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Replies10 min read

How to Reply to App Store Reviews: 12 Best Practices

Google's own data says replying to a negative review lifts it by an average of +0.7 stars. 12 best practices for replying to app reviews, plus what each store allows.

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Analysis12 min read

How to Analyze App Reviews at Scale: 12 Best Practices

Classify every review by topic, sentiment and emotion, rank by star rating not frequency, and route findings to the team that can fix them. 12 best practices.

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Ratings14 min read

How to Improve Your Mobile Game's Rating: 10 Best Practices

How mobile game ratings and reviews differ, what players complain about, when to prompt, whether to reset your rating, and how to tell if a patch worked.

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Analysis14 min read

How to Analyze Banking App Reviews: 12 Best Practices

Banking reviews arrive as one pile of login, payment and fraud complaints. 12 best practices for splitting them by journey, telling app problems from bank problems, and routing each to the right team.

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Alerts & workflow10 min read

How to Run a Post-Release Health Check on Your App: 7 Best Practices

The first 48 to 72 hours after a release are when crashes and regressions surface in your reviews. 7 best practices for checking a new version against your baseline.

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Analysis12 min read

How to Build a Praise Digest from App Reviews: 8 Best Practices

Your 5-star reviews hold your best testimonials, feature pitches and release wins. 8 best practices for turning positive app reviews into a praise digest.

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