So, a competitor makes fake accounts and gives you 1 star reviews...

[dejo]

...while giving fictitious problems with the app in his review.

And, of course, you've already taken advantage of the 'Report a Concern' link for these reviews that contain fiction, right?

 

[FunkyMonkey]

I don't know if someone has said this before but why don't you give him a taste of his own medicine?

 

[icedmocha]

The rating system is crap. Perhaps user ratings, account age, and so forth should be used to make weighted averages. As it is, you can't trust reviews until thousands are up for a given app.
All the creator has to do is change price a few times, hand out free codes for a while, and the code takers almost always give four or five stars for some reason. It's a joke.

 

[skubish]

I see a lot of people in here basically taking the "suck it up" approach to the OP.

I bet your tune would be different if YOU were the developer.

I wouldn't say suck it up but the OP has not presented evidence that what we claims is actually happening. Its only speculation. He would have grounds for legal action against the competitor if true.