App store reviews are usually junk, but if you don't want one, don't buy one. Simple.

Originally Posted by Prasius

App store reviews are usually junk, but if you don't want one, don't buy one. Simple.

If the app reviews are junk, how do you know what to buy. Are there free trials?

Not all reviews are junk. The people that generally post reviews are either very happy or very unhappy with the app. While some apps don't work as promised, I personally think some people give apps low ratings because the app won't do what they think it should do or what they would like it to do.

Some apps have a free "lite" version that may be hobbled in some way, but there is usually enough functionality to determine if it will suit your needs before you buy the fully functional version.

If there is no free version or lite version, you are pretty much stuck with the app once you buy it since the only way you can get your money back is if it does not work as promised or just flat out does not work at all. If you just don't like it, you are simply S.O.L.!

Originally Posted by Fardog

Originally Posted by Prasius

App store reviews are usually junk, but if you don't want one, don't buy one. Simple.

If the app reviews are junk, how do you know what to buy. Are there free trials?

The experience I have so far points to the fact that it's easier to rate an app when you don't like it than when you like it.

If ever you bought an app that displeases you, you erase it from the iPad. At that point there is a pop up dialog box that asks you to rate it.
If you like an app you have to willfully find the review to contribute. If you have mitigated feelings you just go "Meh" and don't do a thing.

A fixed period should be determined after purchase to let users get used to the app and at the time of the first update the rating questionnaire should be sent out.

I USE my ipad most every day. I really like it at work, the instant on is super and it is easy to carry around. Word processing spread sheets email it all works great for me. I have two computers in my office I sync with one of them and carry what I need on my ipad for meetings. I have just put CARTOMAP cad on my ipad, it didnt have real good reviews, however the app works great.... its just not auto cad. The app works fine the drawing tools just work diffrent so no one wants that who uses auto cad. No one wants to be a newbe and they wonder why it can't be just like auto cad. I loaded some of my files small as they are on my ipad so I have them where I can take them anywhere in the plant and check the drawings to make sure the parts are correct. The main question is what do you expect your ipad(if you get one) to do??? Thats the question!

Why buy an ipad, because you want one, have a use for it. There are enough apps out there to suit just about anyone. I have been into computers since early 80s when you had to write your own, and i have not bought much software over the years as i have been lucky enough to get them one way or another, also they cost to much. The ipad yes you can go jailbreak it and get your apps free but i have an ipod that i started with and i have paid for the apps i have on it and on the ipad, hell they are cheap and if one is not up to what you want you are not losing a great fortune. And you buy an ipad or you do not, they cannot be that bad for the amount that have been sold worldwide. Me i think the IPAD is one of the best things since my mum gave birth to me, and i am one really nice guy, im getting married to me next week. I enjoy reading books that i have and got the ipad just for reading them in comfort in bed on the sofa train just about anywhere, then there is video to watch anywhere, before you start with games and anyother app, i use it for my training workouts, its used 24/7 i also have a main computer a laptop notebook and pda, all of which have there use. if you cannot understand why you would want one, your on the wrong forum.

Originally Posted by iVan

The experience I have so far points to the fact that it's easier to rate an app when you don't like it than when you like it.

If ever you bought an app that displeases you, you erase it from the iPad. At that point there is a pop up dialog box that asks you to rate it.
If you like an app you have to willfully find the review to contribute. If you have mitigated feelings you just go "Meh" and don't do a thing.

A fixed period should be determined after purchase to let users get used to the app and at the time of the first update the rating questionnaire should be sent out.

As an FYI iOS 4 took away that "would you like to rate" question when deleting an app (I hate that). Some apps of course remind you on their own to rate/review them.... I hate that too actually.

But I do agree people will generally be more likely to post a review if they are upset with an app than if they just like it.

Also, some apps get dragged down by a bad update that is causing it to do something that is unacceptable (e.g., crash, when it didn't before the update). This, understandably so, seems to draw a large number of bad reviews and ratings.

All that said though, if you know how to weed through them, the reviews can still be very helpful.




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