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From: Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Does Apple Store censor critical app ratings?
Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 23:30:49 +0200
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On 5/5/2024 3:19 PM, Chris wrote:
> Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> wrote:
>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>>> On 2024-05-05, Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> wrote:
>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-05-04 15:08, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>>> Cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-04 13:13, badgolferman wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Cameo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Not sure what you are looking at, but the DDPAI app has a low 1.7
>>>>>>>>>>> star  rating, and many reviews (I stopped counting after 50) are
>>>>>>>>>>> available to  read:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ddpai/id1139717657>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This is what I have:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/47TVRQd
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/3pJykf1
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I see the same thing Jolly Roger sees, which is unusual because we
>>>>>>>>> rarely see anything similarly.  Something is wrong with your App Store
>>>>>>>>> experience.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Or with his personal integrity.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Whose personal integrity are you referring to?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He’s clearly calling you a liar. That’s what he does to most everyone else
>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Back to the App Store thing…are you able to look at it with a different
>>>>>> device? If so it would be interesting to see what happens then.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was simply pointing out that there is another valid explanation for
>>>>> why what Cameo sees isn't the same as what everyone else sees.
>>>>>
>>>>> For the record, I see the app with 31 reviews and an overall rating of 1.5
>>>>>
>>>>> It's currently showing version 8.0.5 and 277.7MB
>>>>
>>>> It looks like we have a mystery at hand here. 🥸
>>>> Could the content differ due to geolocation?
>>>
>>> Possibly. What region are you in?
>>>
>>
>> In Central Europe.
> 
> In the UK I see 52 reviews and an overall rating of 1.8. Version 8.0.5 and
> 269.1MB

I have found it. Apparently the US web site has different content than 
the non-US (global) sites.

Here is the US link I have found. It is version 8.0.5:

https://www.fnd.io/#/us/iphone-app/1139717657-ddpai-by-vyou-technology-co-ltd

Then I've found this. It is version 1.7:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ddpai/id1139717657

Then, of course, there is the version I find on the AppStore on my phone.

Go and figure ...