How to use expo StoreReview.requestReview()

Question

I’m trying to use StoreReview from expo, to ask the user to review the app.

I’m trying to understand how the flow should look like. I probably need some logic to ask for a review after, let’s say a month of usage.

But do I also have to keep track of the fact that the user has seen the ReviewBanner too or after I call the method StoreReview.requestReview(); one time, the SDK will remember and not shown the review banner twice?

And... is it normal that if I lunch the StoreReview.requestReview(); inside the simulator, I'm asked to review the expo simulator?

Answer 1

Have you reviewed https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/sdk/storereview ?

Specifically the "Usage" section which refers to the Android and iOS guidelines on how/when to challenge your user.

Expo and these guidelines suggest when is the right time to ask the question, but it is left to the app author to decide when a "significant" event has happened during a relatively restful time of app use and to track that the question isn't presented too often (i.e. wait a month.. only ask once every few weeks, etc.), so yes, you will have to keep track of that on the App.

You should also consider that a user may use the app in multiple devices and perhaps you want to develop a strategy where the store-review suggest is made per user account and not per device.

Answer 2

doing something like this, worked for me.

the touchableOpacity

<TouchableOpacity onPress={this.handleReview}>
 <Text>Click Review</Text>
</TouchableOpacity>

and the call

 handleReview = async () => {
    if (StoreReview.isAvailableAsync()) {
     await StoreReview.requestReview()
     .then(function(response){
       console.log("response is",response)
      })
     .catch(e => { console.log(e) })
    }
  }