How star reviews, especially on PlayStore, is not what most people think. Reviews are given weight so that one star means almost nothing, unless there’s no other ratings. Remember that app stores have interest in apps staying highly rated to attract users. Nobody want to see an app store with mostly below average ratings.
This also applies to any rating system where the service has interest in keeping them high, such as Amazon shopping. The way I combat this to use 2 stars to make my impact on the rating much higher.
How star reviews, especially on PlayStore, is not what most people think. Reviews are given weight so that one star means almost nothing, unless there’s no other ratings. Remember that app stores have interest in apps staying highly rated to attract users. Nobody want to see an app store with mostly below average ratings.
This also applies to any rating system where the service has interest in keeping them high, such as Amazon shopping. The way I combat this to use 2 stars to make my impact on the rating much higher.
I know they weight the ratings, but is there any data to support the idea of 2 stars having more impact than 1?