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In the Word Category, Negative Reviews Climbed From 10.6% to 19.3% in Five Months
As of 30 September 2026, negative reviews in the Word category rose from 10.6% in February to 19.3% in July across 2,563 reviews.
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%.
Photography Apps Are Split in Two: 68.9% Five-Star, 14.8% One-Star
As of 22 September 2026, across 1,338 Photography apps, 18.2% of reviews were negative — 7.7 points above the 10.5% catalogue average.
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.
Graphics & Design's Negative Review Share Fell From 33.1% to 22.5% in Six Months
As of 9 September 2026, negative review share in Graphics & Design apps fell from 33.1% in February to 22.5% in July, across 10,335 reviews.
Fake Profiles: The Two Words That Show Up in 13 of 89 Dating Apps' Bad Reviews
"Fake profiles" appears 583 times across 13 Dating apps' negative reviews — more than double "fake accounts" — even as 79.9% of category reviews stay 4-5 stars.
Reference App Negative Reviews Fell From 22.1% to 12.2% in Five Months
Negative reviews in the Reference category dropped 9.9 points between February and July 2026, mostly in the last two months.
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.
Comics Apps Get More 1-Star Reviews Than Almost Any Other Category
In Comics, 21.7% of ratings are negative versus a 10.0% catalogue average — more than double.
What 9,558 Reviews Reveal: 7 of the 10 Biggest Mental Health Apps Share the Same #1 Complaint
We ran AI-powered review analysis across 9,558 real App Store and Google Play reviews for ten of the most used mental health and wellness apps. Seven of the ten have the same single biggest complaint - paywalls and billing - and the two most famous brands carry the worst retention signal in the cohort.
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