I don't think that's true. I released my app on day one and it's been in the top ten ever since.
On Feb 1, 9:39 am, brs <bernhard.r.su...@gmail.com> wrote: > There also seems to be a time aspect to it - newer apps seem to be > favored in the ranking even if they have not as many downloads or > ratings as an older one. > > As a suggestion to the Market team: it would be really nice to list > the apps by multiple metrics. We already have date and this secret, > magic "popularity" metric. Sometimes I just would like to see which > are the most downloaded or most highly rated applications in a > particular category. > > Bernhard > > On Feb 1, 10:56 am, Chister Nordvik <cnord...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Has anyone figured out this magic formula? > > > I have a app that has > 15000 downloads, a rating of 4.38(600 > > ratings), but it is still less popular than a competing app with < > > 10000 downloads and a rating of 3.45. How is this possible? My guess > > is that it is related to the number of uninstalls but then the rating > > system is all wrong? I think I just have to make a new application > > with a similar name and start all over again since the app got a lot > > of uninstalls in the first version. But then I loose 600 ratings which > > could potentially be very important to have if the rating system > > changes... > > > So please, Google employees, can you give us any hints on whether you > > are doing any changes to the rating system in the near future or give > > us any hints on how the list is decided? > > > -Christer > > > On Dec 18 2008, 3:44 pm, joshv <jvanderb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've posted this question to theMarkettechnical support forum and > > > received no answer, so I will try here. > > > > Does anyone know what metrics are used to determine an > > > application'spopularityin the AndroidMarket? > > > > It does not appear to involve just the number of ratings, the download > > > count, or the average rating, as there are applications which are > > > persistently ranked lower bypopularityeven though they have higher > > > download counts, higher total ratings, and higher average ratings than > > > other apps that are more "popular" in the same category. > > > > I don't want to point to specific apps in this post, but it should be > > > easy enough to find examples. If a Google employee is interested in > > > specific examples, contact me directly.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
