I'm biased since you guys actually have reviewed my app, but I think you have some interesting ideas. Here are some of my observations with respect to reviews.
1. Reviews always result in a significant bump up in sales/downloads. It actually doesn't matter whether the review was positive or negative all that much. I've sometimes seen more early play from a review that is mostly negative in tone than from one that is gushing. Definitely balance between the pros and cons helps to lend legitimacy. 2. Format of the review DOES seem to matter. I've noticed that longer more detailed reviews tend to have more legs in the long run. Also, reviews that are well organized with lots of screen shots or other media seem to deliver more hits. 3. Reviews that include interviews help to personalize the application and the brand. I think that more devs need to "put their face" on their apps and develop personal loyalty. Schwimmer, Coryat and others come to mind as doing this successfully. It's not vanity, it's branding. On Jan 30, 2:11 am, AppRoasters <revi...@approasters.com> wrote: > What does a good application review look like? From a dev's > perspective, it's whatever brings the users. From the user's > perspective, things need to be informative and entertaining at the > same time. > > We're trying to carve a niche out for app reviews at approaster.com, > but I'm really interested in hearing devs perspectives on what makes a > good review. What's the right length? How much information is too > much? How long do you get activity out of a review? > > Thanks for your input! -- 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
