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Mucteba Acar
9 articles across Deep Dives, Industry Watch, Cross-Platform. Latest published 27 September 2026.
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Events Apps Split Down the Middle: 73.1% Five-Star, But Negative Share Runs 6.9 Points Above Catalogue Average
As of 27 September 2026, across 40 Events apps, 73.1% of reviews were 5-star yet the negative share hit 17.7%, well above the 10.8% catalogue average.
Negative Reviews Jumped by Up to 33.8 Points at Seven Apps in Six Months
As of 23 September 2026, negative review share rose 23.5 to 33.8 points at seven apps in six months, led by Lokal Jobs' climb from 15.9% to 49.7%.
The Seven Biggest Negative-Review Turnarounds Appeye Tracked
As of 17 September 2026, BitePal's negative review share fell from 66.7% to 27.0% - the steepest of seven six-month turnarounds Appeye tracked.
One store cut 47% of its apps, the other added at record speed. Half of what we scraped is simply silent.
Google Play shrank by roughly 47% while the App Store added at record speed, and both call it quality. Measured on our own archive, 52.9% of the 27,392 apps we scraped cannot clear a 100-review bar — a kind of quality neither store's rule can see.
Apple's social-media declaration starts this month, and Education is the most exposed category
From September 2026 every App Store submission must answer Apple's social-media questions, and declaring the capability forces a minimum 13+ age rating. Across the 7,621 App Store apps where Appeye holds an age rating, 83.2% currently sit below 13+ — and in Education it is 95.8%.
Video Players & Editors Get One-Star Reviews at Twice the Catalogue Rate
Across 151 video apps, 20.3% of ratings are 1 or 2 stars, roughly double the 10.1% catalogue average.
Apple Just Collapsed Three EU App Store Fees Into One — Here's What Changed
After a year of stacked fees and an unresolved dispute with Brussels, Apple replaced its entire EU fee structure with a single rate on 18 August 2026.
Productivity Apps Score 0.47 Stars Higher on Google Play Than on the App Store
Across 3,013 productivity apps, Google Play users rate apps 0.47 stars higher than App Store users rate the same category.
Developer Tools Apps Score 1.28 Stars Higher on Google Play Than on the App Store
Across 665 Developer Tools apps, the average App Store rating sits at 2.94 while the same category averages 4.22 on Google Play.
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