the app that comes to mind is the DMB Setlist app. People were giving it one star because they don't like DMB. That's not the point of reviewing the app. The app worked perfectly, no problems at all, but now the rating is skewed because people felt a need to give it a low rating because it was for a band they didn't like.
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Reviews in the app store should only be posted by actual users!!!
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http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286778329&mt=8
OMG, this is a new one.
A user Wrote:
"Cool app but I don't live in Houston, so wats the point of getting it???"
Stars given: One
Holy freaking... I wish iTunes had a cartoon boxing glove on a spring that would've knocked the guy out for sending that. Or maybe a giant mallet. Seriously, these people need some sense knocked into them.
Anyone got a good simple explanation that we can all copy and paste into the report concern for all these bogus reviews?
OMG, this is a new one.
A user Wrote:
"Cool app but I don't live in Houston, so wats the point of getting it???"
Stars given: One
Holy freaking... I wish iTunes had a cartoon boxing glove on a spring that would've knocked the guy out for sending that. Or maybe a giant mallet. Seriously, these people need some sense knocked into them.
Anyone got a good simple explanation that we can all copy and paste into the report concern for all these bogus reviews?
Checking again, I'm glad that last review is now 0 out of 8 found it helpful.
That got me thinking, that kind of reviewer probably does this over and over. Maybe Apple can have a flag system, where it they are reported, just their reviews have to be screened for real before showing up.
Another review for that "FREE" app puts it down because they didn't develop for the biggest city first (probably his area), giving it 2 stars. If that person really wants to give advice, why not review the app with a rating for what it is, then give an extra comment at the end. I mean if he feels it's only worth 2 stars why should he care which city it's for anyway.
How many times can we click "no" on of a review?
That got me thinking, that kind of reviewer probably does this over and over. Maybe Apple can have a flag system, where it they are reported, just their reviews have to be screened for real before showing up.
Another review for that "FREE" app puts it down because they didn't develop for the biggest city first (probably his area), giving it 2 stars. If that person really wants to give advice, why not review the app with a rating for what it is, then give an extra comment at the end. I mean if he feels it's only worth 2 stars why should he care which city it's for anyway.
How many times can we click "no" on of a review?
Another one for the stupid community:
A new Peg Jump game:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284944942&mt=8
Now, that one is $1, but we all know, there happens to be a freen Peg Jump that looks much better:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286027047&mt=8
So guess what's happening, everyone is giving 1 star reviews to the $1 version, claiming why buy this and it looks worse than the free one.
But even I after, playing with the free one, and just quickly looking at the screens of the $1, the pay one actually has three difficulty levels.
The free only has the easy board with 15 pegs. Why the $1 app includes medium and hard, using 21-28 peg boards. Seems to me $1 is well worth it if you like the game to have those extra levels of difficulty, yet all the reviews simply say there's a free version. Maybe there are other legitimate 1 star reasons, but most are not beyond that it's not free.
Makes me sick some developer is getting shafted for his work because of these people.
(EDIT, I noticed that while the screens showed 3 difficulty levels, the description says those were just added, so some of the reviews might have been based off a single level version like the free one. Still, should an app get 1 star just because there is a free version, can't they rate it with more judgement, like 3 stars for being a good game, but 2 knocked off for charging a $1. But nope, nearly everyone reviewing it doesn't have the app)
Though, I understand that the developer of the pay one is the guy who everyone loves for making the most useless pay apps.
A new Peg Jump game:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284944942&mt=8
Now, that one is $1, but we all know, there happens to be a freen Peg Jump that looks much better:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286027047&mt=8
So guess what's happening, everyone is giving 1 star reviews to the $1 version, claiming why buy this and it looks worse than the free one.
But even I after, playing with the free one, and just quickly looking at the screens of the $1, the pay one actually has three difficulty levels.
The free only has the easy board with 15 pegs. Why the $1 app includes medium and hard, using 21-28 peg boards. Seems to me $1 is well worth it if you like the game to have those extra levels of difficulty, yet all the reviews simply say there's a free version. Maybe there are other legitimate 1 star reasons, but most are not beyond that it's not free.
Makes me sick some developer is getting shafted for his work because of these people.
(EDIT, I noticed that while the screens showed 3 difficulty levels, the description says those were just added, so some of the reviews might have been based off a single level version like the free one. Still, should an app get 1 star just because there is a free version, can't they rate it with more judgement, like 3 stars for being a good game, but 2 knocked off for charging a $1. But nope, nearly everyone reviewing it doesn't have the app)
Though, I understand that the developer of the pay one is the guy who everyone loves for making the most useless pay apps.