App developers may be rich, charismatic, good-looking and able to code (OK, so a significant portion only fall into one of these categories), but they’re also human — and that means criticism hurts.
With that in mind, a new video mines devs’ negative user reviews for comic gold by getting indie developers to read their own negative feedback in the App Store.
Check it out below.
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The message? Some negative feedback is certainly warranted, but — just like Jimmy Kimmel’s celebrities read mean tweets videos this was inspired by — sometimes anonymous members of the public will say harsh things just for the LOLZ.
How do you take app recommendations? Do you leave or read reviews in the App Store? And, if you’re a developer, what’s the meanest review you’ve ever got? Leave your comments below.
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
3 responses to “Watch devs read 1-star reviews of their apps”
Only a few of those were smile worthy at best, the majority were just overweight Americans with hipster beards and ironic t shirts.
This was like a gazillion times worst than I expected. No stars for you.
Excellent. Funny as. What brave developers. Five star video. Don’t worry guys. I had a one star on a technical bonsai book that I have on Kindle KDP. My book on the subject of ‘forest bonsai’ was not written for beginners but some cretin thought it should be – dished out a one star along with a rude comment, causing my future sales to shrink. There are bastards hiding behind every tablet.