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Differences in app review mechanisms: iOS, Android and Windows Phone
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article published on 11 February, 2015
As we launched our first mobile app this year, it has been interesting to observe the small, but very important differences there are between the three major mobile app markets: Apple iOS (iTunes App Store), Android (Google Play) and Microsoft's Windows Phone (Windows Phone Store).
All three markets allow users to review the apps they have downloaded and all three stores emphasize the ... [ read the full article ]
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SProdigy
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11. February 2015 @ 14:18 |
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Another bad part of Android is if you scrap your old code and replace with entirely new code, you lose everything if you don't keep the bundle name.
A previous version of one of my apps was written using Adobe AIR, but then done natively with Android Studio. I ditched support for some of the lower APIs, but got a bunch of negative reviews because those users were somehow able to update to the latest version of the app, despite their API not supporting it.
All I got was a bunch of "it crashed, this sucks" 1-star reviews, which was completely unfair, considering those people using very old Android OS versions, on cheap phones.
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I hate titles
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11. February 2015 @ 15:39 |
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Originally posted by SProdigy:
Another bad part of Android is if you scrap your old code and replace with entirely new code, you lose everything if you don't keep the bundle name.
A previous version of one of my apps was written using Adobe AIR, but then done natively with Android Studio. I ditched support for some of the lower APIs, but got a bunch of negative reviews because those users were somehow able to update to the latest version of the app, despite their API not supporting it.
All I got was a bunch of "it crashed, this sucks" 1-star reviews, which was completely unfair, considering those people using very old Android OS versions, on cheap phones.
True, basically Android forces you to do initial beta testing pretty darn well before you launch, to be 99% certain that your first, initial version wont get tons of 1-star reviews due some minor, but annoying bugs you happened to miss in beta testing phase.
Furthermore, Android's "all reviews are global" is bit bad if you want to test waters in new countries with some auto-translated stuff, seeing if there's enough interest to pay for proper translations, etc. You end up getting 2-3 star reviews due half-arsed translations and those affect also your "primary countries".
But as a developer, I think it eases things if you know these beforehand, which is why we wanted to create this summary :-)
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SProdigy
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11. February 2015 @ 15:40 |
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It's a great summary. I think you should do one on the approval process. Apple can take weeks, but Android is almost instant. (Sorry I'm not familiar with Windows App Store, at least not yet.)
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I hate titles
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11. February 2015 @ 16:26 |
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Originally posted by SProdigy:
It's a great summary. I think you should do one on the approval process. Apple can take weeks, but Android is almost instant. (Sorry I'm not familiar with Windows App Store, at least not yet.)
We'll probably create another short guide on approval process, but we need to get our first iOS apps launched first, as we don't have firsthand experience on iOS process at all :-) For WP, the first version takes about 7 days to get an approval, but after that, it takes about 1-2 business days to get an approval for a new version.
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SProdigy
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11. February 2015 @ 17:39 |
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Originally posted by dRD:
Originally posted by SProdigy:
It's a great summary. I think you should do one on the approval process. Apple can take weeks, but Android is almost instant. (Sorry I'm not familiar with Windows App Store, at least not yet.)
We'll probably create another short guide on approval process, but we need to get our first iOS apps launched first, as we don't have firsthand experience on iOS process at all :-) For WP, the first version takes about 7 days to get an approval, but after that, it takes about 1-2 business days to get an approval for a new version.
Cool.
Be prepared, the iOS process is a PITA, especially if you're not a Mac person (and even if you are, it's daunting.) Then the waiting game begins.
Looking forward to seeing what you guys came up with.
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giiper
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16. February 2015 @ 12:08 |
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We created a service to help with this issues: reviewsapp.in its still in heavy development but you can start using it. It will have social sharing to start a conversation about the reviews you need more opinions or explanations. We use it internally and now we will share it. There is a limit on 5 apps u can follow for reviews due to server restrictions but we will improve it soon.
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