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How to Get More App Reviews
September 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Reviews come from people who just got the result, not from people who just installed.
Ask after the win
The finished workout, the sent invoice, the saved week of dinners. A prompt on first open asks a stranger for a favor. A prompt after a success asks a user.
Make the ask one tap and easy to refuse
Use the store's review prompt. Do not block the app with a guilt screen. People who feel trapped leave a worse review than silence.
Do not buy them
Paid reviews get you in trouble with the store and they do not sound like your user. The next customer can tell.
Turn a true review into a post
If someone describes the job well, and you have the right to use it, that sentence is slide one. Alma can build the carousel around the job. Do not invent a quote. $29/month for 500 slides, or $199/month with no cap.
Make the posts for your app
Paste your App Store or website link. Alma writes, designs and schedules the slideshows.
Start in MakeReply to the bad ones in the console
A calm correction or a fix helps the next reader. An argument does not. The public reply is part of marketing.