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Reading a few reviews on the playstore of this apps - instantly tells me that something is off.

Asking for review after 20 second of app installation? Also most 5 star reveiw looks fake.

We hired an "app revenue optimization" guy for an hour consultation just to see if we missed something obvious. One thing he suggested was to ask for a review instantly after the paywall. Apparently if you do that, most people will give a 5 star review. We haven't done it since it seems... weird? scammy? but apparently it's a thing that works for maximizing ranking (since reviews are a big influence)

Curious, do you think the mentality of buyers would be "I just paid, so it s 5"?

And I am glad you didn't do it. I personally find it so annoying. I am do ask for reviews but lemme use it for a while first?

I would assume that people don't buy an App that they wouldn't give a positive review?

> Apparently if you do that, most people will give a 5 star review. We haven't done it since it seems... weird? scammy?

This is what Uber does. Not just a 'rate your trip' but also the 'add a tip' prompt. Only way to get rid of the screen is to select something or hit Back a bunch of times.

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