Are Play Store and App Store ratings truly reliable?

10 Feb 2025

I wonder how many Google Play Store and Apple App Store reviews are genuine. I was going through Zerodha’s reviews and compared them with those of other financial services apps in India. Most of the 5-star reviews seem fake—many even read like AI-generated content.

I’m guessing many apps are either willingly or forcibly buying ratings to rank higher in their category. So there’s probably an entire parallel economy selling app ratings.

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