Sticky: App Critics: The Review. [WINNERS ANNOUNCED]
This Contest is Now CLOSED. Thanks for Entering!
Have you ever been on the fence about buying an application? Come on, we all have. And sometimes, the reviews in our native App Store just don’t suffice. Maybe there just aren’t enough reviews, or maybe the reviews are too short to justify any effect on your purchase decision. Well, AppCritics looks to solve that issue by providing reviews from around the globe.
Using AppCritics, you can check out reviews for any app in the App Store across all of the stores around the world. Each country is listed along with the amount of reviews in that country’s app store and the average star rating (out of five, of course). You can then select a country, and read all the reviews in their app store! It’s that simple!
Now, the obvious issue here is — What if it’s in a foreign language? Don’t worry! Developer Gary Fung’s got you covered. AppCritics can translate for you! You can either click a “Translate” button on each review, or, more conveniently, click the “Translate All” button on the top of the page. It’s very convenient.
Here’s how it looks, side-by-side — before and after.
Pretty sweet. Seems accurate, although some things obviously come out a bit choppy.
Something else I love about this app is something incredibly simple, but it would have been a game-breaker if it wasn’t there. An “iTunes Page” link is displayed in the application’s information, allowing you to open the page up in the App Store so you can buy it. Pretty awesome, so that you don’t have to open the App Store application, search it, then buy it. Saves everyone some time.
Other than that, there’s not a whole lot to say about this application. It’s a pretty simple app, but it’s incredibly useful. It has replaced the App Store application for me, unless I’m checking for updates or something. I just go directly into AppCritics, read reviews, then open iTunes to buy it. Gives you a much wider range of consumers looking at the application.
Current Status: Highly Recommended
Reviewed at: v1.0.2
Reviewed on Firmware: 3.0
Download size: 0.8MBs
Released on: 13th August 2009
Retails for: £0.59 / $0.99
Compatible with: iPod touch Gen 1 & 2 / iPhone Classic / iPhone 3G / iPhone 3Gs
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
As of today, Sunday, August 30th, the competition is closed. I thank you all for entering.
I have just finished randomizing the entries and have come up with five winners…
1. ErichD
2. Spencer
3. Marcus
4. Karthik
and 5. Jimi
Again, thank you all for entering! I will soon dispatch an email to each of you containing your promo codes!
ORIGINAL CONTEST
Gary Fung, the developer for this application was kind enough to provide RazorianFly with five promo codes, to give out to you guys! Lucky you! Of course, this application is just a buck, which this app is definitely worth, so even if you’re not one of our five lucky readers, you should still pick up a copy, no doubt.
How To Enter
Simple. Leave a comment. The comment doesn’t really have to be about anything specific, so long as it’s not just spam. Actual words are a necessity. You can enter once, and the winners will be announced a week from today, August 30th.
Make sure you include an email address in the comment form, otherwise we won’t be able to contact you. The winners will be chosen completely at random — I promise. *Displays hands to show the lack of finger crossing*
Terms and Conditions
- This RazorianFly contest is open to all residents worldwide. Although, please be aware a US iTunes account will be required in order to redeem the promo code and you must be 13 years of age (or older) to enter.
- Judges decision is final.
- Winners will be contacted via e-mail.
- 5 Winners. Each winner will receive a promo code for ‘AppCritics’ (Courtesy of Gary Fung).
- Winners will be selected randomly.
- Prizes used for contests are NOT redeemable by RazorianFly.com or it’s representatives.
- One entry per contestant.
Full terms and conditions for all contests RazorianFly.com run, can be found at:
http://www.razorianfly.com/contests/terms/
Best of luck!
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I'm Connor, a long-time writer and Mac fanatic. Software is a huge part of my life, and I spend every day finding new applications for my computer to help improve my workflow and my digital life, which I then tell you about to help you do the same. I don't consider myself an expert; just an educated enthusiast.
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Looks like a very useful app.
If you guys remember AppSniper (or whatever it was called) then this app is pretty much the same, except this one it focuses on reviews instead of prices.
Looks schweet! Would help me too as I am a developer myself so it would be useful to track my apps reviews
What a great idea for an app! I see some debs saying we are the top app in such and such a country, so it’d be nice to see exactly what people in that country love about the app.
This will be a great app for me to have so I can Check out actual user reviews before I get I to an app to review it myself!
Hey guys great review. Still on the fence about this app. I hope i’ll win it instead!
Nice review! I have been looking for an app like AppCritics to help me make sure that the app is actually solid and useful in not just the US, but also the UK. Thanks.
I always read reviews, so this will be helpful!
Thanks!
I would absolutely love to read reviews form other countries — so many devs say things like “#1 APP !!!! (in productive moonshining category, Swedish App Store)!!!” and I’d love to double check that.