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More ratings help your app rank higher and build trust with new users. Both stores have a native prompt for this: a popup asking for a rating right inside the app.

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Ask for a review at the right moment

Ask for a review after a win, a new high score, or a level up. The moment matters more than how often you ask.
PixelGames Game Over screen showing a new high score

PixelGames' Game Over screen after a new high score, the ideal moment to ask for a rating.

StoreKit on iOS, Google Play’s In-App Review API on Android, both cap how often it actually shows, regardless of how often your code asks.
Never bribe or require a rating, like unlocking a game only after rating 5 stars. Apple and Google both prohibit incentivized reviews, and PixelGames can be rejected or removed for it.

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Troubleshooting

  • Prompt never appears: expected sometimes, both platforms cap how often the system shows it regardless of how many times your code calls the API.
  • Prompt shows every time in testing: normal on a TestFlight or Internal Testing build, the yearly rate limit only applies to real production installs.
  • Players complain about being asked too often: confirm you’re calling the native API and not a custom popup shown on every launch, that bypasses the built-in rate limiting.

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What’s next

Add payments

Charge players for content in PixelGames.