It seems Apple has finally made some much needed improvements to the review section of the App Store.

I just visited the store, and noticed that reviews now display the version they refer to. There is also link to just display reviews for the current version.

My favorite change, however, is that there is now a much bigger distinction between “ratings” and “reviews”. Up until now, a user could just rate an app with stars (either on the App Store, or via the misguided “rate after deletion” functionality) or write a full review, accompanied by a star rating. This led to situations where the reviews could all be 5-star, but the average rating of the app would be lower, because of the “invisible” ratings.

Next step: some tools to actually read reviews without trolling every single App Store, and a way to respond.

Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 20:03. Filed under: Mobile, iPhone