2021-11-21
Oh this is a shocking thread. tl:dr - Apple Podcasts implemented a rating request when you finish a podcast, so people believe they're rating their fave podcast rather than the podcast app. Customer service announcement - there are great podcast apps out there! (I like Overcast). https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
The Apple Podcasts app's review score went from 1.8 to 4.6 stars after Apple began prompting users for ratings, confusing some into rating individual podcasts
Sean Hollister / The Verge :
2021-11-20
Oh this is a shocking thread. tl:dr - Apple Podcasts implemented a rating request when you finish a podcast, so people believe they're rating their fave podcast rather than the podcast app. Customer service announcement - there are great podcast apps out there! (I like Overcast). https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
The Apple Podcasts app's review score went from 1.8 to 4.6 stars as Apple began prompting users to rate the app, confusing some into rating individual podcasts
Apple Podcasts rises above bad reviews, but at what cost? — You pissed off people by somewhat breaking your app, and they're leaving angry reviews.