I uninstall Apps that need constant updates, a bit silly of me because I update my own Apps all the time.
On Aug 17, 7:06 am, Mark Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > On 17 August 2010 03:15, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think user retention rate is a great ingredient to add to the > > "special sauce" of a ranking algorithm because it's an indicator of > > satisfied customers. That's something you can't derive from download > > activity. > > I think of a satisfied user as one who believes the app does what it is > intended to do and does it better than any other app. Retention rate is not > a good measure for this, IMHO. > > User retention rate is a measure of how useful the app is to the general > public. Rating is a measure of the quality of the app. A user may be > satisfied with an app but if its not as useful as their other apps then it > will be uninstalled as soon as space runs out. > > I get the impression that the vast majority of downloads are from "curious" > users. For a niche app which is high up the rankings, many users only want > to download it to see why it's so higly ranked, They have no intention of > using the app, so it will be uninstalled pretty quickly. > > For my main app, users 10 times more likely to rate pro version than free > version, and 20 times more likely to leave a comment. Free app rated 4.5 > (50% active installs), paid app rated 4.9 (70% active installs, 10% > refunds). -- 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
