Hi iPhone users,
In this modern world, we rely on our phones to do many things. Some people use 10~20 apps per day, and that’s a lot. We have apps for navigation, communication, online ordering, entertainment, etc. Today, I’m going to talk about FIVE secrets that iOS app developers don’t want us to know.
1. Double In-App Ratings
User ratings play a crucial role in the search rankings when we’re looking for an app in the app store. We’ve all had the experience of being asked to rate the app after we’ve finished using it, or maybe we just voluntarily click on a “Rate Us” button. Developers are naturally curious to know what kinds of ratings their apps’ users are giving, but developers have no control over what ratings are being posted on app store pages. So to prevent users from writing negative reviews of their apps, developers have come up with some tricks.
When we are prompted to rate an app, the dialog asking us to do that is developed by the app developer. If we select one or two rating stars from the dialog, we are very likely going to leave a negative review on the app store. In such a case, the…
