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How to link directly to an app's Reviews page?

by Richard Skala · in iTorque 2D · 07/09/2011 (12:32 pm) · 11 replies

I want to add a "Rate on App Store" button in my game. How do you link directly to your app's Ratings/Reviews page in the app store? I see tons of apps do this, but I haven't found very good information about it so far.
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Torque Owner Johnny Vo
#1
07/09/2011 (12:43 pm)
use gotowebpage command

itms-apps://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?type=Purple+Software&id=415231898

replace the id number with your app id.

Torque Owner Scott Wilson-Billing
MeYuMe
#2
07/09/2011 (2:57 pm)
Thanks Johnny, I was after this as well :)

Torque Owner rennie moffat
Renman3000
#3
07/09/2011 (5:17 pm)
so without testing yet,
wold you just put that in say an onMouseUp Command?




Torque Owner Scott Wilson-Billing
MeYuMe
#4
07/09/2011 (5:47 pm)
Ignore the app specific stuff ...

function RateThisAppBtn::OnMouseUp(%this){
	if(%this.isHoldingDownd){
		%realTime = getRealTime();
		if (%realTime - $MenuLevel.tappedTime < 100) {
			return;
		}
		$MenuLevel.tappedTime = %realTime;
		playHitButtonSound();
		gotoWebPage($APP_STORE_URL);
		
	}
	%this.setSourceRect(0, 522, 135, 134);
	%this.isHoldingDownd = false;
}

$APP_STORE_URL == the link Johnny posted but with your app id.

Torque Owner rennie moffat
Renman3000
#5
07/09/2011 (6:58 pm)
Why do you have so much stuff there? you could in theory just have goToWebPage() right?

But also...

@ line 3, why have getRealTime()?
@ line 4, what would $MenuLevel.tappedTime be?

I know there are a million questions. I just want to get the view point of a more experienced programmer.




Thanks.

Torque Owner Richard Skala
Pixel Vandals Inc.
#6
07/09/2011 (9:51 pm)
From the looks of it, he's just checking how long the button was pressed, and only allowing the button press if the button was touched long enough.

getRealTime() is probably the time elapsed since the application started.

In theory, yes, you could just have the code for opening the web page.

Torque Owner Richard Skala
Pixel Vandals Inc.
#7
07/09/2011 (10:11 pm)
btw, Johnny, thank you for that link -- it works perfectly.

Torque Owner Scott Wilson-Billing
MeYuMe
#8
07/10/2011 (3:57 am)
Rennie, we use a "pressed" button image as well as a normal button image. This code just handles that.

Torque Owner rennie moffat
Renman3000
#9
07/10/2011 (9:28 am)
Yah, I figured.
I was just being or trying to figure out your approach.




New profile pic. Niiice.
::)((

Torque Owner Scott Wilson-Billing
MeYuMe
#10
07/10/2011 (10:24 am)
Thanks Rennie, an upcoming game of ours, Cannibal Cookout

www.facebook.com/CannibalCookout

Torque Owner rennie moffat
Renman3000
#11
07/11/2011 (3:11 am)
Sweeet.
It says the page is currently down though.



Will try again later today.
Good luck!