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.