The official Reddit app on the Google play store has 3.3 stars. If you've used Reddit and don't agree with that rating, be sure give it your two cents!
The official Reddit app on the Google play store has 3.3 stars. If you've used Reddit and don't agree with that rating, be sure give it your two cents!
Don't want anyone browsing the Play Store to be misled!
Iphone users, I'm assuming your version of the play store is in similar need of some upkeep.
The review comment would be a good place to pitch the fediverse, too.
Note that 2 stars at this point makes more impact than 1 star. A spike a one star tells people "some drama is going on that it getting the app review bombed. Probably doesn't matter to me." More 2 stars is better.
Wouldn't most people just look at the rating average itself for the time being, rather than go through the individual reviews?
Though even if they do the latter, leaving a 1-star review with a well-written and concise explanation about why it scores so low would alleviate the issue of people dismissing it as meaningless drama.
That's what I did but it's hard to even justify 2 stars. I'll give them a slight notch for three content they do have at the moment/ for the interim.
At least I'm running it with revanced and only dir super specific niche subreddits that haven't transferred over - I'm no longer commenting or providing content.
It doesn't deserve 1 let alone 2 stars, drama or otherwise.
2.9 for me. Apparently the rating you see is based on ratings by people in your region using a similar device to you, which I guess explains why everyone's is different.
Just had a look,shows as 2.9 for me too.
There is no way my device have 8 million copies
Besides how dirty all of the other decisions made during this whole fiasco were... It's bizarre they didn't offer to buy Apollo or RIF. I feel like it's well known that the Reddit app sucks ass. Pay someone who developed a good app and put ads on it. Then merge the apps.
But that would involve spez not being insanely stubborn.
Reddit is not interested in having a "good" app (as viewed from the perspective of the users). Reddit wants an app that collects as much data, and generates as much revenue, as possible. Those goals are sometimes contradictory to what normal users want.
They already did that with Alien blue, and you see how that went...
they will make an offer after it is fully dead as it is worthless at that point
I noticed the age rating on the app is wrong too - it's set to Parental Guidance, when there are so many subs with profanity and worse not set to NSFW.
Definitely needs flagging.
Mine says mature 17+, that's interesting.
Maybe it depends on where you are, I'm in UK - still says Parental Guidance for me on the Play Store app!
Sadly still 4.8 on App Store
According to this Reddit post, someone is spamming the Reddit app with fake 5-star reviews on the App Store.
Tf? It's a horrible app. How tf did it get 4.8 stars?
App store rating (Rating: 4.8 - 2.66M votes): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reddit/id1064216828
Play store rating (Rating: 3.6 - 2.88M votes): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reddit.frontpage&hl=en_US&gl=US
There are lots of negative reviews but have five stars attached. I don’t get it.
As someone else said, it smells bot-ty
Rated worse than truth social lol
That's actually not surprising. Truth Social is populated almost exclusively with, and rated almost exclusively by, neonazis. It's their bigoted safe space - they put out 5-star ratings like their cult leader puts out dog whistles.
3.0 for me, but one of the frequently referenced key phrases in the reviews (listed as "review topics" you can select) is the phrase "absolute garbage" and ngl I kinda love that
I did that last month and also clicked 'yes' to "was this review helpful?" to all 1 and 2-starred reviews.
Now down to 2.9
Showing 3.2 for me right now, so someone must be deleting the bad reviews, or they've got an bot army giving it 5 stars.
I was reading some other comments on this thread and they suggested that the ratings might be different based on region and / or groups of similar devices so that could also be something to factor in
But I won't discount the bot army or bad reviews being removed as possible theories
Remember to promote Lemmy in your reviews!
2.9 stars on Play Store for my demographics!
It's currently 2.9 stars on my Playstore. I've given it one star and a scathing review. Thanks for the heads-up. I hadn't thought about changing my review when I uninstalled it a couple of weeks ago.
In Norway or shows up as 3.1 on Play Store. It was 3.3 a week ago!
4.3 for me, sadly it is likely lost cause on my region.
Temu is more popular now.
Remember to promote Lemmy in your reviews!
It was 2.2, but it looks like they either bought reviews, or the Play Store mitigates brigade reviews.
Thanks for the heads up. Gave it one star to bring that average down on the iOS App Store.
3.8 for Türkiye!
It’s 4.9 for me...
Play Store? On the iOS AppStore it has insanely good ratings for some reason. Like way better than they should be even without the API drama.
App store, maybe because of the country
@Pechente To be fair iOS users are more accustomed to being held "hostage" in their platform of choice.
Looks like we got a death hug on the ratings.
It's 3.0 ⭐ for me.
3 is still too high imho. I'd rate the Reddit app as a 2/5. Usable if you have to but not a particularly great experience.
I gave it a 2 simply for the content that's already there but a scathing, lengthy review for being a shit app. I actually needed more characters to say everything I had in mind.
Simply put, the app is so shit I can't believe Google doesn't take it down and off of the play store. I only have it installed with revanced applied now and for very specific niche health related subs that still haven't migrated (found a surprisingly active forum for it, so now I don't even really need reddit).
I would, but I gave it a 1 star review years ago.
It's on 4.2 for me
Report the scam/ fake reviews. There's plenty of nonsense 5 star reviews that they are botting/ pushing.
Varies by region
I have 3.5
Hell yeah. It was somewhere in the 4's a month ago
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I disagree with that rating because it should be 5 stars. Thank you Reddit for making a very high quality app!
Are you seriously on a one man mission to try to convince people on Lemmy to come back to reddit? What a miserable endeavor. Just return to Spez's sweet teet and stop trolling. You aren't going to change minds here and these efforts will not bring you happiness. You are free to ignore me, but suggest you meditate on this choice at least.
