I was looking at the "Top apps in the category", not a particlar search, when I made my comment.
Basically, my app appears to be better in every visible category (download, # of ratings and * rating) than probably 200 apps above it. On Jul 17, 1:16 am, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 16, 8:14 am, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's my take on market position factors: > > Acceleration > > Total downloads > > active install percentage > > rating count > > rating > > > User comments don't have an effect, good or bad. > > Good stuff. > > Do the factors vary based on keyword search vs top in category? > > Because of the broadness of the category, I don't think my app has > much chance of hitting the top ten in the category. > > I think "keyword relevance" is in play, though I believe it is a > binary check and doesn't necessarily affect the order. Also keyword > search seems to be the only place where paid and free apps are mixed. > > FWIW, my paid license comes up ahead of the DEMO version in the > keyword search. Much fewer downloads, fewer ratings, but high > percentage of active installs (since its paid), better average rating > (~5 vs ~3.5). > > Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
