From iLounge, I learn that iPhone OS 2.2 will ask you to rate an app when you delete it from your device. This is bound to introduce a selection bias to the App Store reviews, since there seems to be no equivalent mechanism to encourage contented users to write a review.
Tags: iPhone, itunes app store
I really like that feature. The ratings are only counted to the combined stars of the app and not show as a review without content.
However, I’m disappointed that you don’t get a reminder after a week to rate the apps you are keeping.
The trouble is figuring when to ask for a rating. Deleting an app is an action, so asking for a rating at that time is no problem; it’s just adding another step to the process.
On the other hand, Keeping is not an action. You’d have to ask for a rating when Launching or Quitting or Using the app. All of those would be an interrupting whatever task the user was trying to accomplish.
[...] a review. Previously, you had to write something, unless you were using Apple’s “rate on delete” feature. I hope this will restore some balance by making it easier for people in a hurry to [...]