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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.
The EU's AI Act Just Started Enforcing Itself — What It Actually Requires From Chatbot Apps
As of 2 August 2026, EU regulators can fine AI providers up to 7% of global revenue for failing to disclose that a chatbot is a chatbot.
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.
What App Review Analytics Actually Costs — And Why Appeye's Free Tier Isn't a Teaser
Most app-review tools price like enterprise software and blend two audiences into one score. Appeye does neither — and the numbers show why.
Finance Apps Reply to 52.6% of Reviews — Education Apps Barely Clear 43%
Across 1,509 Finance apps, 52.6% of reviews get a developer reply — the highest reply rate of any category we checked.
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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