example to tell other shady developers not to do this.
Ugh, this kind of crap pisses me off so much. I hope this jerkoff goes out of business and gets mauled by dogs. Seriously, thank you Apple! Thank you for having the balls to do the right thing (where most companies would probably just remove the comments and leave the apps).
miketcool
macrumors 6502a
In the iTMS, I often use the review left at the top of the page by the iTunes staff. It would be nice to hire a staff to write reviews, or have a group of reviewers (3rd party maybe?) to sort through the trash.
No. Indications are that they were doing this for most or all of their apps, most of which were just knockoffs of other apps anyway.
Wham
What a huge number of apps this developer has/had. Most of them are apps for travel/tour books, many of which are to unheard of places. Someone has been busy traveling and taking a computer to record notes - or just obtained a bunch of tour guides from a library.
Since apps are selected/downloaded based on ratings, this developer needs to GO.
What a huge number of apps this developer has/had. Most of them are apps for travel/tour books, many of which are to unheard of places. Someone has been busy traveling and taking a computer to record notes - or just obtained a bunch of tour guides from a library.
Since apps are selected/downloaded based on ratings, this developer needs to GO.
aucl
macrumors 6502
it contained quoted wikipedia pages, a selected number of flicker images, and openstreetmap rip for that region (if i remember right)
generated from online sources, and not redacted (that was clear from the quality)
ChazUK
macrumors 603
Disgusting. All the better that this "developer" is no more on the App store. My only worry is how long until this person invades the Android Marketplace? 🙁
Maserati7200
macrumors 6502a
What I really hate is are the people who rate 1 star because they didn't read the instructions properly. On some the description of an app it could say does not work with first gen iPhones and iPod Touches, and people will rate it 1 because it didn't work on their first generation iPhone or iPod Touch and wasted X dollars. Hey idiot, if you read the description in the first place you wouldn't have a problem, now, would you? It's also on the online Apple store, when people buy the wrong cable/connector/case/etc they give a good product one star because they bought the wrong one. I cringe when I read those.
I never understood those at all. If they love the app, why the hell would they rate 1 star? And why does Apple assume that if there is no rating there is a one star rating, they should ask for your rating before being allowed to post.
I never understood those at all. If they love the app, why the hell would they rate 1 star? And why does Apple assume that if there is no rating there is a one star rating, they should ask for your rating before being allowed to post.
Damn even thought it's a bit shady to post some fake reviews, it seems harsh to delete 1900! apps I mean damn thats allot work down the drain for one mistake.
Now if all of the 1900 were just pointless crap apps, I can see.
But why does Apple have a approval process if they let all this crap in?
Now if all of the 1900 were just pointless crap apps, I can see.
But why does Apple have a approval process if they let all this crap in?
Good apps
So far the only non-game apps that I use are: RPNcalc and Facebook. I am not associated with the developers of either of these apps, but I think they are very useful, decently written apps.
What apps are you using?
So far the only non-game apps that I use are: RPNcalc and Facebook. I am not associated with the developers of either of these apps, but I think they are very useful, decently written apps.
What apps are you using?
Maybe they will let the developer resubmit the apps, without the old fake reviews.
