Is there any way to directly post rating to apple appstore without using any SKStoreReviewController API or showing apple store screen.
I wish to build custom UI to post customer's rating to appstore, that is reason i'm looking for alternate solution (even private API is also fine).
Any info on this appreciated. Thanks
Apple has published a reference example for this here to give ratings within your app.
Requesting App Store Reviews Sample Code
It will only allow you to submit ratings not reviews. To submit reviews you have to redirect to the reviews url for your app on appstore.
URL(string: "https://itunes.apple.com/app/idXXXXXXXXXX?action=write-review")
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what is the best way to download all apps reviews and ratings for apple app from app store/itunes connect.
any api available for the app reviews and ratings download as json or file?
thanks
Sundar
I did some research for you and found related questions that will provide you the answers you need to get to where you want to be, including:
API to retrieve total iOS rating from app store
and API to monitor iphone app store reviews
So to get reviews for Amazon's app, you can type this in at your browser search bar:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/rss/customerreviews/id=297606951/sortBy=mostRecent/json
How can i fetch app store reviews published by application developer i.e. developer response on customer reviews rss through API call ?
I also tried this and i found that there is no api from apple yet.
You can look into Apple Affiliate website, as they are providing API to fetch some of their products,
Link: https://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/resources/documentation/itunes-store-web-service-search-api/#lookup
Above link will help you to get some idea about accessing Appstore app. Affiliates program is offered by Apple to access some of their products includes, apps, music, movie, TV shows, books etc...
I am developing an application and in that I have an option "Invite From Facebook". What I have to do is to fetch the names of the friends and send them invite for my application. What I have seen so fat then in latest Facebook API we can fetch these things directly. Someone told me to you have to submit the App for the approval first and after that we can have the friend list from the Facebook. So I just want to know the steps how can I submit my App to facebook inorder to get the friendlist. Please share your ideas.
The process for submission app is not easy. We need to strictly follow the guidelines. We need to sure what type of App we are developing and list of permissions are needed. Due to spamming by many Facebook App developers, Facebook app center required exact reason to get approve the required permission.
To submit an iOS App for Review before you release your app on store, you will need to submit the development binary version(an IPA/build, created using apple development certificate) through the submission form. (Read following tutorials for more detials)
For more details:
App Development - Facebook for Developers App Review
App Center Guidelines
Submission process
Please go through the submission guidelines as well.
I'm working on an iOS app which shows the link(Manage subscription) to iTunes subscription URL if the user is subscribed to our product. We have iTunes In-App subscription integrated in our app.
But, the user could have subscribed via android or web too.
We would like to show a link and redirect our users to android subscriptions page or web subscriptions page where the user can manage his/her subscription.
The question here is, does apple restrict this "Showing android/web subscription page from our iOS app" ?
Supposing you are talking about app store review process you may want to check the App Store Review Guidelines.
Im pretty sure you CANT do this, not only because before submiting an app they ask you If you reference to any thid party trademark or product, also because I have never see an iOS app refering to an Android app, this is obvious taking into account Android is the main competitor of iOS.
I am wondering how to link the Apple App Store link in an app that is currently being developed.
For Example...
I am developing an iPhone game that is not approved by Apple yet (so does not have any App Store link obviously). But in one of my methods I need to use my iTunes app link (to rate my app).
How do others manage to put their app link on their games? Do they immediately update their game after Apple approves it?
You don't have to have an approved app to do this, however you have to have already created the app in iTunes Connect. Once you have done this, Apple supplies you with a "View in App Store" link on the applications page.
In addition to this, you can use the following link to send the user directly to your app's rating and reviews page in the App Store.
itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=APPLE_ID
In the above link, replace "APPLE_ID" with the Apple ID of your app. (see screenshot below)
When you create a place for your application, and fill the information about your application, it provides you a link. And that link is what you can use in your application, before making it live.