There also seems to be a time aspect to it - newer apps seem to be favored in the ranking even if they have not as many downloads or ratings as an older one.
As a suggestion to the Market team: it would be really nice to list the apps by multiple metrics. We already have date and this secret, magic "popularity" metric. Sometimes I just would like to see which are the most downloaded or most highly rated applications in a particular category. Bernhard On Feb 1, 10:56 am, Chister Nordvik <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone figured out this magic formula? > > I have a app that has > 15000 downloads, a rating of 4.38(600 > ratings), but it is still less popular than a competing app with < > 10000 downloads and a rating of 3.45. How is this possible? My guess > is that it is related to the number of uninstalls but then the rating > system is all wrong? I think I just have to make a new application > with a similar name and start all over again since the app got a lot > of uninstalls in the first version. But then I loose 600 ratings which > could potentially be very important to have if the rating system > changes... > > So please, Google employees, can you give us any hints on whether you > are doing any changes to the rating system in the near future or give > us any hints on how the list is decided? > > -Christer > > On Dec 18 2008, 3:44 pm, joshv <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've posted this question to theMarkettechnical support forum and > > received no answer, so I will try here. > > > Does anyone know what metrics are used to determine an > > application'spopularityin the AndroidMarket? > > > It does not appear to involve just the number of ratings, the download > > count, or the average rating, as there are applications which are > > persistently ranked lower bypopularityeven though they have higher > > download counts, higher total ratings, and higher average ratings than > > other apps that are more "popular" in the same category. > > > I don't want to point to specific apps in this post, but it should be > > easy enough to find examples. If a Google employee is interested in > > specific examples, contact me directly. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
